In sync? Malaria parasite and human time clocks do align
Transmitted through infected mosquitos, the malaria parasite, once in the human bloodstream, synchronously ruptures red blood cells and rapidly infects new red blood cells, beginning...
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Intentional defects make for better reactions, researchers report
A defect is not always a bad thing. In fact, when it comes to improving the electrocatalysis process that produces clean-burning hydrogen gas, it may...
How neurons compete to lose their link
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have uncovered the mechanisms of a fundamental yet critically under-looked phase in brain development: synaptic pruning.Credit: Kyushu University/Imai Lab Fukuoka,...
‘Hot Jupiters’ may not be orbiting alone
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Research led by an Indiana University astronomer challenges longstanding beliefs about the isolation of "hot Jupiters" and proposes a new mechanism for...
Scientists discover ‘lost world’ of early ancestors in billion-year-old rocks
The discovery of a “lost world” of ancient organisms that lived in Earth’s waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of...
Sweet snacks: Children have very different preferences
Would third- and fourth-graders buy fewer unhealthy snacks if they were more expensive? The answer provided by researchers at the University of Bonn is nuanced:...
New study could help unlock ‘game-changing’ batteries for electric vehicles and aviation
Significantly improved electric vehicle (EV) batteries could be a step closer thanks to a new study led by University of Oxford researchers, published today in...
Pre-basophils: A basophil origin story
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that pre-basophil and mast cell progenitors differentiate into pre-basophils before producing mature basophils in miceCredit: Inflammation,...
What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, you’re suicidal, or want to quit smoking?
La Jolla, Calif. (June 5, 2023) — What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, want to commit suicide, or are...
Columbia scientists discover that water molecules define the materials around us
For decades, the fields of physics and chemistry have maintained that the atoms and molecules that make up the natural world define the character of...
Combining bioprinting techniques to pursue functional blood vessels
In this project volumetric bioprinting was for the first time successfully combined with melt electrowriting. This combines the speed and cell-friendliness of volumetric printing with...
Randy Yeh, MD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Randy Yeh, MD, a radiologist and nuclear medicine physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering...
Amir Iravani, MD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Amir Iravani, MD, associate professor of radiology in the Department of Radiology at...
Craig Levin, PhD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Craig Levin, PhD, professor of radiology, physics, electrical engineering and bioengineering at Stanford...
When it comes to bumblebees, does size matter?
Certain crops, like greenhouse tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and blueberries, rely on bumblebees for a style of pollination that only bumblebees can perform. Among growers, the...
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