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Herd immunity an impractical strategy, study finds
Results provide insight for public health policymakers fighting COVID-19Credit: (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA) Achieving herd immunity to COVID-19 is...
Silk offers homemade solution for COVID-19 prevention
Biology study finds silk offers more protection than cotton or syntheticsCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative With personal protective equipment still...
Parylene photonics enable future optical biointerfaces
Carnegie Mellon's Maysam Chamanzar has developed a new class of materials for optical biointerfacesCredit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering...
Seismic data explains continental collision beneath Tibet
Credit: Image credit: Courtesy Simon Klemperer In addition to being the last horizon for adventurers and spiritual seekers, the Himalaya...
Updated and easy-to-use compendium helps users diagnose and treat pea diseases and pests
Credit: APS PRESS Since publication of the second edition of Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests by APS PRESS almost...
Researcher receives $3.75 million NCI grant for advanced cancer research software
New technologies will analyze and archive data focused on the interplay between the human microbiome and diverse types of cancerCredit:...
NIST scientists get soft on 3D printing
New method could jump-start creation of tiny medical devices for the bodyCredit: A. Strelcov/NIST Researchers at the National Institute of...
UB biophysicist to explore molecular mysteries of protein-RNA droplets
The research -- supported by $2 million in NIH funding -- will investigate biophysical processes that impact the function of human...
When does a second COVID surge end? Look at the maths
New maths on US infection rates helps identify COVID turning pointsCredit: Max Menzies and Nick James Mathematicians have developed a...
COVID-19: Second wave for some; others remain in first wave
Thirty-one US states plus DC were experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 cases while 13 others were still in the...
Making raw data more usable
UTA computer scientist working to improve data science pipelineCredit: UT Arlington Computers play a significant role in data science and...
NASA catches Tropical Storm Dolphin swimming north
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Dolphin as it continued moving north though the...
Danila Barskiy receives Sofja Kovalevskaja Award to develop portable spectroscopic devices
New approaches to promote the use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for analysis in chemistry, biology, and medicineCredit: Danila Barskiy...
New approach to test integrity of Texas bridges
UTA engineer works with TxDOT to evaluate strength, remaining life of Texas bridgesCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at...
Exercise hormone may modulate genes associated with replication of novel coronavirus
Brazilian researchers observed that in uninfected adipocytes, the hormone irisin altered the expression of genes that regulate ACE-2, which encodes...
Test, isolate, communicate: Keys to controlling a COVID-19 outbreak in a long-term care facility
Credit: West Virginia University Widespread COVID-19 testing may be an obvious way to control an outbreak in a long-term care...
Henry Ford study demonstrates UV-C light is effective for killing COVID-19 on N95s
Henry Ford, U-M team up for first-of-its kind research for facemask decontaminationCredit: Henry Ford Health System / University of Michigan...
Fungi in a warmer world
Research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi speciesCredit: Dr Matthew Pound, Northumbria University Scientists from universities in...
Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
Credit: Alexander Georgiev GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a...
Entomologists from SPbU discover a rare species of tropical Heteroptera with long antennae
It was named Tatupa grafei and classified as belonging to plant bugs (Miridae)Credit: SPbU The Heteroptera are a large group...
