A new avenue for fighting drug-resistant bacteria
Targeting an RNA sequence in pathogenic bacteria could make them more sensitive to antibioticsCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) A small regulatory RNA found in many problematic...
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Removing the lead hazard from perovskite solar cells
Credit: Endre Horváth (EPFL) "The solar energy-to-electricity conversion of perovskite solar cells is unbelievably high, around 25%, which is now approaching the performance of the...
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi receives Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
Presented by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)Credit: image courtesy of UW Medicine New York, NY - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR),...
Have you ever wondered how many species have inhabited the earth?
Credit: Syracuse University Professors in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences explored whether or not the scientific community will ever be able to settle...
Molecular bridge mediates inhibitory synapse specificity in the cortex
Credit: Courtesy of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience With its breathtaking views and striking stature, the Golden Gate bridge certainly deserves its title...
Role of subnuclear NSrp70 in immunity-studied at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology
Scientists report that the alternative-splicing regulator NSrp70 influences immune T cell developmentCredit: Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology T lymphocytes, or T cells, are immune...
Harnessing AI to search for new materials with exotic properties
CAREER Award to support research that will accelerate materials discoveryCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- In the periodic table of elements, there are 118...
Fire operations-prescribed burning combo reduces wildfire severity up to 72%
Credit: A.E. Weislander, U.S. Forest Service / Alan H. Taylor, Penn State Firefighters battling wildfires in the western United States use a variety of suppression...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate receives ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dissertation makes foundational contributions to security of cyber-physical systemsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that Chuchu Fan receives...
Virtual schooling exposes digital challenges for Black families, MU study finds
Credit: MU School of Health Professions COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A new study from the University of Missouri found the unanticipated transitions to virtual schooling due...
Male beetles’ spiny genitalia both harmful and beneficial to females
Credit: Julian Baur Male seed beetles with genital structures that injure females may have greater reproductive success. As new research from Uppsala University shows, females...
Scientists identify new gut-liver drug recycling process
Implications for developing treatments for intestinal diseasesCredit: University of Houston A team of University of Houston pharmaceutical researchers is reporting a newly recognized process of...
Detecting wildlife illness and death with new early alert system
Network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations helps track emerging threatsCredit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis From domoic acid poisoning in seabirds to canine distemper in raccoons, wildlife face...
The hidden culprit killing lithium-metal batteries from the inside
First-of-their-kind snapshots reveal byproduct crippling powerful, experimental cellsCredit: Katie Jungjohann, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- For decades, scientists have tried to make reliable lithium-metal...
Trust me, I’m a chatbot
Göttingen University researchers investigate effect of non-human conversation partners in customer servicesCredit: Mozafari More and more companies are using chatbots in customer services. Due to...
