Cofactor engineering drives natural product synthesis
In the past decade, advances in synthetic biology paved the way toward the sustainable synthesis of complex natural products.Credit: DICP In the past decade, advances...
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Study shows sleep deprivation impairs stem cells in the cornea
Sleep deprivation, which means getting too little high-quality sleep, is a serious health problem. More than one-third of people in the USA report getting less...
New theory explains mystery behind fast magnetic reconnection
HANOVER, N.H. – April 28, 2022 – When magnetic field lines of opposite directions merge, they create explosions that can release massive amounts of energy....
Mother and child vulnerable to endocrine disruptor exposure
A Canadian research team highlights placental sensitivity to such environmental contaminants during pregnancy.Credit: INRS A Canadian research team highlights placental sensitivity to such environmental contaminants...
Changing guidelines for treating mild chronic hypertension in pregnancy
A study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine proves through a large clinical trial that treating high blood pressure—even mild cases—during pregnancy is safe...
Inclusive design and research methods will lead to more innovative, intelligent technology
A few years ago, when Carnegie Mellon University design researcher Christina Harrington was still making home visits for her research, she marveled at the response.Credit:...
A prehistoric forest grows in Brunei
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The first study of leaf fossils conducted in the nation of Brunei on the island of Borneo has revealed that the...
Developing inorganic lead-free perovskite for broadband emission
Artificial lighting accounts for one-fifth of global electricity consumption, and developing efficient and stable luminescence materials is critical to avoid unnecessary waste of electric energy....
Brookhaven chemist Minfang Yeh wins 2021 DPF Instrumentation Award
UPTON, NY—Minfang Yeh, a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, has won the American Physical Society’s 2021 Division of Particles...
A sharper image for proteins
Proteins may be the most important and varied biomolecules within living systems. These strings of amino acids, assuming complex 3-dimensional forms, are essential for the...
UTHealth Houston’s UTMOVE program receives distinguished Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders
UTHealth Houston’s Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases Fellowship Training Program (UTMOVE fellowship program) has been chosen by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) as one...
Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center finds CAR-T therapy effective in Black And Hispanic patients
April 28, 2022 (BRONX, NY)—CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, has revolutionized the treatment of...
New study finds climate change could spark the next pandemic
WASHINGTON — As the earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats – likely to regions with...
Discovery of 30 exocomets in a young planetary system
For the past thirty years, the star β Pictoris has fascinated astronomers because it enables them to observe a planetary system in the process of...
How brains form visual maps
Maps have played an important role in scientific progress. Claudius Ptolemaeus transformed our understanding of the world with his map of Earth and Tycho Brahe...
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