Quantum causal loops
Credit: @ULB Causal reasoning is ubiquitous - from physics to medicine, economics and social sciences, as well as in everyday life. Whenever we press the...
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Blueprint for understanding the pandemic
Credit: ETH Zurich /Giulia Marthaler Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials to prepare for the inevitability...
All in the head? Brains adapt to support new species
Credit: Rich Merrill Scientists studying forest dwelling butterflies in Central and South America have discovered that changes in the way animals perceive and process information...
Covid-19 vs conservation – how the northern white rhino rescue programme overcame challenges
Credit: www.biorescue.org/Leibniz-IZW The BioRescue research project, a programme aiming at saving the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, exemplifies the challenges to overcome when conducting research...
Inhibition of the BAF complex causes rapid loss of DNA accessibility
Credit: Bobby Rajesh Malhotra_CeMM When human cells have to adapt due to a wide variety of external influences, the BAF complex plays a central role...
High greenhouse gas emissions from Siberian Inland Waters
Credit: Egor Istigechev Rivers and lakes at high latitudes are considered to be major sources for greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, but these losses...
Physicists finesse the storing of light to create rainbows of colour
Physicists at the University of Bath have found a way to use resonance to harness the energy of light more effectively inside microresonatorsCredit: University of...
Known tumour suppressor gene found essential for development, regeneration&stress-response
Credit: (Giannios, IRB Barcelona) Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These cells are the only ones...
Samara Polytech chemists simplify crystal structures
This will enable scientists to better understand new materials and their behaviorCredit: @SamaraPolytech Science always strives to replace complex natural objects and phenomena with simpler...
COVID-19 infections in the U.S. nearly three times greater than reported, model estimates
Credit: Images by Jungsik Noh via GitHub DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - World health experts have long suspected that the incidence of COVID-19 has...
From trash to treasure: Silicon waste finds new use in Li-ion batteries
Researchers at Osaka University fabricate Li-ion battery electrodes with Si swarf/graphite sheet composites, achieving high performance, reduced cost, and environmental friendlinessCredit: Osaka University Li-ion batteries...
Findings of study comparing analgesics in acute post-trauma pain
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- The combination of a high?dose NSAID with paracetamol does...
New insights put a freeze on the mechanisms for safely cryopreserving biological materials
Scientists report major discoveries on how a class of molecules called polyampholytes can safely freeze biological materialsCredit: Picture courtesy: Kazuaki Matsumura from the JAIST Cryopreservation...
Notes of discomfort: Study keys in on trends in marching band members’ pain
Credit: Photo by Zachary C.Person, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Marching band members in leadership roles are more likely to feel discomfort in the neck and...
New “molecular” tool helps shed light on individual synapses in brain cells
Scientists engineer a light-activated protein that can be used to study single synapses of neuronsCredit: Hideji Murakoshi Neurons are the primary cells of the nervous...
