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George Demetri, MD, of Dana-Farber earns Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine
Boston – George Demetri, MD, director of the Sarcoma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is being awarded the prestigious J.E....
Scarborough researchers discover the waxy surface protecting plants might hold the key to developing stronger crops
A team of U of T Scarborough researchers have discovered that the waxy protective barrier around plants might play a...
Straining memory leads to new computing possibilities
By strategically straining materials that are as thin as a single layer of atoms, University of Rochester scientists have developed a new...
Rare ant species rediscovered in North Carolina trees
There’s a species of ant that is so rare, only a handful of records exist from across the entire eastern...
Odette Tomescu-Hatto appointed Institut Pasteur Executive Vice-President, International Affairs
Dr. Odette Tomescu-Hatto has been appointed Executive Vice-President, International Affairs at the Institut Pasteur, with effect from January 2024.Credit: ©...
ROP signaling: Origin at dawn of multicellular plant life
Plants regulate their development with a distinct group of molecular players. ROP proteins, a group of plant-specific proteins, are known...
Early body contact develops premature babies’ social skills
Skin-to-skin contact between parent and infant during the first hours after a very premature birth helps develop the child's social...
Researchers show an old law still holds for quirky quantum materials
Long before researchers discovered the electron and its role in generating electrical current, they knew about electricity and were exploring...
Researchers profile pollutants present in an important river basin in São Paulo state, Brazil
The Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí (PCJ) River Basin comprises 76 municipalities in São Paulo state, Brazil, with more than 5.8...
Dishing the dirt on human evolution: Why scientific techniques matter in archaeology
Scientists should seek answers hidden in the dirt using proven and state-of-the-art archaeological science techniques to support new discoveries about...
CityU researchers tackle a century-old teletraffic challenge to enhance medical and public service efficiency
Efficiently meeting the growing demand for public services in metropolitan areas has long been a persistent challenge. A research team...
Low-cost microscope projection photolithography system for high-resolution fabrication
Integrated optical signal distributing, processing, and sensing networks require the miniaturization of basic optical elements, such as waveguides, splitters, gratings,...
Do you get the point? – Are dogs or cats more skilled in relying on human pointing gestures?
Dog and cat owners are familiar with the age-old debate: which of the two species is smarter? However, answering this...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 13, Issue 12 Publishes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/12Credit: APSB https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/12 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) was founded with the goal of creating a global high-level forum centred...
Taking antibiotics back in time
In today's medical landscape, antibiotics are pivotal in combatting bacterial infections. These potent compounds, produced by bacteria and fungi, act...
Developing a superbase-comparable BaTiO3−xNy oxynitride catalyst
Basic oxide catalysts contain oxygen ions with unpaired electrons that can be shared with other species to facilitate a chemical...
Detoxifying gold mining
Jacqueline “Jackie” Gerson knows very well how “artisanal gold mining” sounds to people who haven’t heard the phrase before.Credit: Courtesy...
Fungus from Arrakis: New species named after Dune’s giant worms
A new species of stalked puffball, a gasteroid fungus, has been named after the ‘Shai-Hulud’ sandworms of Frank Herbert's iconic...
More than $13M awarded to study childhood obesity interventions in rural and minority communities in Louisiana and Tennessee
BATON ROUGE – Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received $13.8 million for five years of research funding from...
Broadband buzz: Periodical cicadas’ chorus measured with fiber optic cables
Annapolis, MD; November 30, 2023—Hung from a common utility pole, a fiber optic cable—the kind bringing high-speed internet to more...
