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More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit Zika
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known, according to...
Do cells have exotic vibrational properties?
A little-understood biological property that appears to allow cell components to store energy on their outer edges is the possible...
Transforming the carbon economy
Credit: Princeton University Most strategies to combat climate change concentrate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting non-carbon energy sources...
Recent investigations on human group II pyridoxal 5′-phosphate decarboxylases
The aim of the present article is to compare the structural features of a particular group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent decarboxylases,...
Lithium-ion battery inventor introduces new technology for fast-charging, noncombustible batteries
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of...
The farm of the future? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2017 -- There's a new trend in agriculture called vertical farming. As...
Did seaweed make us who we are today?
Millions of years ago something happened, allowing early Homo sapiens to branch out from the primitive hominoid family tree. Was...
First public data release by the HSC Subaru strategic program
Credit: Princeton University/HSC Project Figuring out the fate of the Universe is one step closer. The first massive dataset of...
New cancer drug targets cellular garbage disposal
Credit: Courtesy of the Deshaies laboratory The genomes of cancer cells--cells that do not obey signals to stop reproducing--are riddled...
Using Google to map our ecosystem
Do you remember the last time you escaped the hot summer sun to enjoy a cool reprieve in the shade...
Major funding boost to develop healthcare and extreme environment robotics
The development of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) technologies to improve the way we care for the sick and elderly,...
Body of knowledge to provide foundations for training next generation of cyber security specialists
Credit: Lancaster University A comprehensive 'Body of Knowledge' to inform and underpin education and professional training for the cyber security...
Calculating recharge of groundwater more precisely
Credit: Dr Matias Mudarra, University of Malaga, Spain An international team of researchers has demonstrated that key processes in models...
Rare proteins collapse earlier
Credit: Matthew Murdoch / flickr.com Crack open an egg, let it slide into a hot frying pan and almost immediately...
Cells adapt ultra-rapidly to zero gravity
Credit: C. Thiel und Airbus DS Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment...
Another step in understanding antipsychotic medication
After much deliberation and anxiety, the family finally sought psychiatric help for their son. And the results were in a...
Unlocking the secrets of the Achilles’ heel
Credit: Photo: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Walking, running, sprinting -- every movement of the foot stretches the Achilles' tendon. When...
Researchers discover how breast cancer mutation in BRCA1 causes protein to self-destruct
Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Carilion Of the more than 3 million people with breast cancer in the United Stated, about...
Sustainable ceramics without a kiln
Credit: ETH Zurich / Peter Rüegg The manufacture of cement, bricks, bathroom tiles and porcelain crockery normally requires a great...
Tanning devices cost US healthcare $343 million a year
Tanning devices cost the US $343.1 million a year in medical costs because of the skin cancers their use is...
