Leibniz Prize for Claudia Höbartner
It's like a very big, early Christmas present that Würzburg chemist Claudia Höbartner can be happy about: The professor will receive one of the prestigious...
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Review of fluorescent probes for detecting G-Quadruplex DNA
DNA, the genetic material compacted in chromosomes, stores information to regulate all the cell processes in the body. Two decades ago, in addition to the...
First-ever social responsibility report of Chinese enterprises in Saudi Arabia incorporates BGI Genomics projects
On December 1, 2022, the Social Responsibility Report of Chinese Companies in Saudi Arabia was officially launched, which is the first such report released by...
Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn’t eat
Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has been used to infer the...
THE LANCET: Racism and discrimination are fundamental drivers of health disparities worldwide and must be universally acknowledged as a public health threat
Peer-reviewed / Literature review, opinion / PeopleCredit: The Lancet Peer-reviewed / Literature review, opinion / People Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination happen everywhere in the world...
Life-saving light beam to detect malaria
A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of Queensland-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives annually. Malaria is usually...
Polymer synthesis research expands, simplifies manufacturing of materials
By discovering a process that could simplify the manufacturing of advanced materials used in consumer electronics, Kennesaw State University assistant professor of chemistry Graham Collier has earned...
Scientist mimic nature to make nano particle metallic snowflakes
Scientists in New Zealand and Australia working at the level of atoms created something unexpected: tiny metallic snowflakes. Why’s that significant? Because coaxing individual atoms...
Wildlife disease ecologist launches project to help DoD monitor quality of bird habitats on military installations
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) owns military installations on nearly 27 million acres all over the country—roughly equivalent in size to the State of...
FSU research links common sweetener with anxiety
Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like behavior in...
Deep-space optical communication demonstration project forges ahead
Researchers report new results from the NASA Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration project, which develops and tests new advanced laser sources for deep-space...
SFI Press publishes “Ex Machina: Coevolving Machines & the Origins of the Social Universe”
Earth is full of examples of social behavior. When individual bacteria, insects, primates, and even self-driving cars make productive choices about their interactions with other...
Virginia Tech engineers receive NSF grant to research optically driven semiconductor technology
At the intersection of future semiconductor technologies and the reduction of greenhouse gasses emitted by the U.S. power grid is research from four electrical and...
How selfish genes succeed
KANSAS CITY, MO—Dec. 7, 2022—New findings from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research uncover critical insights about how a dangerous selfish gene—considered to be a...
Molecular understanding of calcium-sensitive protein could explain the mysteries of long-term memory – and more
Margaret Stratton ponders a conundrum as she and her students study neuronal proteins in her lab: How can memory outlive the molecules that encode it?Credit: UMass Amherst...
