Model predicts where ticks, Lyme disease will appear next in Midwest states
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By drawing from decades of studies, scientists created a timeline marking the arrival of black-legged ticks,...
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Results of NIH-sponsored ACTIV-3 trial published
Experimental monoclonal antibody not efficacious in Phase 3 trialCredit: NIAID Preliminary results of a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial testing the investigative monoclonal antibody...
Putting on the pressure improves glass for fiber optics
Credit: Yongjian Yang, Penn State Rapid, accurate communication worldwide is possible via fiber optic cables, but as good as they are, they are not perfect....
Global study on bird song frequency
Competition for mates leads to a deeper voice than expected based on sizeCredit: Tomáš Albrecht An analysis of the songs of most of the world's...
Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms
Light-controlled genes could reveal how gut bacteria impact healthCredit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 22, 2020) - Baylor College of Medicine...
Scientists suggested a method to improve performance of methanol fuel cells
Credit: FEFU press office Fuel cells based on methanol oxidation have a huge potential in the motor and technical industries. To increase their energy performance,...
Semper floats! Marines use sensor buoys to better understand ocean battlespace
Credit: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya) ARLINGTON, Va.--Flying several thousand feet above the Pacific Ocean, an air crew and a scientist...
New drug inhibits the growth of cancer cells
Blocking gene expression in mitochondria in mice stops cancer cells from growingCredit: Hauke S. Hillen A newly developed compound starves cancer cells by attacking their...
COVID immunity lasts up to 8 months, new data reveals
Real hope for longevity of COVID vaccinationsCredit: Monash University Australian researchers have revealed - for the first time - that people who have been infected...
Chemists describe a new form of ice
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Scientists from the United States, China, and Russia have described the structure and properties of a novel hydrogen clathrate hydrate...
Chemists synthesize ‘flat’ silicon compounds
The molecules generated at the University of Bonn are very stable despite their unusual spatial shapeCredit: © Jens Rump / University of Bonn Chemists at...
Better learners in collared flycatchers are more likely to imitate competitors
Effect of faster learning was only found in femalesCredit: J. Morinay Many animal species use social information - from conspecifics or other species - to...
Gates Foundation helps UC study sexual health of South African youth
Researchers show that rural girls look to social and cultural influences, not modern medicine, to prevent pregnancy and diseaseCredit: University of Cincinnati An important new...
The brain’s protein factories at work
Detailed structure of ribosomes in nerve cells revealedCredit: Image: M.L. Kraushar/Charité Protein synthesis is a finely tuned process in the cell by macromolecules known as...
Scientists suggested a way to measure soil properties at any depth without digging
Credit: RUDN University A team of scientists from RUDN University and the Dokuchyaev Soil Science Institute developed a method for identifying the color of soil...
