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Rules of the road: the navigational ‘strategies’ of bacteria in motion
Wide ranging implications -- from the health of the environment to the spread of infectious diseasesCredit: McGill University Bacteria that...
Novel circuitry solves a myriad of computationally intensive problems with minimum energy
Credit: NIST From the branching pattern of leaf veins to the variety of interconnected pathways that spread the coronavirus, nature...
Same gene drives male water striders’ long legs and the inclination to use them as weapons
RNAi experiments reveal correlated effects on sexual characteristics like body size and aggressionCredit: Abderrahman Khila Some water strider males (Microvelia...
Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on earth
Credit: Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn For the last time while it is on Earth, the world's largest and most powerful space...
Oregon State researchers discover new class of cancer fighting compounds
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A team of Oregon State University scientists has discovered a new class of...
COVID-19 alters gray matter volume in the brain, new study shows
Credit: Vince Calhoun, Georgia Tech Covid-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in...
Tiny amino acid differences can lead to dramatically different enzymes
Credit: Dr Ulrike Kappler Just a few changes to an enzyme's amino acids can be enough to dramatically change its...
Newly described horned dinosaur from New Mexico was the earliest of its kind
With a frilled head and beaked face, Menefeeceratops sealeyi lived 82 million years ago, predating its relative, TriceratopsCredit: Sergey Krasovskiy...
Researchers find target to fight antibiotic resistance
Significance of molecule in bacteria was previously unknownCredit: Ali Ennis Gram-negative bacteria are the bane of health care workers' existence....
Tanzanian farmers boost diets with sustainable methods
Credit: Marianne V. Santoso ITHACA, N.Y. - A project based in Tanzania found significant improvements in the diversity of children's...
Lab reveals how an oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Molnupiravir under consideration for emergency use in India to slow explosive spread of COVID-19 infections.Credit: Supplied by Matthias Gotte A...
Dartmouth engineering study shows renewable energy will enhance power grid’s resilience
Credit: Dakota Thompson/Dartmouth A new Dartmouth Engineering study shows that integrating renewable energy into the American Electric Power System (AEPS)...
New research outlines a critical driver in an immune cell’s defense against melanoma
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - Today in Nature Communications, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University...
New ancient shark discovered
Credit: (© Sebastian Stumpf) This rare fossil find comes from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation in England, a series of sedimentary...
Gene therapy restores immune function in children with rare immunodeficiency
Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI An investigational gene therapy can safely restore the immune systems of infants and children who have...
Treatment for Alzheimer found effective in preventing inflammation in orthopedic implants
Credit: Tel Aviv University Dental and orthopedic implants are widely used around the world. Common causes for implant failure are...
Temple scientists poised to gain insight into underpinnings of Alzheimer’s thanks to grant
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Finding ways to optimize energy use is critical...
Meditative practice and spiritual wellbeing may preserve cognitive function in aging
In the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease investigators review research that shows spiritual fitness and meditation mitigate the negative effects of...
Heme is not just for Impossible Burgers
Variation in how animals and bacteria use heme reveals potential target for new antibioticsCredit: (Courtesy of Robert Kranz) It took...
Successful DNA replication in cyanobacteria depends on the circadian clock
Cyanobacteria whose circadian clock had been misaligned fail to finish DNA replication after dark, with possible implications for understanding how...
