New nanomaterial for treatment of skin infections
Researchers at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS (IOCB Prague) and the Technical University of Liberec in collaboration with researchers from...
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Coral microbiome is key to surviving climate change, new study finds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The microbiomes of corals — which comprise bacteria, fungi and viruses — play an important role in the ability of corals...
Fractal brain networks support complex thought
Understanding how the human brain produces complex thought is daunting given its intricacy and scale. The brain contains approximately 100 billion neurons that coordinate activity...
Researchers discover unknown childhood genetic condition and its potential cure
Describing a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic...
Expanding the genetic code with quadruplet codons
LA JOLLA, CA—One of modern biologists’ most ambitious goals is to learn how to expand or otherwise modify the genetic code of life on Earth,...
US Army backs ‘sleeping cap’ to help brains take out the trash
HOUSTON – (Sept. 29, 2021) – How well does your sleeping brain prepare you for a new day? Researchers at Rice University backed by the U.S....
Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
Worms don’t wiggle when they have Alzheimer’s disease. Yet something helped worms with the disease hold onto their wiggle in Professor Jessica Tanis’s lab at...
Glioma subtype may hold the secret to the success of immunotherapies
A common mutation in gliomas sensitizes them to immunotherapy, a finding which researchers believe could have broader therapeutic implications for all glioma patients.Credit: Bryan McCullough,...
Jawbone of 16,000-25,000-year-old human represents first Pleistocene remains from Sulawesi; shows surprising dental wear pattern
Jawbone of 16,000-25,000-year-old human represents first Pleistocene remains from Sulawesi; shows surprising dental wear patternCredit: Brumm et al., 2021, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Jawbone...
Exoskeleton research demonstrates the importance of training
Exoskeleton devices work, researchers say, for a variety of uses such as speeding up our walking or making running easier. Yet they don’t know what exactly makes exoskeletons...
Team rewires a behavioral circuit in the worm using hydra parts
WOODS HOLE, Mass. — For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side by side. The same is...
Strict lineage tracing crucial to nerve cell regeneration research, study says
UT Southwestern stem cell scientists find that stringent lineage tracing is crucial for studies of nerve cell regeneration. Their results, which are published in Cell, show that...
New study suggests that aquaporin could be key to repairing corneal defects
Philadelphia, September 29, 2021 – Corneal defects often heal themselves, but serious injuries that are left untreated can result in inflammation, infection, ulceration and even...
Sandia-developed solar cell technology reaches space
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Somewhere among the glitter of the night sky is a small satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar cell technology developed at Sandia...
Licking a Tootsie Roll® sensor to monitor health
Single-use diagnostic tests often aren’t practical for health professionals or patients in resource-limited areas, where cost and waste disposal are big concerns. So, researchers reporting...
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