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A spin-off to develop therapies for leukaemia based on CAR-T, by Josep Carreras Institute
This spin-off, called OneChain Immunotherapeutics (OCI), was founded by the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, ICREA, and Dr. Pablo Menéndez...
A look inside a battery
Chemists at Oldenburg University, Germany, have developed a new technique for observing chemical processes during battery operationCredit: Bastian Krueger What...
High-performance large area electrode system developed for artificial photosynthesis
Coral-type, high-efficiency, silver nano catalyst electrode developed for large areas; basis established for the commercialization of an electrochemical carbon dioxide...
Battery breakthrough gives boost to electric flight and long-range electric cars
New battery technology developed at Berkeley Lab could give flight to electric aircraft and supercharge safe, long-range electric carsCredit: Courtesy...
How smart, ultrathin nanosheets go fishing for proteins
Faster and simpler production of high-resolution, three-dimensional electron microscopy images of biomoleculesCredit: Andrey Turchanin/Zian Tang FRANKFURT/JENA. An interdisciplinary team from...
Immunotherapy safe for patients with COVID-19, cancer
Initial findings from UC study show that immunotherapy for cancer won't worsen complications for patients with the disease and COVID-19Credit:...
Signal transduction in cells: Precise or economical?
A cellular signalling cascade balances information transmission against energy consumptionCredit: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology/Sourjik Cellular signal transmission is...
Arizona rock core sheds light on triassic dark ages
Credit: Cornelia Rasmussen A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, has given scientists a powerful new tool to...
Cell death in porpoises caused by environmental pollutants
Cells isolated from a stranded dead porpoise predict the threat of pollutants to the porpoise population in the wild.Credit: Reprinted...
A new species of darkling beetle larvae that degrade plastic
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times...
Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests
Credit: UCLA FINDINGS A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level,...
Music on the brain
A neurological study of classical musicians trained in different stylesCredit: © 2020 Flickr/Wally Gobetz by CC-2.0 A new study looks...
“Love hormone” oxytocin could be used to treat cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s
Scientists discover for the first time that oxytocin could be a potential new therapeutic option for cognitive disorders such as...
Native bushland’s fertility secret
Soil microbes could promote better farm outputsCredit: CSIRO In hotter, dryer conditions with climate change, a secret agent for more...
Geoengineering is just a partial solution to fight climate change
The technology's regional impacts depend on how much greenhouse gas emissions are reducedCredit: AGU/Brian West Could we create massive sulfuric...
Parasitic worm venom evades human immune system
UC Riverside scientist wins $1.8M to unravel mystery of nematode infectionsCredit: (Adler Dillman/UCR) It's likely that billions of people are...
A plot twist in pharmaceuticals: Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand
Credit: Ventsislav Valev and Joel Collins For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised...
National poll: Some parents may not properly protect children from the sun
1 in 10 parents say they don't make sure to use a minimum SPF for children while some don't reapply...
New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells
The discovery will help clinicians target breast cancer cells directly, while avoiding the adverse, toxic side effects of chemotherapyCredit: University...
Portable DNA device can detect tree pests in under two hours
New method tests for harmful species like the Asian gypsy moth and sudden oak death pathogenCredit: Paul H Joseph/UBC Asian...
