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New tool uses ultrasound ‘tornado’ to break down blood clots
Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses “vortex ultrasound” – a sort of ultrasonic tornado – to...
New enzyme could mean better drugs
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New pterosaur species with hundreds of tiny hooked teeth discovered
An unusual new species of pterosaur has been identified, which had over 400 teeth that looked like the prongs of...
Targeted test for antibiotic resistance in clinical Enterobacter species
The currently used microbiological tests for colistin resistance and other antibiotic resistances did not allow accurate conclusions regarding the spread...
Humboldt foundation appoints Prof. Tobias Gulder from TU Dresden as a Henriette Herz Scout
Tobias Gulder has been Professor of Technical Biochemistry at TU Dresden since 2019. With his research group, he works in...
Researchers find that to achieve long-term sustainability, urban systems must tackle social justice and equity
Inclusivity and understanding past policies and their effects on underserved and marginalized communities must be part of urban planning, design,...
Microbes could be used by farmers as natural fertilizer for poor soil
A study supported by FAPESP and reported in an article published in ISME Journal identified 522 genomes of archaea and bacteria associated with the...
Primary care plays a role in helping patients with long COVID symptoms by providing holistic, trustworthy care
Many people are experiencing a variety of long COVID-19 symptoms and are relying on some of their own methods to...
“The Trust Circle” promotes inclusion of American Indian and Alaska Native populations in clinical trials
Indigenous populations, including people of American Indian and Alaska Native origin, are underrepresented in clinical trials. Researchers collaborated to modify...
Community health information exchanges may reduce likelihood of re-hospitalizations and follow-up emergency department visits
Researchers examined whether primary care physicians’ use of a secure community health information exchange (HIE) to access data about patient...
New Swedish quantum computer to be made available to industry
A Swedish quantum computer is to become more widely available. A copy of the quantum computer at Chalmers University of...
Family tree secrets: Island tree populations older, more diverse than expected
Tsukuba, Japan—It's often assumed that island plant and animal populations are just the simple, fragile cousins of those on the...
Soil organisms are essential for the maintenance of city parks and gardens
First global study deciphering the importance of soil biodiversity for the maintenance of city parks and gardensCredit: Melissa S. Martin...
Exploring the 74,963 different kinds of ice (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2023 — There are somewhere between 20 and 74,963 forms of ice because water can do all...
Aston University creates world first computational reconstruction of a virus in its biological entirety
Credit: Dr Dmitry Nerukh First ever computer reconstruction of a virus, including its complete native genome Will open way for...
Physical effect also valid in the quantum world
Physicists at the University of Bonn have experimentally proven that an important theorem of statistical physics applies to so-called "Bose-Einstein...
Collision risk and habitat loss: Wind turbines in forests impair threatened bat species
In order to meet climate protection goals, renewable energies are booming – often wind power. More than 30,000 turbines have...
Exotic water ice contributes to understanding of magnetic anomalies on Neptune and Uranus
Ordinary everyday ice, like the ice produced by a fridge, is known to scientists as hexagonal ice (ice Ih), and...
Unprecedented levels of high-severity fire burn in Sierra Nevada
High-severity wildfire is increasing in Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade forests and has been burning at unprecedented rates compared to...
Vulnerability of red sea urchins to climate change depends on location
A new study of red sea urchins, a commercially valuable species, investigated how different populations respond to changes in their...
