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Oncotarget: Characterization of porcine hepatocellular carcinoma for liver cancer
Volume 11, Issue 28 of Oncotarget features "Development and comprehensive characterization of porcine hepatocellular carcinoma for translational liver cancer investigation"...
Planting parasites: Unveiling common molecular mechanisms of parasitism and grafting
β-1,4-glucanase, a cell wall degrading enzyme, is integral for plant parasitism and cross-species grafting in the plant family Orobanchaceae.Credit: Michitaka...
Professor Simon Pollard awarded OBE for services to the environment
Cranfield University Professor awarded OBE for services to environmental risk managementCredit: Cranfield University Professor Simon Pollard DSc FREng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of...
Cedars-Sinai to study unequal impact of COVID-19 on minorities
Funded by the National Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai will join one of the largest coordinated efforts to advance knowledge of immunology...
Population health and the COVID-19 pandemic: Emerging stronger next time
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 6, 2020—Battling the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the inevitable...
Hydroxychloroquine does not counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of favipiravir does
Credit: Layla Aerts - KU Leuven Virologists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute have been working on two lines of...
New NIST project to build nano-thermometers could revolutionize temperature imaging
Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possibleCredit: A. Biacchi/NIST Cheaper...
Investing in protective gear for health care workers pays off
Credit: Risko et al, PLOS ONE, 2020 (CC BY) Providing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care workers...
What tiny surfing robots teach us about surface tension
Credit: Saeed Jafari Kang and Hassan Masoud/Michigan Tech Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you're likely...
Study shows how climate impacts food webs, poses socioeconomic threat in Eastern Africa
Climate impacts on Lake Tanganyika are a bellwether for global change worldwide, team saysCredit: Michael McGlue, University of Kentucky LEXINGTON,...
WVU receives $1.2 million telehealth grant to connect rural ERs with medical specialists
Credit: West Virginia University Rural emergency departments often lack the medical specialists who staff larger, urban hospitals. Yet rural patients...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT’s Tony Schmitz elected to ASPE College of Fellows
Credit: Carlos Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy Tony Schmitz, joint faculty researcher in machining and machine tools...
A new look at sunspots
Helping NASA scientists understand major flares and life around other starsCredit: NASA/SDO NASA's extensive fleet of spacecraft allows scientists to...
School absences correlate to impaired air quality
Even mildly elevated air pollution associated with increase in absences in Salt Lake CityCredit: University of Utah In Salt Lake...
Nerve cell activity shows how confident we are
Study on decision-making behavior published by the University of BonnCredit: © AG Mormann/Uni Bonn Should I or shouldn't I? The...
The choroid plexus: A conduit for prenatal inflammation?
These tiny fronds of tissue protect the developing brain -- but may also pass on inflammation from the motherCredit: Shipley...
Six uOttawa COVID-19 mental health projects receive $1 million CIHR funding
Credit: University of Ottawa Six University of Ottawa-affiliated projects focusing on COVID-19's impact on mental health have won important funding...
Climate patterns linked in Amazon, North and South America, study shows
A tree-ring chronology developed by U of A researchers established a connection between precipitation in the Amazon and the AmericasCredit:...
Oldest monkey fossils outside of Africa found
Credit: Mauricio Antón Three fossils found in a lignite mine in southeastern Yunan Province, China, are about 6.4 million years...
Scientists suggest global guidelines for sustainable use of non-native trees
A team of international scientists have collaborated to propose a series of global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native...
