uOttawa study first to investigate newly introduced butterfly which could become widespread in Canada
Credit: Stephanie A. Rivest This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have...
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To die or not to die in response to stress, a decision regulated by MK2 protein levels
Credit: IRB Barcelona Living organisms are often exposed to stress stimuli generated either by external or internal factors, and they need to respond accordingly. At...
Scientists uncover drivers of phenotypic innovation and diversification in gymnosperms
Credit: KIB Determining the major drivers of species diversification and phenotypic innovation across the Tree of Life is one of the grand challeges in evolutionary...
No stone unturned: An extensive search for cation substitution in lithium-ion batteries
Scientists demonstrate an inexpensive computational technique to screen for atomic substitutions in lithium-ion batteries to boost their capacityCredit: Courtesy: Ryo Maezono from JAIST Ishikawa, Japan...
CHOP researchers establish novel approach for developing new antibiotics
New study proposes structure-guided design to create prodrugs that act as a "Trojan Horse," allowing antibiotics to reach resistant bacteriaCredit: CHOP Philadelphia, July 19, 2021--Researchers...
An automated flight control system for drone swarms has been developed
Credit: Andrew Coop/Unsplash "The project's main objective is to integrate a certain degree of automation, so that an operator can control a small fleet of...
RedHill Biopharma announces last patient out for phase 2/3 COVID-19 study of oral Opaganib
Top-line results expected in the coming weeksCredit: RedHill Biopharma TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, NC, July 19, 2021, RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) ("RedHill" or...
Understanding the physics in new metals
Credit: Jonathan Pelliciari/BNL Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), working in an international team, have developed a new...
Deconstructing the infectious machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists collaborate to model the complex protein responsible for SARS-CoV-2 replication, revealing its potential weak spots for drug developmentCredit: Greg Hura/Berkeley Lab In February 2020,...
Personalized immunotherapy response studied in body-on-a-chip cancer models
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, NC, JULY 19, 2021 -- Wake Forest researchers and clinicians are using patient-specific tumor 'organoid' models as a preclinical companion platform to...
COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection
Credit: Andrea Crisanti Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. Researchers from...
Bonding’s next top model — Projecting bond properties with machine learning
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Designing materials that have the necessary properties to fulfill specific functions is a...
US corn and soybean maladapted to climate variations, study shows
Credit: Laura Mabry, College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - U.S. corn and soybean varieties have become increasingly heat and drought resistant as...
Using technology to help informal caregivers manage medication for patients with dementia
NIA grant will fund user-centered design to create and test Helping the Helpers appCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Most of the six million people in...
New alpine moth solves a 180-year-old mystery
Credit: Jürg Schmid Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) are one of the most diverse animal groups. To date, scientists have found as many as 5,000...
