Interpreting the human genome’s instruction manual
A long-running national collaboration has produced a comprehensive catalogue of the molecular elements that regulate our genesCredit: Ella Maru Studio A 17-year research project has...
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Journalists’ Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles
Credit: Photo courtesy Nikki Usher Usher and Ng, journalism professors at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, identified nine clusters of journalists or “communities of practice”...
Study clarifies kinship of important plant group
Analysis with participation of the University of Bonn is the most detailed work on the group of asterids worldwide so farCredit: (c) Maximilian Weigend /...
An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil
The largest database of plant viruses in Brazil serves as a tool for researchers, growers and policymakers.Credit: Elliot Watanabe Kitajima A Brazilian scientist has produced...
Climate change may melt the “freezers” of pygmy owls and reduce their overwinter survival
Credit: Photo: Erkki Korpimäki Ecologists at the University of Turku, Finland, have discovered that the food hoards pygmy owls collect in nest-boxes ("freezers") for winter...
Algal symbiosis could shed light on dark ocean
Credit: Ryan Kerney/Gettysburg College New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander and the alga that lives...
NIH harnesses AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
Collaborative network to enlist medical imaging and clinical data sciences to reveal unique features of COVID-19Credit: RSNA photo The National Institutes of Health has launched...
NASA data helps uncover our solar system’s shape
Credit: Opher, et al. Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system using a model developed with...
Save black lives
A call for racially-responsive strageties and resources for the Black community during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: CJR WASHINGTON - The Center for Justice Research at Texas...
Researchers capture X-ray images with unprecedented speed and resolution
Ghost imaging approach could enable detailed movies of the heart with low-dose x-raysCredit: Sharon Shwartz, Bar-Ilan University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have demonstrated a new high-resolution...
IKBFU researchers study the Curonian Spit plants adaptation mechanism
IKBFU Institute of Living Systems biology scientists study protective mechanisms of the Curonian Spit wild plants.Credit: Dr. Maslennikov IKBFU Institute of Living Systems biology scientists...
Geothermal brines could propel California’s green economy
Berkeley Lab scientists to help advance lithium extraction, geothermal energy, thanks to California Energy Commission grantsCredit: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Deep beneath the surface of the...
Massey scientist suggests COVID-19 should be treated as an acute inflammatory disease
Credit: Blake Belden, VCU Massey Cancer Center The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on global infrastructure sectors, including economic, political, health care, education and...
The curious genome of the tuatara, an ancient reptile in peril
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the tuatara, revealing its unique evolutionary historyCredit: Bernard Spragg (Flickr, CC0) 5 August 2020, Cambridge - A global team...
Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
Credit: Jason McLellan/University of Texas at Austin The experimental vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that was the first to enter human trials in the United States has...
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