Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region
Researchers at Osaka University have developed a technique of attacking cancer cells with lethal alpha rays from within by using a nutrient transporter to deliver...
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Risk of extinction cascades from freshwater mussels to a bitterling fish
Decline of unionid mussels heightens hybridisation of native and introduced bitterling fishCredit: Hiroki Hata (Ehime University) Bitterling fishes (Subfamily: Acheilognathinae) spawn in the gills of...
Drug discovery study identifies promising new compound to open constricted airways
University of South Florida experts in airway bitter taste receptors and medicinal chemistry team up to advance a potential asthma and COPD treatment that works...
How to identify heat-stressed corals
'Coral hospital' tool could help safeguard reefs facing climate changeCredit: D. Bhattacharya Researchers have found a novel way to identify heat-stressed corals, which could help...
Ecologist receives grant to study pollinator habitat in utility rights-of-way
Findings will help power companies promote ecosystem health in landscapes set aside for electric power delivery linesCredit: Courtesy Northern Arizona University Bees, butterflies and other...
Comb of a lifetime: a new method for fluorescence microscopy
Scientists develop a fluorescence "lifetime" microscopy technique that uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomenaCredit: Tokushima University Fluorescence microscopy is...
See live cells with 7 times greater sensitivity using new microscopy technique
Upgrade to quantitative phase imaging can increase image clarity by expanding dynamic rangeCredit: s-graphics.co.jp, CC BY-NC-ND Experts in optical physics have developed a new way...
New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits Covid-19 virus
In lab experiments, pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 (CC0) A novel computational drug screening strategy combined with...
Countries led by women haven’t fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Windsor et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those...
Researchers measure, model desalination membranes to maximize flow, clean more water
Credit: Image by the Ganapathysubramanian research group/Iowa State University and Gregory Foss/Texas Advanced Computing Center. AMES, Iowa - Nature has figured out how to make...
Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission
Credit: W. Robert Shaw, 2020 (CCBY 2.0) Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmission...
Stretching diamond for next-generation microelectronics
Credit: Dang Chaoqun / City University of Hong Kong Diamond is the hardest material in nature. But out of many expectations, it also has great...
New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key preventive drug
The mutations are already widespread in parasite populations in Africa and AsiaCredit: Lauren Holden, Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0) In the ongoing arms race between...
Spontaneous robot dances highlight a new kind of order in active matter
Credit: Thomas A. Berrueta Predicting when and how collections of particles, robots, or animals become orderly remains a challenge across science and engineering. In the...
Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases
Credit: Osei-Safo 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa and around...
