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Novel bioresorbable, tissue-healing surgical device approved by FDA
Acuitive Technologies' CITRELOCK orthopedic surgery system based on biomaterial invented by Penn State's Jian Yang and Northwestern University's Guillermo AmeerCredit:...
University of Miami joins Global Cyberinfrastucture Network as a scientific partner
Collaboration with Brazilian researchers will focus on sharing datasets in real time for improved weather and climate change predictionsCredit: Diana...
How fear encourages physical distancing during pandemic
Study finds negatively presented information and 'Mr. Deadly COVID-19' scary face could increase complianceCredit: University of Houston Welcome to shopping...
Tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus with genome sequencing
Using next generation sequencing on SARS-CoV-2 will help accurately diagnose the novel coronavirus, identify mutations and track its history.Credit: UNC...
Princeton and Mpala scholars link obesity and disease to dramatic dietary changes
A new study supporting the "mismatch" hypothesis found that obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular illnesses increased among Turkana people whose diet...
Pufferfish-inspired robot could improve drone safety
Credit: Hooman Hedayati If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon...
Word graph analysis confirms that dream report structure varies according to sleep stage
Study by Brazilian and South African researchers is the first to prove, using a graph analysis tool, that REM dream...
Protected areas help waterbirds adapt to climate change
Credit: Photo: Elie Gaget Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident...
Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Credit: National Center for Chimpanzee Care in Bastrop, Texas Humans are not the only beings that can identify rules in...
Novel method for measuring spatial dependencies turns less data into more data
NYU Tandon researcher devises a mathematical system for identifying influences between geographic phenomena that makes small data sets as effective...
Genome archeologists discover path to activate immune response against cancer
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Parinaz Mehdipour, Dr. Sajid Marhon and Mr. Ilias Ettayebi. (Toronto - Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020) --...
Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources
UC Riverside-led study shows how variations in SARS-CoV-2 host gene expression can be linked to variations in COVID-19 susceptibility and...
How do snakes ‘see’ in the dark? Researchers have an answer
New insights explain how snakes convert infrared radiation into electrical signalsCredit: University of Houston Certain species of snake - think...
At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’
Rice University scientists ID structures of protein-encoding DNACredit: Illustration by Ryan Cheng/CTBP HOUSTON - (Oct. 21, 2020) - How life...
MonoEye: A human motion capture system using a single wearable camera
Credit: ACM, UIST Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Carnegie Mellon University have together developed a new...
3D hand pose estimation using a wrist-worn camera
Credit: ACM, UIST Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University,...
Journal calls for use of objective data in root cause analyses of adverse medical events
George Mason University professor edits special issue of Quality Management in Healthcare journal calling for change in methods of risk...
Paper: Congress must clarify limits of gene-editing technologies
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --Genome editing of human embryos represents one of the most contentious potential...
A flexible color-changing film inspired by chameleon skin (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Chameleons can famously change their colors to camouflage themselves, communicate and regulate their temperature. Scientists have...
Hidden states of the COVID-19 spike protein
Computational and experimental research by joint UC Berkeley-ITU team seeks unknown vulnerabilities of coronavirusCredit: Ahmet Yildiz, University of California, Berkeleky;...
