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Transparent soil-like substances provide window on soil ecology
Transparent soil substitutes can be used to study the interactions of bacteria and fungi in the soil, which may enable...
Healthy oil from wild olives
Protecting the natural heritage and promoting local cultivationCredit: Antonia Ninot (IRTA) The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial,...
Expensive gene therapies raise challenges and opportunities: Expert panel report
New CCA expert panel reportCredit: Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) Gene therapies are being approved for use in Canada, but...
Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
Credit: Fabrizio Orsenigo In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain,...
Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, do replicate in corneal tissueCredit: Washington University School of Medicine New findings...
A new mathematical front to understand species coexistence
Researchers propose new model for host colonization by different microbial species, providing fundamental advances for the understanding of biodiversityCredit: Erida...
Exploring the role of gut microbiota in pediatric celiac disease
Mathers Foundation grant will support work of Boston College biologist Emrah AltindisCredit: Peter Julian, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (11/3/2020)...
A DNA-based molecular tagging system that could take the place of printed barcodes
Credit: Kathryn Doroschak/University of Washington Many people have had the experience of being poked in the back by a plastic...
New method shows great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Uppsala University In Alzheimer's disease, a protein (peptide) forms clumps in the brain and causes sufferers to lose their...
Earwax sampling could measure stress hormone
Credit: Trears A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol,...
Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2020--Military and law enforcement personnel with extensive occupational blast...
Squid jet propulsion can enhance design of underwater robots, vehicles
Cephalopod jet propulsion reveals clues about how squids maneuver within turbulent flows.Credit: Yang Luo WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- Squids...
Ice-binding molecules stop ice growth, act as natural antifreeze
Credit: Pavithra M. Naullage WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- Certain molecules bind tightly to the surface of ice, creating a...
Tracking flight trajectory of evaporating cough droplets
Dispersion of large, medium, small airborne cough droplets in various outdoor conditionsCredit: A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing WASHINGTON, November...
AI helps detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A powerful type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning...
What’s for dinner? Dolphin diet study
Ecology of NZ Hauraki Gulf shows signs of strainCredit: Cetacean Ecology Research Group (CERG), Massey University More evidence has emerged...
The craters on Earth
Credit: Illustration: Gottwald, Kenkmann, Reimold: Terrestrial Impact Structures, The TanDEM-X Atlas, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. Prof. Dr. Thomas Kenkmann, geologist...
One last trip: when tourism embraces the terminally ill
This is a hidden community for whom tourism isn't merely a recreation, it could be a need; but they require...
First comprehensive major reference work on porous materials in 20 years
In-depth coverage of the state-of-the-art of the synthesis, manufacturing, modelling and key applications of porous materials in four volumesCredit: World...
New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world
Credit: Shunliang Wu Using artificial intelligence, UCPH researchers have solved a problem that until now has been the stumbling block...
