Cataloguing genetic information about yams
Credit: S. Yamanaka Yams are a staple food in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world's yams each year. Yams play a key...
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Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease
Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health officials began recommending it as...
Can super-Earth interior dynamics set the table for habitability?
Are super-Earths capable of creating conditions that are hospitable for life to arise and thrive?Credit: Image is courtesy of Yingwei Fei. Sandia Z Machine photograph...
Fermilab scientist Josh Frieman awarded American Astronomical Society Fellowship
Credit: courtesy of Josh Frieman Fermilab scientist and University of Chicago Professor Josh Frieman has been awarded an American Astronomical Society Fellowship, the first at...
Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet
Filaments made of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are obtained by exposing the material to a magnetic field under controlled temperature; the applications are myriad and...
RUDN University ecologist suggested a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in animal farming
Credit: RUDN University An ecologist from RUDN University suggested a method to evaluate and reduce the effect of animal farms on climate change and developed...
Not a living fossil: How the Coelacanth recently evolved dozens of new genes
Coelacanths gained 62 new genes from traveling DNA that was passed on from other species, new research reveals in a remarkable glimpse into how the...
UTEP awarded $1 million NNSA grant to expose minority students to nuclear energy industry
Credit: Norman Love. EL PASO, Texas - Students from The University of Texas at El Paso will have more opportunities to train for competitive jobs...
Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions in new infections in generalized...
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
Plasma processing modifies carbon black powder to catalyze valuable chemicalCredit: Tour Group/Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) - Rice University researchers have...
Super-Earth atmospheres probed at Sandia’s Z machine
A step in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxyCredit: Artist image by Eric Lundin; Z firing photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --...
Color is in the eye of the beholder
The evolution of red color vision in lycaenid butterflies linked to coordinated rhodopsin tuningCredit: Image copyright Nanfang Yu (Columbia University). The colors in a flower...
UIC researcher awarded $10.15M to develop antibody-based dry eye treatment
Credit: Dr. Sandeep Jain/University of Illinois Chicago Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum...
Quantum computing enables simulations to unravel mysteries of magnetic materials
Credit: D-Wave A multi-institutional team became the first to generate accurate results from materials science simulations on a quantum computer that can be verified with...
Starling success traced to rapid adaptation
Genetic evolution doesn't always take millions of yearsCredit: Ian Davies, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ithaca, NY--Love them or hate them, there's no doubt...
