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Danish researchers looking for rare enzyme that can break down plastics
Plastics really can be broken down, and researchers at Aarhus University have started to hunt for the unique enzymes that...
Matrix imaging: An innovation for improving ultrasound resolution
Credit: Walter et al./PNAS In conventional ultrasounds, variations in soft tissue structure distort ultrasound wavefronts. They blur the image and...
Tropical disease in medieval Europe revises the history of a pathogen related to syphilis
Genomic analysis of plague victims from a mass burial in Lithuania identifies a medieval woman who was also infected with...
ModGraProDep: Artificial intelligence and probabilistic modelling in clinical oncology
Mathematic modelling: new frontiers in the fight against cancerCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE Improving the prediction...
From bacteria to you: The biological reactions that sustain our rhythms
Clues emerge for a potential new treatment for methylation deficienciesCredit: Kyoto University/Jean-Michel Fustin Japan -- Every second of every day,...
Substandard hand sanitizers readily available on market, confirm pharmacists
'...the general public are often unaware that such products cannot ensure disinfection and are not fit for use amid the...
An ion channel senses cell swelling and helps cells to choose a response
Mechanosensitive channel transporting ions induces program of cell suicideCredit: (Washington University in St. Louis) After a dry spell, a rainy...
Scientists develop low-cost, high power density vanadium flow battery stack
Credit: SHI Dingqin The development of renewable energies such as wind energy and solar energy is limited by their inherently...
Protecting eels protects freshwater biodiversity
Eels serve as a surrogate species for the conservation of biodiversity in freshwater ecosystemsCredit: Kobe University An international research team...
NUS engineers quintuple the efficiency of moving data bits in silicon chips
Credit: National University of Singapore The Green IC research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed an...
Transforming spleen to liver brings new hope for organ regeneration
Credit: Lei Dong and Chunming Wang Scientists from Nanjing University and University of Macau have transformed the spleen into a...
A compound unlike any other
Credit: WSU A compound discovered in the gills of wood-eating clams could be the solution to a group of parasites...
Nation must prepare for COVID-19 related drug shortages
Credit: ATS June 11, 2020-- A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines the...
Lack of mitochondria causes severe disease in children
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that excessive degradation of the power plants of our...
Crop pathogens ‘remarkably adaptable’
Credit: Clare Thatcher Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research...
Could we run out of sand? Scientists adjust how grains are measured
New models will help manage impacts of sea-level rise on vulnerable coastCredit: University of Sydney Humans see sand as an...
Cascade sets the stage for superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene
Princeton-led study finds that superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene emerges from a highly interacting state of electronsCredit: Image by...
Scientists apply ‘twistronics’ to light propagation and make a breakthrough discovery
The findings provide a promising pathway for leapfrog advancement in imaging, optical-computing technologies, biosensing and moreCredit: ASRC NEW YORK, June...
Viewing dopamine receptors in their native habitat
UT Southwestern scientists examine structure of protein involved in Parkinson's disease, psychosis, and addictionCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS -...
Which factors control the height of mountains?
A study in Nature with a surprising finding: It is not erosionCredit: NASA; Astronaut photograph ISS059-E-517 Which forces and mechanisms...
