The megalodon was less mega than previously believed
A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested. This finding...
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Slender shark: Study finds Megalodon was not like a gigantic great white shark
CHICAGO — A new scientific study shows that the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived roughly 15-3.6 million years ago nearly worldwide,...
Vanderbilt chemist Ben Brown awarded $2.375M to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI
When Ben Brown, research assistant professor of chemistry, thinks about the opioid epidemic, he views the problem on a molecular level. Painkillers used legitimately in medicine,...
Endless biotechnological innovation requires a creative approach
Scientists working on biological design should focus on the idiosyncrasies of biological systems over optimisation, according to new research.Credit: Thomas Gorochowski Scientists working on biological...
Important to involve both parents in breastfeeding
The most important support person for women to succeed in their ambition to breastfeed is the new mother’s partner. The partner also needs to be...
Novel methodology projects growth of native trees, enhancing return on investment in forest restoration
Interest in forest restoration has increased in recent years, both on the part of companies and financial markets and in academia and government. This is...
Bacterial meningitis damages one in three children for life
One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection. This is according to a new epidemiological...
USTC reveals the dynamics of bright-dark exciton transition in a semiconductor material
A research team led by Prof. ZHAO Jin and Associate Prof. ZHENG Qijing from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with...
University of Houston joins SMART Hub, a $5 million Department of Defense consortium
To tackle the challenges of a shrinking wireless spectrum, the University of Houston has joined the Spectrum Management with Adaptive and Reconfigurable Technology (SMART) Hub –...
Researchers develop 70kW-level high power density vanadium flow battery stack
Recently, a research team led by Prof. LI Xianfeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a 70...
Clutch-stack-driven molecular gears in crystals could propel material innovation
Temperature-controlled, reversible shifting of molecular gear motion in a solid crystal opens new possibilities for material design.Credit: (Mingoo Jin, et al. Journal of the American...
JMC｜Insilico Medicine nominates novel AI-driven PHD inhibitor targeting anemia
Clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company InSilico Medicine (“InSilico”), today announced that the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, an ACS Publications journal focusing on...
JMC | Insilico Medicine presents the discovery of the potent and selective MYT1 inhibitors for the treatment of cancer through generative AI
Insilico Medicine(“Insilico”), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, recently published an early research that it has identified MYT1 as a promising...
New study reveals critical role of FAM3c in breast cancer progression
A groundbreaking study conducted by Professor Jiyoung Park and her research team in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST has identified FAM3C, a metabolism-regulating...
New medicine can create a new life for diabetes patients – without needles!
There are approximately 425 million people worldwide with diabetes. Approximately 75 million of these inject themselves with insulin daily. Now they may soon have a...
