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University startups championing UK innovation at the world’s largest tech show
Tech entrepreneurs from the University of Southampton will unveil pioneering research based tech products in prosthetics design, cybersecurity and quantum...
Brassica crops best for crop rotation and soil health in potato production systems
Credit: Robert Larkin Crop rotation is vital to any crop production system. Rotating crops maintains crop productivity and soil health...
MDI Biological Laboratory to expand innovative data literacy program
Grant will support study of seasonal variations of arsenic in well waterJane E. Disney, Ph.D., is the leader of the...
The case of the elusive Majorana: The so-called ‘angel particle’ is still a mystery
Credit: Cui-zu Chang, Penn State A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion--the chiral Majorana...
Water lily genome expands picture of the early evolution of flowering plants
Credit: Liangsheng Zhang The newly reported genome sequence of a water lily sheds light on the early evolution of angiosperms,...
Clusters of gold atoms form peculiar pyramidal shape
Credit: KU Leuven Clusters composed of a few atoms tend to be spherical. They are usually organized in shells of...
Microbes from humics lakes produced omega-3 fatty acids from micropla
Researchers used carbon isotope labeling to follow the fate of polyethylene in the food chainCredit: The University of Jyväskylä Increasing...
Supercharging tomorrow: Monash develops world’s most efficient lithium-sulfur battery
Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers have developed the world's most efficient lithium-sulphur battery, capable of powering a smartphone for...
Oregon scientist shows possible path to improved bone-repair procedures
Experiments with adding a heparin mixture with clinically relevant levels of bone morphogenetic protein leads to significant reductions of ossification...
Kids twice as likely to eat healthy after watching cooking shows with healthy food
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found children ages 10-12 were nearly three times...
Using gene therapy to treat chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 3, 2020--A new study shows the feasibility of using gene...
Less offspring due to territorial conflicts
Female chimpanzees' reproductive success decreases in times of strong territorial conflict with other groupsCredit: Liran Samuni Both species, humans and...
Drug trial seeking first ever treatment for dangerous side effect of Prader-Willi syndrome
A worldwide research effort is underway for finding a treatment option for hyperphagia, the most common genetic cause of life-threatening...
Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control during adolescence
Penn study shows developing brain networks support cognition in youthCredit: Graham Baum PHILADELPHIA -- The human brain is organized into...
Color superlensing to assist in surpassing diffraction barrier
A paper by Kazan Federal University's Sergey Kharintsev appeared in Optics LettersCredit: Kazan Federal University The research was supported by...
One-step generation of zebrafish carrying a conditional knockout-knockin visible switch
Credit: ©Science China Press Knockin (KI) animals carrying exogenous sequences integrated at specific genomic loci are invaluable tools for biomedical...
Researchers identify key structure of C. difficle bacteria that could lead to future treatments
Mapping of new cell binding component on bacteria could lead to new structure-based drug-designCredit: PNAS Researchers from the University of...
Sustainable supply of minerals and metals key to a low-carbon energy future
Credit: University of Sussex. The global low-carbon revolution could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are...
Scientists find a new use for already known anti-cancer drugs
Researchers from Nizhny Novgorod and Ghent have proposed new approaches to enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy and preventing the...
Researchers identify starting point for designing drugs that cure clostridium difficile
Scientists combined multiple advanced molecular imaging techniques to characterize and understand how C. diff toxins workCredit: Xingjian Xu and Edwin...
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