Researchers uncover a key link in legume plant-bacteria symbiosis
Legume plants have the unique ability to interact with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil, known as rhizobia. Legumes and rhizobia engage in symbiotic relations upon...
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Call for speakers: Showcase your probiotic products and innovations at the 2024 Probiotic Prescribing Practices Workshop
October 19, 2024 – Corinthia Palace, MaltaCredit: International Society of Microbiota (ISM) October 19, 2024 – Corinthia Palace, Malta The International Society of Microbiota (ISM)...
7th World Conference on Targeting Phage Therapy Scheduled for June 2024 in Malta
The 7th annual World Conference on Targeting Phage Therapy, focusing on the latest phage research, challenges, and future directions, is set to convene in Malta....
University of Rhode Island Nutrition study to help inform official USDA dietary guidelines
Ultra-processed foods make up more than half the food average Americans eat. Including frozen and prepared meals, most packaged snacks, desserts and carbonated soft drinks—but...
Innovation to overcome deficiencies in 3D printing
The University of Houston is collaborating with Texas A&M University to tackle the challenge hindering the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D...
Not only in information technology: restart also works in chemical simulations
A new study from Tel Aviv University discovered that a known practice in information technology can also be applied to chemistry. Researchers found that to...
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor’s role in aging and asthma: a Chinese Medical Journal review
Healthcare around the world faces enormous challenges due to the impacts of aging, which affect not just the elderly but also younger people. Aging is...
Are ammonia engines the way of the future? (video)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2024 — Could ammonia engines power the cars of the future? Carmakers like Toyota are working to make this a reality. Ammonia...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles RECOVER Study collaborators publish comprehensive report on long COVID symptoms in children
LOS ANGELES (February 9, 2024)—Up to 5.8 million children and youth in the U.S. have experienced symptoms of COVID-19 that persisted long after initial infection....
Disadvantaged communities in Massachusetts twice as likely to have poor roads—and pay the cost in gas
Credit: Courtesy of Egemen Okte AMHERST, Mass. – A new study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst engineers paints a clear picture that people...
Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of wildlife: the world’s migratory species of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing
The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched today by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),...
The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time
Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 per...
Anne Ephrussi wins the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2024
11 February 2024 – EMBO and FEBS are delighted to announce that Anne Ephrussi, emerita of EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, is the recipient of this year's...
How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics
ROCKVILLE, MD – Soft robotics is the study of creating robots from soft materials, which has the advantage of flexibility and safety in human interactions....
Scientists find new way to roll atomically thin nanosheets into scrolls
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have come up with a new way of rolling atomically thin sheets of atoms into “nanoscrolls.” Their...
