Stopping the sickness: Protein may be key to blocking a nauseating bacterium
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of...
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UMD study suggests supporting Indonesian women in conservation supports biodiversity
Researchers explore the motivations and challenges of Indonesian women in conservation sciencesCredit: Erin Poor, University of Maryland In a new study published in Conservation Science...
New model to help identify risk factors for reading difficulties in children
Featured intervention is a new book program for babies in Neonatal Intensive Care UnitCredit: Cincinnati Children's Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have developed...
Russian biologists discover a transmissible cancer lineage in the Far Eastern mussels
The disease can have an adverse effect on the populations of these molluscs, which are extensively farmed in Russia.Credit: SPbU 'A transmissible cancer was first...
New £1.49 million project to research nuclear decontamination robots
Scientists from Lancaster and Manchester Universities are to investigate the best way to use robots to help clean up radioactivity with a £1.49 million grant...
Viewing the virus close up
Technology project with Heidelberg participation wants to develop compact cell-imaging for extensive applicationCredit: Venera Weinhardt How do viral pathogens succeed in penetrating human cells? Which...
Gender discrimination threatens crop yield among smallholder farmers in Africa, researchers say
Studies conducted in Tanzania and drawing on case studies across East Africa show that policies giving women better access to resources and information must be...
Shining, colored LED lighting on microalgae for next-generation biofuel
Combined blue and red illumination enhances growth, biosynthesis of D. Salina microalgaeCredit: Xiaojian Zhou/Yangzhou University WASHINGTON, March 30, 2021 -- As ethanol, biodiesel, and other...
COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds
Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., March 30, 2021 -- Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for...
Forbes magazine again tags Sandia Labs as top large employer
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories again has been recognized by Forbes as one of the 500 Best Large Employers...
T cells recognize recent SARS-CoV-2 variants
NIAID research suggests protective effects of vaccination remain intactCredit: NIAID WHAT: When variants of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) emerged in late 2020, concern...
First interstellar comet may be the most pristine ever found
Credit: ESO/O. Hainaut New observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) indicate that the rogue comet 2I/Borisov, which is only the...
The egg in the X-ray beam
Innovative time-resolved method reveals network formation by and dynamics of proteinsCredit: Credit: DESY, Gesine Born A team of scientists has been using DESY's X-ray source...
UMass Amherst food scientist honored with top awards
Credit: UMass Amherst Eric Decker, professor of food science, has recently received the two top awards in his field - the American Oil Chemists' Society's...
Groundwater discharge affects water quality in coastal waters
Credit: Isaac Santos Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships. A new global study, led...
