Keeping score: novel method might help differentiate 2 serious skin diseases
Your skin becomes red and spots filled with pus appear, so you visit a dermatologist. When these symptoms spread to the skin throughout the body,...
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Better kombucha brewing through chemistry
NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2024 — Kombucha is a fermented tea known for its health benefits and tangy kick. But brewers can find it challenging...
Animal hair structure changes from summer to winter to fend off freezing weather
NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2024 — Unique adaptations allow wild animals to survive temperature extremes that would quickly kill an unprotected human. For example, certain...
Groundbreaking study reveals extensive leatherback turtle activity along U.S. coastline
A new study led by a team of marine scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science and the...
“Noisy” roundworm brains give rise to individuality
Joint research led by Yu Toyoshima and Yuichi Iino of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated individual differences in and successfully extracted commonalities from the...
RPI researchers awarded $1.5 million to produce hemp-based insulated siding
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will use hemp to develop a commercially viable, durable, and low-embodied-carbon insulated siding product to address what the U.S....
How the brain translates motivation into goal-oriented behavior, according to new study
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Hunger can drive a motivational state that leads an animal to a successful pursuit of a goal — foraging for and finding...
UTA students earn transformative D.C. fellowships
Seven undergraduate students from The University of Texas at Arlington headed to Washington, D.C., for a hands-on program to live, learn and intern in the...
Protein fragments ID two new “extremophile” microbes—and may help find alien life
Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists...
Breakthrough in ultraviolet spectroscopy
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have successfully developed a new technique for deciphering the properties of light and matter that...
Same target, different effects
The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is a target for antibioticsCredit: © RUB, Marquard The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is a target for antibiotics...
New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter
The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it’s made of ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy’ and ‘dark matter.’ A new uOttawa...
Shark-bitten orcas in the Northeastern Pacific could be a new population of killer whale
UBC researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean...
Newly discovered receptor influences gut development in fruit flies
Adhesion GPCRs belong to the large family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). There are about 700 variants in humans, which are responsible for sensory impressions, hormonal...
In vivo production of CAR-T cells using virus-mimetic fusogenic nanovesicles
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are synthesized membrane proteins that enable lymphocytes to recognize and respond to the specific antigens of target cells. Despite the impressive...
