Solving an age-old mystery about crystal formation
A million years ago, the oldest known species to walk upright like a human, the Homo Erectus, had a human-like fascination with crystals. Historians can...
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Understanding how soil traps carbon
EVANSTON, Ill. — When carbon molecules from plants enter the soil, they hit a definitive fork in the road.Credit: Francesco Ungaro EVANSTON, Ill. — When...
$1.9 million NIH grant to support research on impacts of the microbiome on human health
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The bacteria and microorganisms that live within the human body — the microbiota — can impact human health, disease risk and...
Scientists create effective ‘spark plug’ for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
Scientists from the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective “spark plug” for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement...
The fate of drug discovery in academia; dumping in the publication landfill?
“ fruitful efforts to bring more drugs from bench to bedside could only be possible if we do not leave them ‘midway’!”Credit: 2024 Saqib et...
Petrina Kamya, Ph.D., Head of AI Platforms at Insilico Medicine, presents at BIO CEO & Investor Conference
Petrina Kamya, PhD, Head of AI Platforms and President of Insilico Medicine Canada, will present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference happening Feb. 26-27...
Argonne’s Lin X. Chen receives the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Award from the University of Hamburg
Lin X. Chen, a chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, has received the Senior Prize as part of the two 2023...
European research grant facilitates production of valuable fuels and chemicals using microbial cell factories
Kaspar Valgepea, Associate Professor of Gas Fermentation Technologies at the University of Tartu, will advance understanding of gas-consuming bacteria, supported by European Research Council grant...
Smells like evolution: Fruit flies reveal surprises in chemical sensing
A new study in Nature Communications unveils the hidden world of sensory evolution in fruit flies. By delving into the genes and cells behind their...
Brazilian researcher helps describe a novel species of jellyfish discovered in a remote location in Japan
A gelatinous animal with a diameter of about 10 cm and a red stomach resembling the Cross of St George when seen from above. This...
Discovered how to predict whether patients with leukemia will be sensitive to epigenetic drugs
Alterations in the chemical modifications that control gene expression, known as Epigenetics, have proven to be one of the most characteristic properties of all human...
AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society and IOP Publishing create new ‘Purpose-Led Publishing’ coalition
AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society, and IOP Publishing have joined forces to create Purpose-Led Publishing (PLP), a new coalition with a promise to always...
Watching the enzymes that convert plant fiber into simple sugars
This work was adapted from articles by Elizabeth Boatman and Emily C. Dooley. Credit: Hoi-Ying Holman/Berkeley Lab This work was adapted from articles by Elizabeth Boatman and Emily C....
Revolutionizing batteries: Coffee grounds power high-performance sodium-ion anodes
In a study recently published in the KeAi journal Carbon Resources Conversion, a team of researchers from Kazakhstan and South Korea reported the successful synthesis...
New research finds that dust in atmosphere is feeding algae in mountain lakes
Credit: Patrick Strong Journal Global Change Biology DOI 10.1111/gcb.17055 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Not applicable Article Title Dust storms increase the...
