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...
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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...
A powerful computational tool for efficient analysis of cell division 4D image data
Credit: DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-020-19863-x A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a novel computational tool that can reconstruct...
Scientists pinpoint molecular cause for severe disorder in children
A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa have opened a window into the cause of a rare genetic disorder that causes mortality in...
Trials of blood thinners in critically ill COVID-19 patients pause due to futility
Credit: n/a December 22 - Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants (blood thinners) in COVID-19 patients...
Promising clinical data for fenofibrate’s ability to prevent lung damage in COVID patients
Credit: Daniel Hanoch In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity of the disease, research spearheaded...
