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Researchers uncover unique properties of a promising new superconductor
Material could be used in future quantum computing applications An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota...
Yeast mating — more than meets the eye
Pheromones mediate asymmetric mating behavior in isogamous yeast Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have discovered a surprising...
Damage control: Plants juggle genome maintenance and growth by being organized
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that control of the plant hormones cytokinin and auxin help damaged...
Lies to hide doping in professional sport
Göttingen University sports sociologist analyses false statements from professional cyclists How do top athletes talk about doping when they themselves...
Osteoporosis: New approach to understanding bone strength pays dividends
Osteoporosis researchers at the UVA School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding how our genes determine the...
Stem cells may hold a key to developing new vaccines against COVID-19
Coronavirus activates a stem cell-mediated defense mechanism that reactivates dormant TB in a mouse model and has implications for developing...
New super-resolution microscopy method approaches the atomic scale
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a computational technique that greatly increases the resolution of atomic force microscopy, a...
‘Wonder material’ can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene --...
UChicago scientists identify properties that allow proteins to strengthen under pressure
A new rubber band stretches, but then snaps back into its original shape and size. Stretched again, it does the...
Sweeping analysis concludes there’s no cheating old age
Researchers compare pace-of-aging across 39 populations of humans and primates DURHAM, N.C. - Special diets, exercise programs, supplements and vitamins...
$1 million grant to address cold storage logistics in vaccine delivery
COVID-19 vaccines have been tested, validated and administered to millions of people around the world. But in some countries, the...
Model helps analyze decision-making on adopting Type 2 diabetes medical guidelines
A new computational framework incorporates social interactions to analyze how best to communicate about new medical guidelines to encourage their...
Reduced microbial stability linked to soil carbon loss in active layer under alpine permafrost degra
Chinese researchers have recently discovered links between reduction in microbial stability and soil carbon loss in the active layer of...
SNMMI Image of the Year: PET imaging measures cognitive impairment in COVID-19 patients
Reston, VA--The effects of COVID-19 on the brain can be accurately measured with positron emission tomography (PET), according to research...
Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere
From orange juice to sea water, and between the ground and 4-story building A group of researchers from the University...
Scientists demonstrate promising new approach for treating cystic fibrosis
CHAPEL HILL, NC - UNC School of Medicine scientists led a collaboration of researchers to demonstrate a potentially powerful new...
Bruisable artificial skin could help prosthetics, robots sense injuries
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04911 When someone bumps their elbow against a wall, they...
Computers predict people’s tastes in art
New study offers insight into how people make aesthetic judgments Do you like the thick brush strokes and soft color...
Harnessing the power of nature through productive microbial consortia in biotechnology
The deliberate control of complex microbiomes is notoriously difficult and current approaches are often guided by simple trial-and-error. The new...
Inducing and tuning spin interactions in layered material
Spin-manipulation permits potential applications in energy-efficient spintronics Magnetic-spin interactions that allow spin-manipulation by electrical control allow potential applications in energy-efficient...
