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Water consumption for trees is calculated in order to design precision irrigation systems
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba / PxHere In 1995, the severe drought that devastated Spain left some farms using irrigation agriculture...
Biomarkers could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and University...
Langerhans cells are up to the job, they just need a chance
University of Tsukuba researchers determine the role of Langerhans cells in mucocutaneous acute graft-versus-host diseaseCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan...
Saving the climate from the ground up
International research team formulates strategy against the greenhouse effectCredit: Frank Luerweg / University of Bonn Soil has the capacity to...
Early indications of thrombosis help in preventing postoperative complications
A paper saw light in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University The co-authors are employees of the Protein-Cell Interactions Lab of...
Large tides may have driven evolution of fish towards life on land
Credit: Mattias Green/Bangor University Big tidal ranges some 400 million years ago may have initiated the evolution of bony fish...
U-SARAH live will reduce congestion and pollutant emissions of road traffic
Start of the project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport to optimize traffic management systems on freewaysCredit: (Photo: Hessen...
Gut bacteria associated with animal-based diet may mitigate risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: Veronika Kivenson of the OSU College of Science provided this image, created with BioRender.com and published in mSystems. CORVALLIS,...
Cauliflower coral genome sequenced
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Hagan Gegner The sequencing of the genome of the cauliflower coral, Pocillopora verrucosa, by an international...
SwRI awarded $12 million US Air Force contract for B-1B system redesign
Update supports aircraft's service life extension through 2040Credit: U.S. Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. John Winn SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 27,...
Butterfly color diversity due to female preferences
Credit: Kalle Tunström Butterflies have long captured our attention due to their amazing color diversity. But why are they so...
Scientists explain the paradox of quantum forces in nanodevices
Researchers proposed a new approach to describe the interaction of metals with electromagnetic fluctuations (i.e., with random bursts of electric...
Scientists discover how a common mutation leads to ‘night owl’ sleep disorder
A small change in a key component of our biological clocks lengthens the clock period, causing people to stay up...
Researchers prove titanate nanotubes composites enhance photocatalysis of hydrogen
Credit: Hsiu-Yu Chen In a paper published in NANO, researchers from National Taiwan University examined the photocatalytic performances of titanate...
How do basal ganglia neurons convey information for the control of voluntary movements?
firing rate changes or correlated activity?Credit: Atsushi Nambu Okazaki, Japan - It is common that neurons transmit information to another...
Lemelson-MIT Program awards InvenTeam® grants to high school students nationwide
13 student teams receive up to $10k for invention projects that address local & worldwide problemsCredit: Lemelson-MIT Program Today the...
Endangered trees in Guam contribute to ecosystem diversity and health
Credit: University of Guam Research at the University of Guam has shown that the decomposition of leaf litter from three...
Cancer’s dangerous renovations to our chromosomes revealed
Credit: Courtesy Zang lab Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and spread, researchers...
18F-Fluciclovine PET/MRI for prostate cancer staging, androgen deprivation evaluation
Fluorine-18-labeled fluciclovine PET/MRI demonstrates utility in the initial staging of high-risk prostate cancer, as well as for evaluating the response...
Cerebrospinal fluid as liquid biopsy for characterizing & policing of medulloblastoma
Results from a proof-of-concept study show the promise of cerebrospinal fluid as liquid biopsy for the characterization and real time...
