Scientists sequence genome of little skate, the stingray’s cousin
Rutgers geneticists, working with an international team of scientists, have conducted the most comprehensive sequencing yet of the complete DNA sequence of the little skate...
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Increased droughts are disrupting carbon-capturing soil microbes, concerning ecologists
Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there. However, the increasing frequency and...
High-pressure structure of 2D ferromagnet CrSiTe3 clarified in recent study
According to research published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Prof. DING Junfeng from Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP), Hefei Institutes of Physical Science,...
SwRI joins new NASA institute to qualify, certify additive manufacturing methods
SAN ANTONIO — April 12, 2023—Southwest Research Institute will contribute to a new NASA institute to improve understanding and enable rapid certification of metal parts...
Insilico Medicine successfully discovered potent, selective, and orally bioavailable small-molecule inhibitor of CDK8 using generative AI
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced that it has successfully discovered a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable small...
‘Carb’ treatment for stroke receives new U.S. patent
A new twist on a drug used to treat alcohol use disorder could double up as a treatment for stroke, the leading cause of disability...
Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets
Since the 1950s, humanity has produced an estimated 8.3bn tons of plastic, adding a further 380m tons to this amount each year. Only 9% of...
Scientists uncover the amazing way sandgrouse hold water in their feathers
Many birds’ feathers are remarkably efficient at shedding water — so much so that “like water off a duck’s back” is a common expression. Much...
Tick-borne Powassan virus is being transmitted in concentrated clusters in New England, Yale study says
A new study by investigators with the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) finds that the tick-borne Powassan virus is being transmitted in concentrated community...
Bringing racial equity to kidney transplant evaluation
African Americans are more than three times as likely to have kidney failure than Whites but four times less likely to have received a kidney...
Knockout of AMD-associated gene POLDIP2 reduces mitochondrial superoxide in retinal cells
“To our knowledge, this is the first functional study of POLDIP2 in retinal cells to understand its potential role in AMD.”Credit: 2023 Nguyen et al....
New approach targets norovirus, world’s leading cause of foodborne infection
Every year, norovirus causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning — and the deaths of at least 50,000 children — yet there exists...
Perfume component helps lure male moth pests
North Carolina State University researchers have shown that adding a small amount of a chemical used in perfumes – nonanal – to a two-chemical combination...
Genomic surveillance identifies global strain of emerging wheat disease fungus
Pests and diseases may reduce global wheat yields by over 20%. A study published April 11th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Sergio...
Daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study finds
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular...
