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Mystery molecule in bacteria is revealed to be a guard
Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech toolsCredit:...
New type of antivenom to reduce 100,000 fatalities each year from venomous snake bites
Credit: Edouard Crittenden (LSTM) A new approach of treating life-threatening snake bites responsible for around 100,000 deaths globally each year...
New study shows that football fixture pile-ups are forcing layers and coaches to change
Footballers may be fitter than ever before but congested fixture lists are forcing players to pace themselves while team managers...
Urban air pollution estimates may overshadow full picture for China
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences For the first time, researchers have compared air pollution in urban and suburban areas across...
From hard to soft: making sponges from mussel shells
Credit: Jennifer Murphy Scientists have discovered a spongy form of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a material found in limestone, chalk, marble,...
Precision chemo-immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer?
Antibody-drug conjugate targets and penetrates tumors; produces tumor regression in miceCredit: Credit: Jing Huang, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital Pancreatic cancer...
Communication processes between plant cells
New ERC Synergy Grant to be coordinated at University of Duesseldorf, GermanyCredit: Humboldt-Stiftung/Elbmotion Together with Prof. Dr. Waltraud Schulze at...
RUDN University physicist developed software solution to measure the black holes stability
Credit: RUDN University Even if a black hole can be described with a mathematical model, it doesn't mean it exists...
The interactions between predictive brains, cultural artefacts, and embodied visual search
The project asks in what ways the worlds we build and inhabit alter our own minds and the ways we...
Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities
Credit: Mikko Immonen Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies,...
Blue phosphorus: How a semiconductor becomes a metal
Credit: Copyright: Jessica Arcudia The results of these investigations were published as highlight article in the current issue of the...
Surprising insights into the role of autophagy in neuron
Credit: Authors: Dmytro Puchkov, Marijn Kuijpers It appears that autophagy protects our neurons in the brain, but evidently for entirely...
New genus of chimaerid fish classified with help from Kazan University expert
Evgeny Popov (Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of the Stratigraphy Oil and Gas Bearing Reservoirs) partook in researching Canadodus suntoki.Credit: Royal...
Utilizing a ‘krafty’ waste product: Toward enhancing vehicle fuel economy
Researchers from Kanazawa University fine-tuned the chemical structure and mechanical performance of a substance that's ordinarily burned in the paper...
Army selects nine small businesses, research institutes to develop prototypes
Credit: U.S. Army RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C -- The U.S. Army awarded contracts to nine small businesses and nonprofit research...
Metal pollution in British waters may be threatening scallops, study reveals
Metal pollution from historic mining appears to be weakening scallop shells and threatening marine ecosystems in an area off the...
Physical activity and dietary counselling slows down development of insulin resistance in children
Credit: UEF/Raija Törrönen A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that individualised and family-based physical activity and...
Vortex technology developed by NTU spin-off speeds up cooling while saving energy
Credit: NTU Singapore Vortec, a spin-off company from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has launched a new ceiling fan...
AU researcher receives massive EU grant to investigate alternative climate solutions
The European Research Council has awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy grant of DKK 70 million to a research project headed...
HKUST scientists make breakthrough discovery of new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s
Credit: HKUST Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's...