New research on mitochondrial function can play significant part in serious disease
Credit: Karolinska Institutet. Disorders of the cells' energy supply can cause a number of serious diseases, but also seem to be connected to ageing. More...
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Sounding rocket CLASP2 elucidates solar magnetic field
Credit: NAOJ Cooperative operations between a solar observation satellite and a sounding-rocket telescope have measured the magnetic field strength in the photosphere and chromosphere above...
New technology enables predictive design of engineered human cells
Capability could accelerate the development of new treatments for diseasesCredit: Justin Muir Northwestern University synthetic biologist Joshua Leonard used to build devices when he was...
The CLASP2 space experiment achieves an unprecedented map of the Sun’s magnetic field
Credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC). Every day space telescopes provide spectacular images of the solar activity. However, their instruments are blind to its main...
Combined vaccination and physical distancing enough to prevent future COVID-19 surges
Credit: WorldPop, University of Southampton A combination of robust vaccination programmes and strict physical distancing rules could avoid recurring peaks of COVID-19 without the need...
Study reveals energy sources supporting coral reef predators
Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on coral reefsCredit: Dr Christina Skinner...
‘In the blink of an eye’ statistics
People estimate size of the set of objects based on distance to themCredit: Yury Markov, Natalia Tiurina HSE University researchers Yuri Markov and Natalia Tyurina...
Sex that is not for reproduction
Scientists have described mating-type determination mechanisms in ParameciumCredit: SPbU The mating process is one of the most important mechanisms for maintaining genetic variation in natural...
Prion diseases: new clues in the structure of prion proteins
Carbohydrates of the prion glycoproteins responsible for a group of neurodegenerative diseases were sequenced for the first time thanks to a highly sensitive technique.Credit: National...
Conservation paradox – the pros and cons of recreational hunting
Recreational hunting -- especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies -- raises ethical and moral concernsCredit: Associate Professor Enrico Di Minin, University Of Helsinki...
The issue of governments in business
Just how involved should governments be in business? And is there a right answer to this question, or a one-size-fits all conclusion?Credit: World Scientific Just...
Northern Hemisphere cold surges result of Arctic and tropical Pacific synergistic effects
Credit: Fei Zheng/ Zong-Liang Yang China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere having what researchers are calling an "extremely cold winter,"...
Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria
All algae sugars are entirely degraded by bacteria; well, not all; one sugar holds out against the invaders and could act as an important carbon...
Life of a pure Martian design
Credit: © Tetyana Milojevic Early Mars is considered as an environment where life could possibly have existed. There was a time in the geological history...
Researchers explore ‘face blindness’ in children
Credit: University of Stirling Researchers have launched a new study into a little-known phenomenon which prevents people from recognising members of their own immediate family...
