Research advances emerging DNA sequencing technology
UT Dallas researcher's nanopore sequencing platform detects presence of nucleobasesCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas Nanopore technology shows promise for making it possible to...
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Methane release rapidly increases in the wake of the melting ice sheets
Credit: Giuliana Panieri Ice ages are not that easy to define. It may sound intuitive that an ice age represents a frozen planet, but the...
Medical textbooks must be rewritten about low blood sugar, urge experts and patients
Professor Henrik Christesen and a mom to two children living with unexplained low blood sugar has united around research in the rare condition, leading to...
Molecular biologists travel back in time 3 billion years
Credit: David Naylor A research group working at Uppsala University has succeeded in studying 'translation factors' - important components of a cell's protein synthesis machinery...
Obesity, high-salt diet pose different cardiovascular risks in females, males
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, seemingly synergistic risks for females,...
Silicon chip will drive next generation communications
A new design of ultra-small silicon chip called a multiplexer will effectively manage terahertz waves which are key to the next generation of communications: 6G...
Ultra-high field MRI detects differences in brain’s ‘hippocampus’
Credit: Getty Images CLEVELAND--Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve...
Creation without contact in the collisions of lead and gold nuclei
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN When heavy ions, accelerated to the speed of light, collide with each other in the depths of European or American accelerators,...
The new study of emerging materials helping in detection of COVID-19
International group of scientists conducted research on the electrochemical biosensorsCredit: UrFU The SARS-CoV-2 virus is still causing a dramatic loss of human lives worldwide, constituting...
Mantis shrimp larvae punch just like Ma and Pa
Credit: Jacob Harrison, Duke University. Adult mantis shrimp pack an explosive punch that can split water, but no crustacean emerges fully formed. Minute larvae can...
Battery parts can be recycled without crushing or melting
New recycling method replenishes lithium in electrodes while keeping existing structure intact - and performance is nearly as good as new onesCredit: Aalto University The...
Samara Polytech Scientists are developing new eco-technologies for hydrogen production
Hydrogen generation is based on natural gas pyrolysis in metal meltsCredit: @SamaraPolytech Employees of Samara Polytech University, the specialists from the Department of Gas Processing,...
Republicans became more vaccine hesitant as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded
New UC San Diego study shows willingness to get a vaccine became increasingly politicized during the public health crisisCredit: UC San Diego Individuals who self-identify...
More than 25% of infants not getting common childhood vaccinations, study finds
Researchers identify troubling disparities along race, income, education linesCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than a quarter of American infants in 2018 had not...
Simple device improves care after kidney transplantation
Clinical trial shows shortened hospital stay for patients and reduced surgical site infections by almost 60%Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - In a...
