Researchers pioneer process to stack micro-LEDs
Put on a virtual reality headset and, chances are, it will look like you are viewing the world through a screen door. Current flat panel...
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Extracts from two wild plants inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds
Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect living cells, an Emory University study finds....
From molecules to cellular structures: Jan Brugués joined the Cluster of Excellence “Physics of Life” at TU Dresden
Physics of molecules leads to biological functionsCredit: MPI-CBG/Katrin Boes Physics of molecules leads to biological functions "How do the building blocks in our cells know...
UTokyo Professor Hiroaki Suga wins 2023 Wolf Prize in chemistry
Professor Hiroaki Suga of the University of Tokyo has been awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize in chemistry, in an announcement by the foundation overseeing the...
Autophagy: The molecular regulation of self-eating
Autophagy, or “self-eating”, is an essential cellular quality control mechanism that clears the cell of protein aggregates and damaged organelles. This mechanism is inactive under...
Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth
Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory. Professor Frederic Meunier from...
Mapping molecular funnels with X-rays: precise timings of non-adiabatic excited state dynamics
Time-resolved spectroscopy is a tool that provides access to the time-scale of chemical reactions as they happen. With the help of ultra-short light pulses, it...
Sowing the seeds of fruitful labor
Kyoto, Japan -- Unchecked hunting and environmental degradation in tropical forests, which previous studies have correlated with the reduction of large animals in this biome,...
Celebrating big and open data at ICIQ: a new milestone for ioChem-BD
Tarragona (Spain), February 10th 2023 – The software fosters the pioneering role of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) in the area of...
“It’s me!” fish recognizes itself in photographs
A research team led by Specially Appointed Professor Masanori Kohda from the Graduate School of Science at the Osaka Metropolitan University has demonstrated that fish...
NIH scientists discover a rare neurological disease involving cellular recycling
Scientists from NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) identified three children with the condition, two siblings and an unrelated...
Machine learning predicts biodiversity and resilience in the Coral Triangle
Coral reef conservation is a steppingstone to protect marine biodiversity and life in the ocean as we know it. The health of coral also has...
Mosquito’s DNA could provide clues on gene expression, regulation
HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – When it comes to DNA, one pesky mosquito turns out to be a rebel among species.Credit: Photo by Gustavo...
Fossil discovery reveals complex ecosystems existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought
About 250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic mass extinction killed over 80 per cent of the planet's species. In the aftermath, scientists believe that life...
10th Annual Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course and World Stem Cell Summit return to live with virtual option in 2023
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, February 8, 2023 – The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) have announced the 20th edition...
