Highly stable amyloid protein aggregates may help plant seeds last longer
Credit: Dr. Pavel Zykin Highly stable polymeric "amyloid" proteins, best known for their role in Alzheimer's disease, have been mostly studied in animals. But a...
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COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, a scientific team at The...
Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals
Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson et al., 2020, Current Biology...
New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery
Technology combines rapid imaging and machine learning to uncover patterns in how antibacterials kill; can be applied to many pathogensCredit: CDC/ Alissa Eckert; James Archer...
NASA sees compact Douglas strengthening to a major hurricane
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Although a compact storm, hurricane Douglas in the Eastern Pacific is mighty, as it has become the season's first major hurricane. NASA-NOAA's...
Seeing the light: Researchers combine technologies for better light control
New photonic integrated chip could enable developments for many optical technologiesCredit: Penn State College of Engineering A new technology that can allow for better light...
Correct dosage of methane-inhibiting additive in dairy cow feed shown in study
Credit: DSM The optimum amount of a methane-inhibiting supplement in dairy cattle feed has been determined by an international team of researchers, indicating that widespread...
UMD researcher highlights trends in consolidation of US agriculture with 35 years of data
Data show a steady shift to fewer and larger farming operations across crops, dairy, and livestockCredit: Edwin Remsberg, University of Maryland The current COVID-19 pandemic...
The genetic basis of bats’ superpowers revealed
First six reference-quality bat genomes released and analysedCredit: Olivier Farcy For the first time, the raw genetic material that codes for bats' unique adaptations and...
NIST’s post-quantum cryptography program enters ‘selection round’
Chosen algorithms will become part of first standard devised to counter quantum decryption threat.Credit: B. Hayes/NIST The race to protect sensitive electronic information against the...
UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin Remsberg, University of Maryland University...
Wide awake: Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons tossing and turning
Study first to measure neurological responses to light pollution in wildlifeCredit: Photographer Doug Gimesy Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch off their garden lights at...
Gene in fat plays key role in insulin resistance
Developing a better understanding of KBTBD2 could have implications for Type 2 diabetes, UTSW researchers sayCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - July 23, 2020...
Lightning strikes more than 100 million times per year in the tropics
Credit: Credit: Evan Gora Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama have published dramatic maps showing the locations of lightning strikes across...
Expanding treatment options for severe brain trauma
Every 15 seconds someone in the United States suffers a traumatic brain injury; a new research study at UC San Diego Health seeks to improve...
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