Blocking spike captors to counter COVID
Despite the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns worldwide, the threat posed by Covid-19 still exists. First of all, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant could very well emerge...
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Chemistry professor utilizes virtual reality to give UTSA students unique look at proteins
Francis Yoshimoto, assistant professor in the UTSA College of Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, is introducing his Biochemistry II laboratory students to a new way of...
Crystal study may resolve DNA mystery
HOUSTON – (May 9, 2022) – When cells reproduce, the internal mechanisms that copy DNA get it right nearly every time. Rice University bioscientists have...
Hidden distortions trigger promising thermoelectric property
UPTON, NY—In a world of materials that normally expand upon heating, one that shrinks along one 3D axis while expanding along another stands out. That’s...
Methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity in bladder cancer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Anindya Dutta, MBBS, Ph.D., and colleagues have described a novel form of gene regulation that is altered in bladder cancer, leading to...
Gene therapy shows promise in treating neuropathy from spinal cord injuries
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted...
Ultrafast ‘camera’ captures hidden behavior of potential ‘neuromorphic’ material
UPTON, NY—Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. That’s the goal of scientists seeking to...
Moffitt researchers identify key factors impacting adaptive therapy
TAMPA, Fla. — Most cancer treatments are based on using the maximum tolerated dose of a drug to kill as many cancer cells as possible....
Postpartum depression increased during pandemic’s first year, study finds
Postpartum depression symptoms increased among U.S. women during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new UVA Health study reveals. Credit: UVA Health Postpartum depression...
Stopping lung damage before it turns deadly
LA JOLLA, CA—If you've ever struggled to breathe, you've had a moment of hypoxia—a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have long-term effects. In fact, doctors...
Confirmed: Atmospheric helium levels are rising
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego used an unprecedented technique to detect that levels of helium are rising in the atmosphere,...
Bolder marmoset monkeys learn faster than shy ones
Individual traits seem to drive our learning success: for instance, conscientious individuals often show higher academic performance. A group of cognitive and behavioural biologists from...
These bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets
In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species imitates a more dangerous one in an evolutionary “ruse” that affords the mimic protection from would-be predators. Now, researchers...
50 years of traditional crop conservation a success but some crops still lack protection
A global analysis of the representation of traditional farmer varieties (often called landraces) of 25 major crops in genebanks around the world has shown that...
SDSU researchers identify rare genetic markers of drug-resistant tuberculosis
To many, tuberculosis (TB) may seem like a disease from a bygone era. But it still claims more than one million lives every year. And...
