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More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust fall to Earth each year
Credit: © Cécile Engrand/Jean Duprat Every year, our planet encounters dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass...
Novel PF74-like small molecules targeting the HIV-1 capsid protein
Balance of potency and metabolic stabilityCredit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Novel PF74-like small molecules targeting the HIV-1 capsid protein: Balance...
Corals carefully organize proteins to form rock-hard skeletons
Scientists' findings suggest corals will withstand climate changeCredit: Kevin Wyman/Rutgers University Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory...
Acrylamide derivatives for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Design, synthesis, molecular modeling, and biological evaluation of acrylamide derivatives as potent inhibitors of human...
Novel diarylamides as orally active diuretics targeting urea transporters
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Discovery of novel diarylamides as orally active diuretics targeting urea transporters Urea transporters (UT) play...
Where Siberian orchids thrive: New hotspot of orchids discovered near Novosibirsk
Credit: Alexander Dubynin Orchids of the Boreal zone are rare species. Most of the 28,000 species of the Orchid family...
Complete chromosome 8 sequence reveals novel genes and disease risks
This full assembly may contain clues to ape and human divergence; certain immune, brain and heart disorders; and other biomedical...
Endophytic fungi as promising producers of bioactive small molecules
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Genome mining combined metabolic shunting and OSMAC strategy of an endophytic fungus leads to the...
System simulating emergency in electric power system faster than in real time created at TPU
Credit: structure of the developed DSS Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University have created a decision support system (DSS) for dispatching...
‘Bug brain soup’ expands menu for scientists studying animal brains
By mashing up brains from various insect species, neuroscientists at the University of Arizona were able to count the neurons...
Living fossils: Microbe discovered in evolutionary stasis for millions of years
Credit: Photo by Duane Moser, Desert Research Institute. It's like something out of science fiction. Research led by Bigelow Laboratory...
FAIR Health unveils three new enhancements to consumer platform, including shoppable services tool
New shared decision-making website for providers complements FAIR Health consumer websiteCredit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY--April 8, 2021--The national, independent...
Mechanism of abnormal movements induced by drug treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Hiromi Sano Okazaki, Japan -mm dd, 2021--Many people with Parkinson's disease develop abnormal movements called L-DOPA induced dyskinesia, a...
Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis
American Journal of Roentgenology: IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT comparable to conventional-dose CT for diagnosis of right colonic diverticulitisCredit: American Roentgen...
Fostered flamingos just as friendly
Credit: Paul Rose Flamingo chicks raised by foster parents from another flamingo species develop normally, scientists say. Six Chilean flamingo...
Unique method to fabricate freeform structures of thermoplastics in microparticulate gels
3D printing of polymer inks in embedding media to fabricate freeform and overhang structures may find applications in rapid prototyping...
Light shed on the coordination of neural stem cell activation
Credit: © Nicolas Dray, Laure Mancini and Laure Bally-Cuif, Institut Pasteur In all adult vertebrates, neural stem cells can be...
MOF data set provides 10k structures free for academic research
The new CSD MOF Collection provides free access for academic research to 10,636 metal -- organic framework crystal structuresCredit: Cambridge...
Weather radar for ecological forecasting can lessen hazards for migratory birds
Credit: Kyle Horton/CSU Forecasts aren't just for the weather. Scientists can use weather radar and related technology to chart the...
Gorillas do not bluff when they chest beat: honest signalling indicates body size
The chest beats given by adult male gorillas reliably indicate their body sizeCredit: Jordi Galbany / Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund...
