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New computational models to understand colon cancer
Credit: Steven Offer Although the development of secondary cancerous growths, called metastasis, is the primary cause of death in most...
New technique provides detailed map of lung pathology in COVID-19
Credit: Images courtesy of André Rendeiro. A team led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian has used advanced...
Brazilian researchers obtain more efficient red bioluminescence
Luciferin-luciferase system developed in collaboration with Japanese researchers produces brighter and longer-lasting far red light. The innovation can be used...
Coastal lupine faces specific extinction threat from climate change
Credit: Eleanor Pardini, Washington University in St. Louis Climate change is altering the world we share with all living things....
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
Rice University lab's optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissionsCredit: Tour Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 29, 2021) -...
How cells transport molecules with ‘active carpets’
New research provides insights into the process of diffusion in living systems, with implications from novel active coatings to understanding...
First detailed look at crucial enzyme advances cancer research
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to develop more effective drugs against a range of cancers,...
Narwal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change
Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwal's tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the ArcticCredit: Paul Nicklen...
John D. Carpten elected fellow of AACR Academy
American Association for Cancer Research honors distinguished USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientistCredit: Keck School of Medicine of USC John...
Akane Sano wins NSF CAREER Award
Engineer developing software to predict emotional stress from wearable and Internet of Things techCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (March 29,...
Pioneering pollinator study offers clues to Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’
Credit: Byers and Bradshaw, 2021 Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to...
NIST develops privacy-preserving ‘encounter metrics’ that could slow down future pandemics
Credit: B. Hayes/NIST When you bump into someone in the workplace or at your local coffee shop, you might call...
Differences in herpes virus symptoms may relate to variations in strain gene expression
Credit: Colleen Mangold, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Why do some people with cold sores around their lips experience...
New model simulates the temperature rise of laser-heated skin
Researchers in Japan propose a new way of understanding temperature rise of laser-heated skinCredit: Shibaura Institute of Technology Laser treatment...
Scientists urge swift action to prepare for next pandemic
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An international team of researchers led by a University of Virginia School of Medicine...
Scientists find explanation for abnormally fast release of gas from nuclear fuel
Credit: MIPT Scientists at MIPT have found a possible explanation for the anomalously fast release of gas from nuclear fuel....
New study finds satellites contribute significant light pollution to night skies
Credit: Andreas Möller Scientists reported new research results today suggesting that artificial objects in orbit around the Earth are brightening...
Plants remember drought
Credit: (Picture: Rainer Hedrich / University of Wuerzburg) "I've been studying how plants regulate their water balance for over 35...
Stellar eggs near galactic center hatching into baby stars
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Lu et al. Astronomers found a number of stellar eggs containing baby stars around the center of...
Standing out: Unusual magnetic transition in perovskite oxide can help boost spintronics
Credit: Nature Communications Transition metal perovskites oxides exhibit several desirable properties, including high-temperature superconductivity and electrocatalysis. Now, scientists at Tokyo...
