Study of dune dynamics will help scientists understand the topography of Mars
Researchers at the University of Campinas conducted more than 120 experiments with dunes of up to 10 cm that interact for a few minutes, obtaining...
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Effects of organohalogen pollution are coded in gene expression profiles of Baltic salmon
Credit: Reprinted with permission from Environmental Science & Technology. © 2020 American Chemical Society Hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) have been released to support the...
The human helpers of SARS-CoV-2
Natural variation impacts virus-relevant proteinsCredit: Image: M. Pietzner Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the human host cell. Proteins are...
OU-led study focuses on evolutionary determinism and convergence in marine fishes
Credit: Lutjanus viridis photographed by R. Betancur, Mosquera & Seymour, Galapagos, 10 Feb. 2017. The stickleback is a well-studied system in freshwater lakes, but the evolution...
Fishing alters fish behaviour and features in exploited ecosystems
Results ratify the importance of marine reservoirsCredit: Olga Reñones Not all specimens of the same species are the same: there is a marked variability within...
Towards circular economy: European manufacturers tend not to report on their actions
After analyzing the data from 226 large manufacturing companies from the European Union, a team of researchers from Lithuania, Poland and Sweden have drawn a...
New insights into Fragile X syndrome and the fetal brain
Credit: Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Researchers at Tohoku University have revealed further insight into the fetal development of our brain and the potential...
Ensuring a proper body plan
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown that the enzyme lysine demethylase 7a helps ensure the ordered axial development of the mouse embryo by...
Root bacteria could help defeat fatal citrus disease
$10 million project hunts underground for keys to trees' healthCredit: Nichole Ginnan/UCR A UC Riverside-led team is looking at tiny underground microorganisms for a way...
Researchers develop new combined process for 3D printing
Credit: Harald Rupp / Uni Halle Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a way to integrate liquids directly into materials during the...
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human
Credit: Source: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/artificial-intelligence-brain-think-4389372/ With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological...
Modulating cells’ chloride channels
Credit: dgist Laboratory cell experiments and computer simulations have revealed molecular mechanisms regulating a protein channel responsible for transporting chloride and other charged molecules across...
New salmonella proteins discovered
Credit: Image: Sandy Westermann / SCIGRAPHIX Salmonella are bacteria that can cause food poisoning with severe diarrhoea. If they penetrate from the intestine into the...
Graduate student’s BADASS code has astronomical benefits
Open-source code developed at UC Riverside is free, versatile, and easy to useCredit: Remington Sexton, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An astro-statistics course University of...
Reversible superoxide-peroxide conversion drives high-capacity potassium-metal batte
Credit: @Science China Press There is an urgent need for high-energy-density rechargeable batteries to further satisfy the ever-growing demand for electrical energy storage devices. Triggering...
