Research illuminates lobsters’ genetic response to changing climate
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences The American lobster, which supports the most valuable fishery in North America, may be more susceptible to the effects...
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An efficient tool to link X-ray experiments and ab initio theory
Credit: Martin Künsting /HZB Molecules consisting of many atoms are complex structures. The outer electrons are distributed among the different orbitals, and their shape and...
Researchers use patients’ cells to test gene therapy for rare eye disease
Approach could provide new path for difficult-to-treat forms of Leber congenital amaurosisCredit: Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., NEI Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed...
Heparin targets coronavirus spike protein, research shows
Common anticoagulant drug could be repurposed for Covid-19 treatmentCredit: Mycroft-West et al. An international team of researchers led by the Universities of Liverpool and Keele,...
New catalyst moves seawater desalination, hydrogen production closer to commercialization
Fast, one-step assembly at room temperature yields high efficiency at low costCredit: University of Houston Seawater makes up about 96% of all water on earth,...
How evolution can change science for the better
Credit: Image is provided by the Anthro Illustrated project (https://anthroillustrated.com). Science is society's best method for understanding the world. Yet many scientists are unhappy with...
Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein ’embrace’ each other
International research team investigates the binding kinetics of kinase inhibitorsCredit: Knapp Laboratory, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Many anti-cancer drugs block signals in cancer cells that...
George Mason University expands testing and tracking behind faculty research
Mason scientists employ a rapid-result, saliva-based test that significantly expands testing capacity, and an antibody test that can track vaccine responseCredit: Copyright: George Mason University...
New concept for rocket thruster exploits the mechanism behind solar flares
Credit: Elle Starkman (PPPL Office of Communications) and ITER A new type of rocket thruster that could take humankind to Mars and beyond has been...
Brain 3D genome study uncovers human-specific regulatory changes during development
Credit: Image by LUO Xin et al A team led by Prof. SU Bing from the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of the Chinese Academy...
Wood formation can now be followed in real-time — and possibly serve the climate of tomorrow
Credit: Dr. René Schneider A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants. The new research in...
Study reveals cause of common Zika virus birth defect
Cleveland Clinic-led research published in Nature MicrobiologyCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Cleveland Clinic researchers have described for the first time how Zika virus (ZIKV) causes...
Neural network has learned to identify tree species
Credit: Svetlana Illarionova et al., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. Skoltech scientists have developed an algorithm that can...
New ion trap to create the world’s most accurate mass spectrometer
Credit: Evgeny Nikolaev and Anton Lioznov/Skoltech Mass spectrometers are widely used to analyze highly complex chemical and biological mixtures. Skoltech scientists have developed a new...
Redhill further expands opaganib manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 with Cosmo
New agreement further expands manufacturing capacity for orally-administered opaganib following positive top-line data from its P2 COVID-19 study, progress with the ongoing global P 2/3...
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