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A comprehensive profile of California’s ‘homegrown’ coronavirus
New analysis suggests the California variant is more transmissible than unmutated strains, but vaccines are effective against itCredit: Photo: Michael...
Study of promising photovoltaic material leads to discovery of a new state of matter
McGill University researchers gain new insight into the workings perovskites that could lead to more efficient and cheaper solar cellsCredit: Colin Sonnichsen Researchers...
Good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects
Naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body, study findsCredit: Northwestern University In the human gut,...
Study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils’ response to transmissible cancer
U of I-led study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils' response to transmissible cancerCredit: Photo courtesy of Menna Jones. MOSCOW,...
NIH scientists find that salmonella use intestinal epithelial cells to colonize the gut
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The immune system's attempt to eliminate Salmonella bacteria from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract instead facilitates colonization of...
Scientists find solution to measure harmful plastic particles in human sewage
Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists have got up close and personal with human sewage to determine how best to measure...
Research identifies climate-change refugia in dry-forest region
The study was conducted in a Brazilian national park and was based on analysis of tree rings in the species...
Ultrafast, on-chip PCR could speed diagnosis during current and future pandemics
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02154 Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been the gold standard for diagnosis...
UNH research: Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conducted two of the first studies in New England...
COVID-related mental health disparities? There’s an app for that
NIH awards $2.7 million for clinical trial to develop, test digital therapeuticCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher...
How antibiotic-filled poop helps ‘bessbug’ beetles stay healthy
Understanding the communities of antimicrobial-producing bacteria that thrive in the feces of horned passalus beetles could help scientists discover new...
HKUST’s meta-analysis shows SARS-CoV-2 variants unlikely to affect T cell responses
Credit: HKUST In a new study, scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have revealed that...
Report reveals impact of £1.8billion+ on UK science and economy by Diamond Light Source
Credit: Diamond Light Source/Technopolis A recent study by Technopolis and Diamond estimates a cumulative monetised impact of at least £1.8...
University of Kentucky researchers discover fundamental roles of glucosamine in brain
Credit: Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2021) - Using novel imaging methods for studying brain...
NASA’s Roman mission to probe cosmic secrets using exploding stars
Credit: Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab? NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see thousands...
Electric fish — and humans — pause before communicating key points
Credit: Tsunehiko Kohashi American writer and humorist Mark Twain, a master of language and noted lecturer, once offered, "The right...
Dinosaur-age fossils provide new insights into origin of flowering plants
Credit: NIGPAS Flowering plants (angiosperms) dominate most terrestrial ecosystems, providing the bulk of human food. However, their origin has been...
Engineering researcher receives $450K grant
Marianna Maiaru earns Air Force Young Investigator awardCredit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - UMass Lowell researcher Marianna Maiaru, assistant professor...
Collin Ewald to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Collin Ewald to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery...
LHAASO detect dozen sources of ultra-high energy gamma-rays
Credit: YANG Jianrui; MA Xiaohan; LIU Yuanbo Discovered by Victor Hess in 1912, cosmic rays, relativisitic particles that shower Earth,...
