In the tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
Many tropical forests are experiencing increases in lightning and lianas, thanks in part to global change. This one-two punch is likely causing an increase in...
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James Chappell wins NSF CAREER Award
HOUSTON – (March 27, 2023) – Rice University bioscientist and synthetic biologist James Chappell has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop RNA...
Chicago pollution varies by neighborhood
EVANSTON, Ill. — If you live along one of the major interstate highways running through Chicago or directly next to Lake Michigan, you are regularly exposed...
Beaver fossil named after Buc-ee’s
A new species of ancient beaver that was rediscovered by researchers in The University of Texas at Austin’s fossil collections has been named after Buc-ee’s,...
ENGOT-EN6-NSGO/GOG-3031/RUBY trial results: The new standard of care in advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer
EMBARGO DATE: Monday, March 27, 2023, 12:30 pm ETCredit: ENGOT EMBARGO DATE: Monday, March 27, 2023, 12:30 pm ET PRESS RELEASE ENGOT-EN6-NSGO/GOG-3031/RUBY trial results:...
New in The Lancet Neurology: Advances in brain modelling open a path to digital twin approaches for brain medicine
In the current edition of The Lancet Neurology, researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) present the novel clinical uses of advanced brain modelling methods. ...
Routine preoperative medical consultations don’t improve surgery outcomes
A large observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that most patients do not medically benefit from consultation with a medical specialist before their...
Meet the hybrid micro-robot: The tiny robot that is able to navigate in a physiological environment and capture targeted damaged cells
Innovative technology only 10 microns across the size of a biological cell:Credit: Courtesy of Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv University grants permission for the use...
Machine learning-aided scoring of synthesis difficulties for designer chromosomes
Artificially synthesizing genomes has broad prospects in fields such as medical research and industrial strains. From the synthesis of the artificial life JCVI-syn1.0 by Craig...
Don Quixote gives his name to a new plant species only known from La Mancha, Spain
The knowledge of biodiversity in allegedly well-known places is not as complete as one would expect and its detailed study by researchers continues to offer...
Human cells help researchers understand squid camouflage
INDIANAPOLIS, March 27, 2023 — Squids and octopuses are masters of camouflage, blending into their environment to evade predators or surprise prey. Some aspects of...
A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine (video)
INDIANAPOLIS, March 27, 2023 — Nobody likes needles, but they’re necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could...
Two striking new species of carnivorous plants discovered in the Andes of Ecuador
A team of botanists from Ecuador, Germany, and the United States has described two new species of carnivorous plants with striking appearance. They are part...
‘Nano inks’ could passively control temperature in buildings, cars
World-first ‘phase change inks’ that could transform how we heat and cool buildings, homes and cars – to achieve sophisticated ‘passive climate’ control – have...
Scientists make critical progress toward preventing C. diff infections
Each year, about 500,000 people in the U.S. deal with gastrointestinal infections from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), and more than 20,000 die from these infections....
