Susceptibility to carcinogens varies due to genetics
Credit: UH Cancer Center A new study led by the University of Hawai?i Cancer Center looks into how and why certain individuals develop cancer and...
NEWS INDEX
A new family of nanocars ready for the next nano Grand Prix
Credit: G. Rapenne, NAIST and UPS Gwénaël Rapenne, Professor at NAIST (Nara, Japan) and University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France) - June 12th, 2020 According to...
HKU scientists uncover new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal development
An unexpected heat shock to neurons: HKU scientists and collaborators uncover a new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal developmentCredit: @The University of Hong...
Summer favorite bitter gourd genome shows unusual domestication, insight into evolution
Credit: Hideo Matsumura, Gene Research Center, Shinshu University The bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is a summer vegetable that graces the tables of many homes and...
All of the performance, none of the fuss: Nitrile hydrogenation done right
Osaka University researchers synthesize an easy-to-handle nano-cobalt phosphide catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitriles to primary aminesCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - The need to...
Cholesterol levels dropping in Western nations but rising in Asia
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations - particularly in Asia, according...
Carpet shell clams reveal high levels of pollution in several coastal lagoons in Tunisia
Credit: University of Córdoba Transitional waters, those situated between land and the sea, such as lagoons and estuaries, are more exposed to human activity and...
Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems
Understanding the character of hardware errors helps stabilise the technologyCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have adapted techniques from autonomous vehicles...
NUS researchers uncover mysterious tanaids
Credit: National University of Singapore Tanaids are one of the most underappreciated animals in the world. These small crustaceans can be found in virtually all...
As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky way Galaxy, according to new estimates by University...
World’s most complete health analysis of nesting sea turtles conducted in Florida
Study provides critical data for sea turtle conservation and population recoveryCredit: Jennifer Reilly While it's only about a 10-kilometer stretch, Juno Beach is home to...
Support drives fate of protected gold nanoclusters as catalysts
Credit: The University of Jyväskylä In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the...
Exercise offers ‘profound’ benefits for Friedreich’s ataxia, research suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health A top exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is urging clinical trials of exercise in...
Tomography studies of coins shed light on the history of Volga Bulgaria
Kazanites teamed up with nuclear researchers from Dubna to publish their resultsCredit: Kazan Federal University Kazan Federal University, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna, Russia),...
New discovery paves way for next generation malaria vaccine
Researchers develop genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the liver stage of human malariaCredit: Seattle Children's In an unprecedented first, scientists at Seattle...
