Machine intelligence accelerates research into mapping brains
Researchers fine-tune algorithms to improve brain mapping by MRICredit: (Left) Junichi Hata and Hideyuki Okano, from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science. (Right) Figure was...
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Genetic exchange discovered in anciently asexual rotifers
Credit: E.A. Mnatsakanova and O.A. Vakhrusheva/Skoltech Skoltech's evolutionary biologists discovered recombination in bdelloid rotifers, microscopic freshwater invertebrates, which have long been regarded as 'an evolutionary...
Fire-resistant tropical forest on brink of disappearance –
Research on Indonesia shows effect of human modificationCredit: T. Smith A new study led by researchers in the Geography Department at Swansea University reveals the...
Stem cell treatment for vascular diseases can be predicted through real-time observation
Therapeutic efficacy prediction using initial distribution images of stem cells that differentiate to endothelial cells; applied to research in the field of stem cell treatments...
A no-meat diet everywhere will not solve the climate crisis
Livestock are globally criticized for adverse environmental impacts; but promoting a no-meat diet is not a blanket solution to the climate crisis and ignores the...
How much greenhouse gas emission comes from tropical deforestation and peatland loss?
New research on forest loss and degradation in Cameroon and Indonesia, and peatland degradation in Peru, can help countries better quantify greenhouse gas emissions. The...
Coral can acquire their symbiotic algae from giant clam poop!
Credit: Kazuhiko Koike Coral can acquire their symbiotic algae from giant clam poop! ### Article Title: "Fecal pellets of giant clams as a route for...
A phantom training program may help acclimate heifers to an automatic milking system
Research in the Journal of Dairy Science® examines the potential benefits of training with an automated milking system phantom to reduce stress for animals and...
SARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature
Study of individual particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winterCredit: Sharma et. al. (2020) Biochem Biophys Res Comms Winter is...
UMD paves the way for growing human organs for transplantation with new proof-of-concept
Start-up company, Renovate Bioscience Inc., wins Invention of the Year and Inventor Pitch Award for this work at UMDCredit: Edwin Remsberg, UMD In a new...
How long’s too long? Effects of crosslinker length on anion-exchange membrane fuel cells
Scientists reveal how crosslinker length affects performance in polymer electrolyte membranes for anion exchange membrane-based alkaline fuel cellsCredit: Chris LeBoutillier on Pexels Many efforts are...
How climate change is disrupting ecosystems
Credit: Photograph: Christian Roesti The world is getting warmer and warmer - and many organisms native to lower latitudes or elevations are moving higher. However,...
Fibrous protein finding may lead to improved bioprinting, tissue engineering
Credit: Hemanth Gudapati, Penn State Fibrous proteins such as collagen and fibrinogen form a thin solid layer on the surface of an aqueous solution similar...
Light from silicon proclaimed as ‘Breakthrough of the Year’
Erik Bakkers' research group was crowned on December 17 by Physics WorldCredit: Photo: TU Eindhoven In April of this year, TU/e presented a new gamechanger...
Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain
A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrierCredit: Alice Gray More and more evidence is coming out that people...
