Revealing biochemical “rings of power”
Benzobactins are bacterial natural products that have special biological activity due to a compound consisting of two ring structures. The bacterial genes responsible for the...
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Perennial rice’s next steps: Large-scale localization to adapt across different climates
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the UN's recently-released World Population Prospects 2022. Countries of sub-Saharan...
OHSU-developed brain surgery simulator proves valuable in nationwide test
Hundreds of residents in neurological surgery across the United States trained on a first-of-its-kind simulator intended to mimic the type of real-life catastrophe they may...
Tackling plastic pollution with a net of law and chemical coding
An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward...
Novel device measures nerve activity that may help treatment sepsis and PTSD
A team of engineers and physicians at University of California San Diego has developed a device to non-invasively measure cervical nerve activity in humans, a...
A Tale of Terroir: Porcini mushrooms have evolved with a preference to local adaptation
The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the...
Neonicotinoid causes ASD-like symptoms in chicks
Disturbed transmission via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in chick fetuses impairs the hatchlings’ preference for animate objects—similar to what is seen in autism spectrum disorder in...
With new tech, UTA aims to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s
A University of Texas at Arlington multidisciplinary research team is developing a dual-mode brain-sensing device that detects Alzheimer’s disease (AD) quickly and effectively.Credit: UT Arlington...
Longest follow-up of patients with early breast cancer shows radiotherapy does not improve survival after 30 years
Barcelona, Spain: Radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery in conjunction with chemotherapy or tamoxifen to treat early breast cancer reduces the risk of the disease returning...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers uncover groundbreaking insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads
A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads – collectively...
ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for HPC-Based COVID-19 Research awarded to team for modelling how pandemic-causing viruses, especially SARS-CoV-2, are identified and classified
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, awarded the 2022 ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research to an international team for...
A new experiment pushes the boundaries of our understanding of topological quantum matter
New research conducted by Princeton physicists is delving with high resolution into the complex and fascinating world of topological quantum matter—a branch of physics that...
Imaging cells: New method enables clear, precise look inside
It’s why Jaws swam out of sight for more than an hour and hints at the glamour of giftwrap. In movie theaters, living rooms, and...
Blinding eye disease strongly associated with serious forms of cardiovascular disease
Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are also highly likely to have...
UC San Diego researchers show molecules change their behaviors under a polariton leader
In recent years, manipulating chemistry using hybrid light-matter states called polaritons has generated much research as it combines the speed and efficiency of light with...
