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Stability challenge in perovskite solar cell technology
Credit: Shenghao Wang, OIST While solar cell technology is currently being used by many industrial and government entities, it remains...
Anti-AXL biologic increases tumor sensitivity to radiation and check-point inhibitors
Nature Communications publication describes mechanism by which AXL over-expression results in tumor unresponsiveness to radiation therapy and check-point inhibitors Inhibiting...
First movie of energy transfer in photosynthesis solves decades-old debate
Credit: M Kaucikas et al 2016 Using ultrafast imaging of moving energy in photosynthesis, scientists have determined the speed of...
Visualizing gene expression with MRI
Credit: M. Shapiro Laboratory/Caltech Genes tell cells what to do -- for example, when to repair DNA mistakes or when...
Champagne owes its taste to the finely tuned quality of its bubbles
Credit: Gérard Liger-Belair Ever wondered how the fate of champagne bubbles from their birth to their death with a pop...
Results of major myeloma treatment trial published in The Lancet
Portland, Oregon, Dec. 21, 2016 - The addition of bortezomib to a standard two-drug regimen for multiple myeloma patients significantly...
Researchers capture video of false killer whale’s encounter with longline
Credit: Scripps Oceanography/Aaron Thode A team of researchers and fishermen has directly observed for the first time how Hawaiian false...
The hidden inferno inside your laser pointer
Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA, NASA/STEREO, SOHO (ESA & NASA) If you thought that a kid's room, a Norwegian Nobel Laureate and a...
Genes Nardilysin and OGDHL linked to human neurological conditions
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists has discovered that the gene, OGDHL, a key protein required...
Mouse models indicate burning more fat and less glucose could lead to diabetes
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose can increase exercise endurance, but could simultaneously...
Genetic cause identified for previously unrecognized developmental disorder
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists has identified variants of the gene EBF3 causing a developmental...
Specific Technologies and FIND announce strategic collaboration
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA & GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Dec. 21, 2016 - Specific Technologies and FIND today announced a collaboration to...
Enhanced energy: ONR global seeks more powerful electronic devices
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Groundbreaking energy research from the United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG),...
TSRI study: Protein monitors lung volume and regulates breathing
Credit: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt LA JOLLA, CA - Dec. 22, 2016 - A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute...
Genes controlling sugar and acid content played key role in jujube domestication
Credit: Xingang Li. Genes involved in creating sweet jujube fruits with the right amount of tartness played an important role...
Mass insect migrations in UK skies
Credit: Jane Hill As Britain voted for Brexit amid furious debate over migration, trillions of migrants were coming and going,...
1.5°C Paris Agreement target could net six million tons of fish annually
(Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program) Meeting the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5°C will have large benefits to fisheries, finds a...
Paris Agreement target critical for preserving fisheries
Credit: Lindsay Lafreniere Limiting temperature increases to 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels, as outlined in the Paris Agreement, will significantly minimize...
FH and other findings from Geisinger-Regeneron genomics studies
Credit: Brian Foelsch, Geisinger Health System DANVILLE, Pa. - A study conducted by Geisinger Health System in collaboration with the...
Plastics compound bps alters mouse moms’ behavior and brain regions
Credit: Pablo Robles Media Photography AMHERST, Mass. - In the first study of its kind, environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg...