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Study points to new drug target in fight against cancer
Research shows how a cancer-linked protein blocks key mitochondrial gatewayCredit: CTBP/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Sept. 18, 2019) -- Researchers have...
UMD-led study captures six galaxies undergoing sudden, dramatic transitions
Zwicky Transient Facility observations reveal surprising transformations from sleepy LINER galaxies to blazing quasars within monthsCredit: (Left; infrared & visible...
Army research uncovers law-like progression of weapons technologies
Regular trends applied to explore potential future systemsCredit: US Army graphic ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Sept. 18, 2019) -- Anticipating...
Danforth center expands advanced bioimaging laboratory
New cutting-edge technologies will accelerate discoveryCredit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center LOUIS, MO, September 18, 2019 - The Donald Danforth...
Deep dive for dark matter may aid all of data science
National Science Foundation backs Rice-led effort to create science-aware artificial intelligenceCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Sept. 18, 2019) --...
$7.5 M DOD grant to study information latency
Credit: Virginia Tech Information latency is a measure of how quickly or slowly networked devices transmit information. When the information...
NASA’s wide view of major hurricane Humberto’s massive Atlantic ‘tail’
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite is one in a fleet of NASA satellites that provide data for research....
DNA ‘origami’ takes flight in emerging field of nano machines
Nanoscale devices open new era in biomedical research and materials scienceCredit: Emory University Just as the steam engine set the...
Study shows interactions between bacteria and parasites
Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune responseCredit: Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM A team at the Technical...
Extinct human species gave modern humans an immunity boost
Credit: Owen Siggs Findings from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research show modern humans acquired a gene variant from Denisovans...
New technologies for 6G modems
Researchers develop a spectrally efficient signal technology, which involves changing the shape of the transmitted signalsCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg...
The landscapes we are familiar with are disappearing due to the changing climate
Credit: Tallinn University Agnes Anderson, doctoral student of the School of Natural Sciences and Health of Tallinn University, recently defended...
Artificially engineering the intestine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 17, 2019-Short bowel syndrome is a debilitating condition with few...
Perot museum unveils exhibition details for origins: Fossils from the cradle of humankind
General public can learn what they'll experience when the world-exclusive exhibition of 'one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the...
Using unconventional materials, like ice and eggshells, as scaffolds to grow tissues
Credit: Nguyen and Camci-Unal/Trends in Biotechnology As the global demand for tissue and organ transplants significantly outstrips supply, tissue engineering...
Tailored ‘cell sheets’ to improve post-operative wound closing and healing
Credit: Yokohama National University Scientists have designed a new method for post-operative wound closing and healing that is both fast...
People with autism show atypical brain activity when coordinating visual and motor information
Credit: Life Span Institute/Leilani Photographs LAWRENCE -- A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University...
New hunt for dark matter
Physicists theorize a novel way to explore the nature of dark matter with lasersCredit: © 2019 University of Tokyo Institute...
Zylka Lab awarded NIH grant to develop CRISPR/Cas9 gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
Mark Zylka, Ph.D., of the UNC Neuroscience Center, was awarded two 5-year grants totaling $6.1 million to create new knowledge...
Brain-computer interfaces without the mess
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02019 It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But...
