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Scientists at Osaka University devise a method to improve the conductivity of molecular wires by intentionally adding periodic twists to the conjugated chains, which may...

Credit: Ralph Panstruga & Matthew Moscou People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish...

Credit: © Song et al. / BMC Evolutionary Biology Thanks to the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii, an animal whose genes have evolved very slowly, scientists...

Biotechnologists measure the forces with which algae cells adhere to surfaces and move on themCredit: Lara Hoepfner How can cells adhere to surfaces and move...

General anesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fadesCredit: University of Turku What happens in the brain when our...

Researchers publish review article on the physics of interacting particlesCredit: M. te Vrugt et al. Scientific articles in the field of physics are mostly very...

Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease,...

Investigations of a cellular protein have uncovered a possible link with schizophreniaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS Scientists have suspected mutations in a cellular cholesterol transport...

Discovery could aid early screening, shed light on how Chiari malformation arisesCredit: David Limbrick About one in 100 children has a common brain disorder called...

Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecastsCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC...

Credit: Noam Eckshtain-Levi, Susanna Leigh Harris, Reizo Quilat Roscios, and Elizabeth Anne Shank Certain bacteria, known as plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), can improve plant health or...

Activity of brain network linked to changes in connectedness for both sleep and anesthesiaCredit: Scheinin et al., JNeurosci 2020 The loss and return of consciousness...

NIMH Career Enhancement Award of $266,988 to Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, supports research in job preparedness for youth with autism spectrum disordersCredit: Kessler...

Credit: Natalie Hempel de Ibarra Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows. Meanwhile smaller bumblebees - which...

Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that are about 80 times more...