Science snapshots September 2020
2D electronics, plant biofactories, transforming waste, and vaccine developmentCredit: Alex Zettl/Berkeley Lab An Innovative Pattern: Scientists Rewrite Rules for 2D Electronics By Theresa Duque A...
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Cerebral palsy also has genetic underpinnings
Long thought a disease of environmental triggers, new study finds rare mutations in single genes that can cause disorderCredit: Kruer Lab The causes of cerebral...
FAU receives $5.3 million NIH grant to detect cognitive change in older drivers
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and collaborators will develop, use in-vehicle sensors to monitor abnormal drivingCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 33 percent of...
Study explores link between methamphetamine use and risky sexual behavior
The illicit drug makes some users more likely to risk sex without a condomCredit: Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain...
Wildcats threatened by their domestic cousins
Wildcats in the Swiss Jura will undergo an irreversible genetic replacement by domestic cats if no preventive measures are takenCredit: © UNIGE/ Claudio Quilodran European...
The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
Credit: Professor Svante Pääbo and Professor Hugo Zeberg. This figure appeared in the publication in Nature. Since first appearing in late 2019, the novel virus,...
UIC receives $8 million Army Research Laboratory grant for drone fuel sensor research
Sensors will enable unmanned aircraft systems to adapt to different fuel typesCredit: UIC/Jim Young The University of Illinois Chicago has received an $8 million award...
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03922 The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to the problem of potentially toxic...
Study explores just transition task force lessons for depolarizing energy, climate policy
Credit: University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released today a new report that explores the work of Canada's Just Transition Task...
Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
Researchers engineer RNA-targeting compounds that disable the pandemic coronavirus' replication engineCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Sept. 30, 2020 - Scripps Research...
Mosquitos lost an essential gene with no ill effects
UMD study suggests caution is needed for research that presumes closely related species use the same genes for similar functionsCredit: Image credit: Alys Jarvela/University of...
Venus might be habitable today, if not for Jupiter
Study shows destabilizing effect of the giant gas planetCredit: JAXA / ISAS / DARTS / Damia Bouic Venus might not be a sweltering, waterless hellscape...
Cannabinoids associated with negative respiratory health effects in older adults with COPD
Researchers publish first data on the impact of cannabinoids on the respiratory health of individuals with COPDCredit: Unity Health Toronto Cannabinoids, a class of prescription...
Hackensack Meridian CDI scientists find one-two punch for preclinical cancer models
By changing gene expression first, some immunotherapies may work better, models showCredit: (courtesy of Hackensack Meridian Health) September 29, 2020 - Nutley, NJ - A...
210 scientists highlight state of plants and fungi in Plants, People, Planet special issue
The landmark special issue is a collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCredit: Plants, People, Planet 210 scientists from around the world highlight the state...
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