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Diagnosing anthropogenic carbon emissions: a “CO2 checkup” of Earth’s health
Since 2020, many countries have pledged their plans for "carbon peak and carbon neutrality". Managing anthropogenic emissions, especially from major...
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery names new executive director after yearlong search
After a yearlong and extensive nationwide search, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the nation’s largest professional...
From A to Z: An alternative base modification for mRNA therapeutics
Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has become popular in the last few years due to its use in COVID-19 vaccines. This...
PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
Lessening the effects of climate change will require a variety of innovations and a lot of ingenuity. Now, a new...
Female animals may learn mate preferences based on what sets other females’ choices apart from the crowd
Females may infer what makes a male attractive by observing the choices of more experienced females, and the context of...
Despite increasing rates of tuberculosis in prisons across the globe, current WHO TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations
Despite increasing rates of tuberculosis in prisons across the globe, current WHO TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations....
Rural counties showing steeper decline in health measures compared to urban counties in 2015 versus 2019—though all areas showed declines in health measures over time
Residents of rural counties have overall worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts. A study published in PLOS Global Public...
Newly established Bulgarian Barcode of Life to support biodiversity conservation in the country
On 27 September 2023, during a specialised symposium on DNA barcoding at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Bulgarian Barcode...
Enhancing the efficiency of plant regeneration
Crop modification can be traced to the beginning of agriculture and human civilization.Credit: Photo courtesy of Basitaan Bargmann. Crop modification...
Human disease simulator lets scientists choose their own adventure
Imagine a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox that can simulate any human disease in multiple organs or test new...
Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say
The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an attempt to offset excess...
$10 million award from the Department of Defense will fund pioneering Sensing and Cyber Center of Excellence
The Virginia Tech College of Engineering has received a $10 million, five-year Department of Defense award to fund groundbreaking research...
Lasers deflected using air
Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of...
Graphene addition for enhancing the critical current density of Bi-2223 superconductors
Superconductors are materials that offer zero electric resistance to the flow of current on being cooled down below a certain...
Van Andel Institute scientist awarded $2.9 million to tackle insulin resistance, a driver of Type 2 diabetes
Van Andel Institute’s Nick Burton, Ph.D., has earned a five-year, nearly $2.9 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes...
Marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford wins prestigious National Institutes of Health Pioneer Award for Venom Research
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2023 — Mandë Holford, a professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry departments at Hunter College and...
Enlighten me
Kyoto, Japan -- When life gets tough, nature usually finds a way to help the little guys. Credit: KyotoU/Rui Sun Kyoto,...
Emerging drug discovery ecosystems in Virginia
Oak Brook, IL – A Special Issue of SLAS Discovery, Emerging Drug Discovery Ecosystems, is new for September. Volume 28,...
Optimizing continuous-variable functions with quantum annealing
Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization...
Socioeconomic status and power outages
Communities with more socioeconomic vulnerability experience longer-duration power outages than more advantaged communities, according to a study. Research has shown...
