Researchers generate human-monkey chimeric embryos
Credit: Weizhi Ji, Kunming University of Science and Technology Investigators in China and the United States have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and...
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Transparent nanolayers for more solar power
Nanostructured material and a new cell design pave the way for the production of silicon solar cells with more than 26 percent efficiencyCredit: Forschungszentrum Jülich...
New type of cell contributes to increased understanding of ALS
Credit: Ulf Sirborn The causes of the serious muscle disease ALS still remain unknown. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology,...
Coral reefs prevent more than $5.3 billion in potential flood damage for US property owners
Credit: Map by Chris Lowrie and Jessica Kendall-Bar Coral reefs provide many services to coastal communities, including critical protection from flood damage. A new study...
CityU biologists discover super-enhancers that switch on breast cancer genes
Credit: City University of Hong Kong Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive type of breast cancer with a high fatality rate. Currently, chemotherapy is...
With impressive accuracy, dogs can sniff out coronavirus
In a proof-of-concept study led by the University of Pennsylvania, dogs identified positive samples with 96% accuracyCredit: Pat Nolan Many long for a return to...
Patients who are overweight or obese at risk of more severe COVID-19
Credit: i yunmai Patients who are overweight or obese have more severe COVID-19 and are highly likely to require invasive respiratory support, according to a...
Saving the planet, and ourselves
A philosopher for our troubled times: Brian MedlinCredit: Flinders University 2020 began with Australia ablaze, forests from Brazil to Siberia have been devastated, with billions...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 11, Issue 3 publishes
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/11/issue/3 The Journal of the Institute of Materia Medica, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association,...
Making waves in oceanography
New research finds upwelling defies prior theoriesCredit: Jochen Kaempf, Flinders University A new scientific discovery in Australia by Flinders University has recorded for the first...
Keep calm! How blood vessels are kept in check
Credit: BIH/Michael Potente The inner surface of blood vessels is lined by a wafer-thin layer of cells known as the endothelium, which forms a crucial...
Classification scheme developed for newly identified multiple sclerosis-like disease
Credit: Tohoku University Researchers in the Department of Neurology at Tohoku University, which is led by professor Masashi Aoki, have developed a classification scheme for...
First 3D-printed proton-conductive membrane paves way for tailored energy storage devices
Credit: Tohoku University The advent and increased availability of 3D printing is leading to more customizable parts at lower costs across a spectrum of applications,...
University of Guam launches Drone Corps for students
Program to help gather footage and data for local agenciesCredit: University of Guam As the use of drones continues to rise throughout the island in...
3500 year-old honeypot: Oldest direct evidence for honey collecting in Africa
Scientists at Goethe University and University of Bristol (UK) find traces of beeswax in prehistoric pottery of the West African Nok cultureCredit: Peter Breunig, Goethe...
