Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
Credit: Lindsay Bloch/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery - but...
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New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
Rice's programmable CRISPR/Cas9-based kinase offers insights into, control over regulatory histone proteinsCredit: Hilton Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) - Finding a needle in...
Researchers study how lifelong environmentalists want their remains handled after death
Credit: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0 LAWRENCE -- Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take up valuable land, leak embalming...
Scientists suggested using non-symmetrical magnets for target drug delivery
Credit: IKBFU To achieve target delivery of drugs to cells and organs, scientists have to be able to transport the molecules of pharmaceutical substances to...
UK scientists build core components of global neutrino experiment
Credit: Photo: STFC Engineers and technicians in the UK have started production of key piece of equipment for a major international science experiment. The UK...
Vaccine confidence grows under new administration, latest CUNY SPH Survey reveals
Credit: CUNY SPH Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% of residents reported they would...
THz spectroscopy tracks electron solvation in photoionized water
THz wave absorption signal with a unique two-step decay characteristic in the time domain was demonstrated, revealing fundamental aspects of the charge transport process in...
A new modifier increases the efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS The research team of NUST MISIS has presented an improved structure of perovskite solar cells. Scientists have modified perovskite-based solar cells...
AD diagnostics could become more accessible
Use of metal-containing radiopharmaceuticals could improve accessibility of diagnostic imaging of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A team of researchers from the Laboratory of Biophysics...
Desexing cats before 4 months old can reduce the number of unwanted kittens
Credit: City University of Hong Kong The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by the cats' phenomenal reproductive success, carries significant economic, animal welfare...
Early study points to potential therapeutic avenue for a pair of rare pediatric diseases
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2021) -- Scientists have devised a new approach for detecting and potentially heading off...
Ecological interactions as a driver of evolution
Credit: Fabien L. Condamine Understanding the interaction of organisms in the evolution of species is an important topic in ecology. Insects and plants, for example,...
Unusual DNA folding increases the rates of mutations
Credit: Wilfried Guiblet and Dani Zemba, Penn State DNA sequences that can fold into shapes other than the classic double helix tend to have higher...
Experiment shows how our visual system avoids overloading
Credit: Vladislav Khvostov Russian researchers from HSE University have studied a hypothesis regarding the capability of the visual system to automatically categorize objects (i.e., without...
Bats on the rise
Bats carried aloft to almost 2,000 metres by air currentsCredit: Adria Baucells Bats are the only mammals that can actively fly. Some species travel over...
