The cost of being a non-native English speaker in science
English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language is not English — the...
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Cell-to-cell diversity is key to protecting brain from neurological diseases: University of Ottawa research
A brain’s cell makeup may transform the way we understand and treat neuropsychiatric conditions, potentially opening a new treatment path for diseases like epilepsy, autism,...
Medical College of Wisconsin scientist and international team awarded $13 million NIH program project grant to study calcifications in diseases of aging
Contact:Credit: Medical College of Wisconsin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Colleen McDonald, Sr. Consultant - Earned Media 414.801.3146 | [email protected] Medical College of Wisconsin scientist and...
Quantitative analysis of cell organelles with artificial intelligence
BESSY II's high-brilliance X-rays can be used to produce microscopic images with spatial resolution down to a few tens of nanometres. Whole cell volumes can...
Termites as cause of fairy circles in Namib Desert confirmed
For more than ten years, researchers have been discussing how the numerous circular bare patches in the middle of the African grasslands - the so-called...
The carbon cycle is speeding up
Subarctic ecosystems store large amounts of carbon. As the climate continues to warm, more and more carbon is being released into the atmosphere. There are...
“Mind controlling” parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal
In a world full of bizarre animals, hairworms are some of the strangest: parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what’s sometimes...
Droplet levitation is a new way to explore airborne viruses and microorganisms
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 – Self-sustained levitation of millimeter-sized droplets was recently discovered by researchers at Tyumen State University, in Russia, during an experiment to...
Scientists unravel evolutionary history of the Arctic flora
A team led by Prof. WANG Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has unraveled the evolutionary history of...
PCORI approves $208 million for research on heart disease, chronic disease, palliative care and a range of conditions impacting people of all ages
July 18, 2023 Credit: https://www.pcori.org/about/governance/trademark-usage-guidelines July 18, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $208 million to...
Laser-controlled intracellular flows in temperature-sensitive biological cells
Micromanipulation techniques are widely adopted in materials science, colloidal physics and life sciences for various applications, ranging from nanostructure assembly and particle trapping to spatio-temporal...
How do microbes spread globally? A study clarifies how they travel from end to end of the world
The study “Understanding atmospheric intercontinental dispersal of harmful microorganisms”* compiles the scope of the problem of the global dispersal of harmful microorganisms through the upper...
Field records of early-20th century female public health pioneer converted to 21st century data
Natural history collections contain huge amounts of information on diversity, distribution and ecology of a variety of species; however, much of this valuable information is...
Detecting nanoplastics – in fractions of a second
It is well known that microplastics are a problem: They are tiny, barely visible plastic particles that can harm the environment, for example, if they...
Carbon pricing disproportionately harms the elderly
As the human population ages, carbon pricing policies may disproportionately harm low-income seniors, according to a study. Carbon pricing policies are designed to reduce carbon...
