Microbial production of natural rainbow colorants
Integrated strategies of systems metabolic engineering and membrane engineering led to the production of natural rainbow colorants comprising seven natural colorants from bacteria for the...
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Soil microbes metabolize the same polyphenols found in chocolate, wine
New insights into the role of polyphenols in the soil microbiome Fruits, vegetables, red wine and chocolate are all rich in polyphenols, natural plant compounds...
Sleep Number presents new data from its 360® Smart Beds at SLEEP 2021 Annual Meeting
Real-world data from Sleep Number® smart bed sleepers shows a potential model for predicting and tracking COVID-19 infection using sleep and biometric measures. Analysis of...
Civil engineering doctoral student earns National Science Foundation fellowship
Doctoral student who launched space rockets earns prestigious fellowship Kelly Patterson, a doctoral student in the Civil Engineering Department at The University of Texas at...
Laptops, cell phones, e-games defied slump as COVID-19 dented 2020’s electronics sales: UN
Foreseen drop in 2020 sales-related e-waste: 4.9 million metric tonnes or ~6.4%; Pandemic intensified digital divide between high, middle and low income countries In the...
As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms, neurons take over
To focus on what's new, we disregard what's not. A new study by researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory substantially advances understanding...
Poll finds risky drinking patterns in older adults during pandemic
Those who drink to boost their mood, to relieve stress, boredom or pain may be more at risk in pandemic - but "social drinkers" should...
New defence against superbugs
Taking fish oil may reduce antibiotic resistance For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between the role of regular fish oil to...
Localized the gene for blue plum skin
Researchers from CRAG and IRTA find the gene that determines Japanese plum skin colour due to the presence or absence of anthocyanins, a group of...
Mothers’ mental health may affect twins’ and singletons’ touch and movement during pregnancy
New research published in Acta Paediatrica suggests that a pregnant woman's mental health may impact the touch behavior of twins and singletons during pregnancy, and...
Speech droplets drive transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A new review published in the Journal of Internal Medicine indicates that unmasked speech in confined spaces poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the...
Cholesterol metabolite induces production of cancer-promoting vesicles
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists working to understand the cellular processes linking high cholesterol to breast cancer recurrence and metastasis report that a byproduct of cholesterol...
Oncotarget: Anti-hormonal treatment eligibility in granulosa cell tumors of the ovary
Granulosa cell tumors are a well-defined ovarian cancer subtype, responsible for 2-5% of ovarian malignancies with an annual incidence of 0.6-1.0 per 100.000 women worldwide...
Developing the novel joint technique for copper alloy
This highly contributes to producing the efficient heat removal component for fusion reactor The oxide dispersion strengthened copper alloy (ODS-Cu) is superior in thermal conductivity,...
Filipino-Americans: Vitamin D binding protein in thyroid cancer health disparities
Thyroid cancer is one of the most prevalent endocrine cancers Oncotarget published "Differential expression of Vitamin D binding protein in thyroid cancer health disparities" which...
