Your dog’s behavior is a product of their genes
From the excitable sheep dog to the aloof Shiba Inu, and all breeds in between, dogs have unique and diverse behavioral traits. By analyzing DNA...
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Harvard researchers discover embryonic origins of adult pluripotent stem cells
Stem cells are a biological wonder. They can repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans these cells are limited to regenerating...
Polarization after COVID-19: Global study published in Nature reveals that the unvaccinated face prejudice in most countries
Across all inhabited continents of the world, people show prejudice and discriminatory attitudes towards individuals not vaccinated against COVID-19. This is the result of a...
Florida mints radiated as peninsula sank and resurfaced during ice ages
During the ice ages of the Pleistocene, the Florida peninsula regularly grew to twice its current size as glaciers expanded near the planet’s poles, only...
UVA’s John A. Hossack elected to the National Academy of Inventors
JOHN A. HOSSACK, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected to the National Academy...
Allen Institute announces 2022 Next Generation Leaders
SEATTLE — December 8, 2022 — The Allen Institute today announced six new Next Generation Leaders (NGL), members of a unique neuroscience advisory panel made...
Clues found regarding tumor suppressor gene’s breast cancer activity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Saraswati Sukumar and Priya Pai FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have revealed how the gene HOXA5...
Life in action: researchers capture 3D cellular dynamics across whole organism
WASHINGTON — Researchers have shown that a new microscopy technique can capture dynamic 3D images of an entire zebrafish larvae while maintaining cellular resolution in...
Researchers explore causes of thermal runaway in lithium-sulfur batteries
A research team has conducted a systematic analysis of thermal safety in lithium-sulfur pouch cells. The team focused their study on the exothermic reactions which...
An important step towards strong and durable biobased plastics
In a recent paper in Nature Communications, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group led by Prof. Gert-Jan Gruter take an important step towards the...
Economical eco-friendly fabrication of high efficiency chalcopyrite solar cells
Clean, sustainable energy solutions are essential to meet the ever-increasing energy demands of the human population. High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce...
Explaining the DNA repair mechanism
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a critical DNA repair pathway that plays a key role in maintaining transcription and genome integrity by removing bulky DNA...
Team undertakes study of lithium deposition behavior in hard carbon hosts
While lithium metal is an ideal anode for next-generation high-energy-density batteries, there are challenges to be addressed before it can reach its full potential. A...
Scientists reveal the role of immune progenitor cells in the repair of inflamed intestinal tissue
The human body contains an array of coexisting commensal microbes, primarily gut bacteria, which have been linked to the regulation of hematopoiesis, or the production...
Tin selenide nanosheets enables to develop wearable tracking devices
Researchers have synthesized two-dimensional (2D) tin selenide (SnSe) nanosheets with remarkable piezoelectricity—turning mechanical stress into electricity—that enables to develop self-power wearable health tracking devices with...
