Bacteria adapt syringe apparatus to changing conditions
Study shows how pathogenic bacteria can adapt to varying conditions of the digestive tractCredit: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology Basic, acidic, basic again: for...
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Open door to treatment of renal fibrosis by showing that it is caused by telomere shortening
Renal fibrosis leads to kidney failure, which can only be treated by dialysis and whose incidence is increasing due to the ageing of the population....
UNIST takes top prize at 2021 Samsung Humantech Paper Award
Credit: UNIST Nine UNIST students have been recognized for their excellence in academic and research work at the 27th Annual Samsung Humantech Paper Award ceremony....
Saarbrücken based bioinformaticians trace down molecular signals of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Oliver Dietze In their study, which is now published in the journal Nature Aging, they show that the level of non-coding RNAs in the...
Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger
CABI has led the first study to explore the income and food security effects of the fall armyworm invasion on a country -- revealing that...
Global river flow contingent upon climate change
Credit: Michigan State University More often than ever before, water available in rivers is at the mercy of climate change, international researchers collaborating on a...
Significant variation found in timing andselection of genetic tests for non–small-cell lung cancer
Whole-genome sequencing instead of biomarker testing may streamline selection of appropriate therapy, investigators report in the Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsCredit: van de Ven, Michiel, et...
Melting glaciers could speed up carbon emissions into the atmosphere
Credit: Lee Brown The loss of glaciers worldwide enhances the breakdown of complex carbon molecules in rivers, potentially contributing further to climate change. An international...
Rare open-access quantum computer now operational
Scientists worldwide can use ion-based testbed at Sandia National LaboratoriesCredit: Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A new Department of Energy open-access quantum...
European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two millennia
Credit: Ulf Büntgen Recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years, according to a new study. An...
UIC researchers discover hidden link between cellular defense systems
Credit: Photo provided by researchers Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that heparanase, HPSE, a poorly understood protein, is a key regulator...
Skoltech and MIT researchers identify optimal human landing system architectures to land on the Moon
Credit: Pavel Odinev (Skoltech) Researchers from Skoltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have analyzed several dozen options to pick the best one in terms...
Brown researchers explore possibilities for an ultra-secure gun registry
Credit: Nick Dentamaro/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Proposals to create a national gun registry have long been met with fierce opposition from gun rights advocates....
Predicting vessel arrival time, based on artificial intelligence!
Credit: UNIST A student, affiliated with the Department of Industrial Engineering within the College of Information-Bio Convergence Engineering at UNIST distinguished herself at the 2021...
Surgery should remain as mainstay of treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis
Credit: RCSI An RCSI study conducted in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has found that surgery, rather than antibiotics-only, should remain as the mainstay of treatment...
