Chemistry
Orbits of ancient stars prompt rethink on Milky Way evolution
Australian telescopes and European satellite combine to reveal unexpected motions among the Galaxy's rarest objectsCredit: Cordoni et al Theories on...
Reversal of glial scar tissue back to neuronal tissue through neuroregenerative gene therapy
Credit: Jinan University Brain or spinal cord injury often results in glial scar tissue that is correlated to neural functional...
Genetic code evolution and Darwin’s evolution theory should consider DNA an ‘energy code’
'Survival of the fittest' phenomenon is only part of the evolution equationCredit: David S. Goodsell and RCSB PDB Darwin's theory...
Newly discovered enzyme helps make valuable bioactive saponins
Osaka University-led research team discovers new enzyme, opening novel routes for producing a family of valuable chemicals with medical and...
New method brings physics to deep learning to better simulate turbulence
Credit: Jonathan Freund, The Grainger College of Engineering Deep learning, also called machine learning, reproduces data to model problem scenarios...
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth's mantleCredit: Courtesy of Rice University HOUSTON...
Worms reveal why melatonin promotes sleep
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brainCredit: Bojun Chen/UConn Health Melatonin is used...
Baricitinib treatment linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Jannis Politidis The rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib can block viral entry and reduce mortality in patients with moderate to...
Dynamic risk management in cell populations
Credit: K. Kamino Much like investors on the stock market, cell populations prepare for changes in the environment by spreading...
Aurora-chasing citizen scientists help discover a new feature of STEVE
Credit: Copyright Neil Zeller, used with permission In 2018, a new aurora-like discovery struck the world. From 2015 to 2016,...
Light shed on the atomic resolution structure of phage DNA tube
A methodological milestoneCredit: Visualization: Barth van Rossum, FMP Given that phages are able to destroy bacteria, they are of particular...
Two anti-inflammatory compounds shown to be capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody tested by researchers at University of São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University...
Ultracompact metalens microscopy breaks FOV constraints
Wide-field microscope imaging with large FOV and high resolution is achieved via ultracompact metalens arrayCredit: Xu et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066004...
Managing the microbiome raises new hope for autism
Credit: Public domain According to the Centers for Disease Research, 1 in 54 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder...
East African Rift System is slowly breaking away, with Madagascar splitting into pieces
Credit: Rina Andrianasolo The African continent is slowly separating into several large and small tectonic blocks along the diverging East...
A diet rich in ultra-processed fats and sugars increases the possibility of muscle pain
New research reveals an association between pain and overweight that is independent of mechanical overload and it is probable that...
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
Credit: Christian Kroun Damgaard and Anne Kruse Hollensen. In a screening for a functional impact to the neuronal differentiation process,...
Rise in antibiotics prescribed to dental patients in England during COVID-19 lockdown
FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness WeekCredit: FDI World...
Preparing for a human mission to Mars
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2020--Future human missions to Mars depend on field research...
Handles and holes in abstract spaces: how a material conducts electricity better
Recent theoretical research has used the tools of topology, a branch of mathematics that studies the properties of geometric figures...
