Golden ball mills as green catalysts
Aldehydes are essential compounds in the chemical industry and are used in the manufacture of medications, vitamins, and fragrances. The selective oxidation of alcohols into...
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Previously uncharacterized parasite uncovered in fish worldwide
Using genome reconstruction, scientists unveiled a once “invisible” fish parasite present in many marine fish world-wide that belongs to the apicomplexans, one of the most...
Research identifies possible new pathway to treatment of colorectal cancer
Research led by Irving Coy Allen in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has unlocked a pathway to possible future treatments for colorectal cancer in...
A new way to measure ageing and disease risk with the protein aggregation clock
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Molecular sponge for the electronics of the future
Porous covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a class of highly ordered, porous materials consisting of organic molecules that are linked by covalent bonds to form...
Leading academics call for extending and reframing Sustainable Development Goals
A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be extended past their 2030 target date and updated with consideration...
Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease
Roughly 50 families scattered across the world share ultra-rare variants in a particular gene. Silent for years, the inherited mutations make themselves known when patients...
USTC proposes new constraints on exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions between electron spins
A research team led by academician DU Jiangfeng and Prof. RONG Xing from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of...
Custom-made molecules designed to be invisible while absorbing near-infrared light
Osaka, Japan – Getting a molecule to do what you want it to do is not always easy. As an example, an organic molecule will...
A million light years and still going
CLEVELAND—In a breakthrough discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of cosmology, scientists at Case Western Reserve University have unearthed new evidence that could reshape our...
Ancient polar sea reptile fossil is oldest ever found in Southern Hemisphere
An international team of scientists has identified the oldest fossil of a sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere – a nothosaur vertebra found on New...
Ancient remedies for modern woes: TCM in the fight against african swine fever
Recent research reveals the potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral disease with near 100% mortality rate in...
Making this Parkinson’s drug is just turtles all the way down (video)
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2024 — L-DOPA is the best drug we have for Parkinson’s disease, but its molecular mirror image, D-DOPA, causes dangerous side effects....
Researchers develop plant gene drive system for enhanced trait inheritance
A collaborative research team led by QIAN Wenfeng from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking...
Poll: Majority of Americans say key COVID-19 policies were a good idea—but views of individual policies vary
Embargoed for release: Monday, June 17, 6:00 AM ETCredit: Source: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/de Beaumont Foundation poll, U.S. Views on Pandemic Policies:...
