Understanding how genetic motifs conduct “the music of life”
Our genetic codes control not only which proteins our cells produce, but also - to a great extent - in what quantity.Credit: Pixabay/Chalmers University of...
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Eyes reveal life history of fish
Eye-popping research helps inform salmon and floodplain managementCredit: UC Davis If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, it will tell you its...
Technology bolsters use of chia seeds to help improve health, slow signs of aging
Credit: Andrea Liceaga/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An improved extraction method involving chia seeds may provide new options for nutritional foods, medicine capsules and...
Scientists publish a blueprint to apply artificial intelligence to extend human longevity
The international team of artificial intelligence experts and medical doctors propose a framework for the application of next-generation AI to extend human longevityCredit: Deep Longevity...
In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects
Credit: Victor Baptista The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing large hydropower projects. The proliferation...
New NCAR-Wyoming supercomputer to accelerate scientific discovery
New system will advance nation's understanding of geosciencesCredit: Image by Matthias Rempel, ©University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) announced...
Putting bugs on the menu, safely
The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research is shedding light on allergy causing proteins which...
Using wearable tech to keep babies, pregnant women healthy
Credit: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University If a weightlifter is pregnant, she may get conflicting medical advice about how much she can safely lift at the...
Adults with cognitive disabilities more than twice as likely to use e-cigarettes
George Mason University study is the first to assess the use of e-cigarettes among working-age adults by type of disabilityCredit: George Mason University The rapid...
A metalens for virtual and augmented reality
Researchers develop a millimeter-size flat lens for VR and AR platformsCredit: Photo credit: Zhaoyi Li/Harvard University Despite all the advances in consumer technology over the...
New malaria mosquito is emerging in African cities
A new urban mosquito is widespread in the Horn of Africa and is highly susceptible to local malaria parasitesCredit: Radboudumc Larvae of a new malaria...
A little soap simplifies making 2D nanoflakes
Rice lab's experiments refine processing of hexagonal boron nitrideCredit: Credit: Ella Maru Studio HOUSTON - (Jan. 27, 2021) - Just a little soap helps clean...
NPS Railgun Lab propels technology leaders, alumnus into award-winning research
Credit: Courtesy Asset Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School's Railgun Laboratory - the largest of any academic institution - has...
Melatonin produced in the lungs prevents infection by novel coronavirus
The hormone acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, blocking the expression of genes that encode proteins in cells serving as viral entry points, according to...
New study points to better diagnostics for cancer
CHALM method helps researchers identify more reliable cancer biomarkersCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - January 27, 2021 - A new University of California,...
