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Finding its way to the top: How a cell surface receptor reaches its destination
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University Dr. Guangyu Wu is dissecting the molecular homing that enables a nascent protein...
An innovative method to tune lasers toward infrared wavelengths
Researchers at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have discovered a cost-effective way to tune the spectrum of a...
Scientists shed new light on viruses’ role in coral bleaching
Credit: (photo by Andrew Thurber, OSU). CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have shown that viral infection is...
DNA-peptide interactions create complex behaviours which may have helped shape biology
Researchers find that simple DNA-peptide interactions create a surprising diversity of compartmentalised higher-ordered phase behaviours, suggesting that these polymers' primordial...
American Pikas show resiliency in the face of global warming
Credit: Andrew Smith, Arizona State University The American pika is a charismatic, diminutive relative of rabbits that some researchers say...
3D metal printer at College of Dental Medicine expands possibilities for innovation
Credit: MUSC When the Zucker Institute for Applied Neurosciences at the Medical University of South Carolina needed to bring to...
Trees and lawns beat the heat
Mixed landscapes are the best way to adapt to climate change and mitigate the heat island effect in semi-arid regionsCredit:...
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
Study finds that compressing cells, and crowding their contents, can coax them to grow and divideCredit: Yiwei Li The closer...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Nangka soaking Hainan Island
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Nangka's rainfall...
College of Medicine researcher makes novel discoveries in preventing epileptic seizures
Credit: Colin Hackley A team of researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that an amino...
Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness
Credit: University of South Florida Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a...
Kegels: Underused by women to treat and prevent urinary incontinence
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2020—Kegels are underused to treat and prevent urinary incontinence,...
Foreign election interference: A global response
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2020—The increasing threat of foreign interference in elections has...
Plant sciences student receives national honor
The GCSAA Mendenhall Award Recognizes Academic ExcellenceCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America...
NASA animation tracks the end of Tropical Storm Delta
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery as...
Controlling the speed of enzyme motors brings biomedical applications of nanorobots closer
Recent advances in this field have made micro- and nanomotors promising devices for solving many biomedical problemsCredit: CNIC/ IBEC A...
NIH-funded study links adolescent brain differences to increased waist circumference
Finding from ABCD Study elucidates neural mechanisms that may underlie early weight gainCredit: Image modified from Rapuano, Laurent et al....
UH professor awarded federal grant to study how parents impact children’s emotions
Credit: University of Houston Whether they mean to or not, parents teach their children what emotions are acceptable and expected....
RUDN University mathematician refined the model of predator-prey relations in the wild
Credit: RUDN University The traditional mathematical model of predator-prey relations in the wild does not take into account indirect nonlocal...
UTA civil engineer developing new concrete material that’s better for environment
Concrete that's environmentally friendlyCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering researcher will use a National Science Foundation grant to develop new...
