Making the DNA melt curve more accurate
NIST researchers find a new (mathematical) twist to improve DNA origamiCredit: NIST DNA is not only the blueprint of life, it has become the backbone...
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Small set of genes may provide unique barcode for different types of brain cells in worms
NIH-funded study suggests specific combination of proteins determines neuron typeCredit: Hobert Lab, Columbia University When it comes to brain cells, one size does not fit...
Targeting a chronic pain gateway could bring relief
A new approach to chronic pain treatment targets a molecule that moves pain messages into nerve cell nucleiCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Something like a...
HEARTROID PROJECT and the TTDD lab at MIT today announced a creative partnership
Credit: Osaka University HEARTROID PROJECT HEARTROID PROJECT and the TTDD lab at MIT today announced a creative partnership. HEARTROID® platform, a catheter-based simulator, will participate...
Research into ancient Chinese chime stones receives highest honour from Chinese Government
Her extensive research, the first comprehensive study of its kind, has earned her the 'Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad' by the China...
IOF announces launch of Skeletal Rare Diseases Academy
New International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) initiative will support communication, educational programmes and research advances in rare disorders of bone.Credit: International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) The International...
Alaska’s salmon are getting smaller, affecting people and ecosystems
A comprehensive study of four salmon species across all regions of Alaska finds salmon are returning to rivers smaller and younger than in the pastCredit:...
World record: Plasma accelerator operates right around the clock
Milestone towards first practical applications of this innovative accelerator technologyCredit: DESY, Science Communication Lab A team of researchers at DESY has reached an important milestone...
International project to delve into the mysteries of brain connections
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin will lead an ambitious new project with 10 other U.S....
Researchers work to ensure accurate decoding in fragile quantum states
University of Arizona team advances error correction tech for high-speed quantum computing.Credit: University of Arizona When computers share information with one another, the information gets...
Quest for quantum Internet gets a boost with new technique for making entanglement
Credit: Tomoyuki Horikiri, Yokohama National University Traditional ways of producing entanglements, necessary for the development of any "quantum internet" linking quantum computers, are not very...
Mother bats use baby talk to communicate with their pups
Credit: Michael Stifter When talking to babies, humans slow down their speech, raise their pitch and change the "color" of their voice. This "baby talk,"...
Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor
By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy densityCredit: Martin/UC Berkeley Capacitors that rapidly...
Microbes living on air a global phenomenon
Credit: Photo: Belinda Ferrari In their first follow-up to a high-profile 2017 study which showed microbes in Antarctica have a unique ability to essentially live...
Protein influences regeneration of vascular cells
Heart Center of the University Hospital of Bonn investigates how the communication between cells can be regulatedCredit: (c) Herzzentrum UKB Through their basic research, physicians...
