Transparent soil-like substances provide window on soil ecology
Transparent soil substitutes can be used to study the interactions of bacteria and fungi in the soil, which may enable scientists to learn more about...
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Healthy oil from wild olives
Protecting the natural heritage and promoting local cultivationCredit: Antonia Ninot (IRTA) The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial, physicochemical and stability characteristics from...
Expensive gene therapies raise challenges and opportunities: Expert panel report
New CCA expert panel reportCredit: Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) Gene therapies are being approved for use in Canada, but could strain healthcare budgets and...
Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
Credit: Fabrizio Orsenigo In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, spinal cord or retina. Researchers...
Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, do replicate in corneal tissueCredit: Washington University School of Medicine New findings from researchers at Washington University...
A new mathematical front to understand species coexistence
Researchers propose new model for host colonization by different microbial species, providing fundamental advances for the understanding of biodiversityCredit: Erida Gjini How biodiversity is generated...
Exploring the role of gut microbiota in pediatric celiac disease
Mathers Foundation grant will support work of Boston College biologist Emrah AltindisCredit: Peter Julian, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (11/3/2020) - Boston College Assistant Professor...
A DNA-based molecular tagging system that could take the place of printed barcodes
Credit: Kathryn Doroschak/University of Washington Many people have had the experience of being poked in the back by a plastic tag while trying on clothes...
New method shows great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Uppsala University In Alzheimer's disease, a protein (peptide) forms clumps in the brain and causes sufferers to lose their memory. In a recently published...
Earwax sampling could measure stress hormone
Credit: Trears A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol, according to a study led...
Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2020--Military and law enforcement personnel with extensive occupational blast exposure had statistically significant differences...
Squid jet propulsion can enhance design of underwater robots, vehicles
Cephalopod jet propulsion reveals clues about how squids maneuver within turbulent flows.Credit: Yang Luo WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- Squids and other cephalopods use a...
Ice-binding molecules stop ice growth, act as natural antifreeze
Credit: Pavithra M. Naullage WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- Certain molecules bind tightly to the surface of ice, creating a curved interface that can halt...
Tracking flight trajectory of evaporating cough droplets
Dispersion of large, medium, small airborne cough droplets in various outdoor conditionsCredit: A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- The ongoing...
AI helps detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A powerful type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning can help physicians detect potentially...
