Synthetic biology yields easy-to-use underwater adhesives
Several marine organisms, such as mussels, secrete adhesive proteins that allow them to stick to different surfaces under sea water. This attractive underwater adhesion property...
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OSU study yields a first in fossil research: Seeds sprouting from an amber-encased pine cone
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University research has uncovered the first fossil evidence of a rare botanical condition known as precocious germination in which seeds...
“Taming the storm” –- Neuroimmune interactions and brain plasticity
Amsterdam, NL, November 16, 2021 – Neuroimmune interactions are emerging as key regulators of brain plasticity throughout life and in both health and disease, but...
Electronic nose on a drone sniffs out wastewater treatment plant stink
Researchers from Spain have engineered a portable electronic nose (e-nose) that’s almost as sharp as a human nose at sniffing out the stink of wastewater...
Microtissue system allows study of deadly lung disease
WASHINGTON, November 16, 2021 -- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly and rapidly progressing disease with no cure.Credit: Katherine Cummins WASHINGTON, November 16, 2021...
Neuroscientists illuminate how brain cells ‘navigate’ in the light and dark
London, UK – 16 November 2021 – To navigate successfully in an environment, you need to continuously track the speed and direction of your head,...
Climate changed abruptly at tipping points in past
WASHINGTON, November 16, 2021 -- Abrupt changes in ice core samples and other records indicate dramatic changes in climate occurred at certain points in the...
Study shows immune cells against COVID-19 stay high in number six months after vaccination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain images. Micrograph courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
Genetic variant linked to prognosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find a genetic variant associated with a worse prognosis of the long-term lung condition in chronic hypersensitivity...
For new patients with paralysis, tighter blood pressure management may lead to more mobility
Patients with new spinal cord injuries whose blood pressure is maintained within a newly defined range during surgery may stand a better chance of regaining...
Cortex suppression resolves motivation conflict in favor of prosociality
HSE University researchers have found that if cortical excitability is suppressed, the conflict between self-interest and prosocial motivations is resolved in favour of the latter—but...
New gene identified that contributes to progression to type 1 diabetes
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 16, 2021) – When the pro-inflammatory pair, a receptor called CCR2 and its ligand CCL-2, get together, it increases the risk of developing...
Sanford Burnham Prebys unravels mysteries of the aging Down syndrome brain
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Nov 15, 2021 – In the first study of its kind, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have uncovered molecular changes within...
Prions may channel RNA’s messages
HOUSTON – (Nov. 15, 2021) – Prions get mostly bad press, but they may be the keys to controlling protein synthesis in cells.Credit: Xinyu Gu/Rice University HOUSTON...
Woodrat microbiomes: It’s who you are that matters most
Every mammal hosts a hidden community of other organisms—the microbiome. Their intestines teem with complex microbial populations that are critical for nutrition, fighting disease and...
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