Gene-editing protocol for whitefly pest opens door to control
Credit: Jason Rasgon, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whiteflies are among the most important agricultural pests in the world, yet they have been difficult...
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Following the insect meltdown, numbers of orb web spiders have drastically declined
Credit: Rainer Altenkamp The abundance of large orb web spiders in the Swiss midland has declined drastically over the last 40 years. The main reason...
Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients' healthCredit: MIT Media Lab CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate...
Dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during industrial era
Credit: Credit P. Spooner & D. Thornalley. There has been a dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during the 20th century, in contrast to thousands of...
Giant teenage shark from the Dinosaur-era
Fossil vertebrae give insights into growth and extinction of an enigmatic shark groupCredit: © Patrick L. Jambura In 1996, palaeontologists found skeletal remains of a...
MSU professor collaborates with international colleagues in Reviews of Modern Physics journal article
Probes advancements laboratories like Facility for Rare Isotope Beams will enableCredit: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams In an atomic nucleus, protons and neutrons, collectively called...
Jurassic Park in Eastern Morocco: Paleontology of the Kem Kem Group
Credit: Artwork by Davide Bonadonna The Kem Kem beds in Morocco are famous for the spectacular fossils found there, including at least four large-bodied non-avian...
Stirling receives £1.2 million to study global sustainability
Credit: University of Stirling A new £1.2 million project - led by the University of Stirling - is aiming to "deliver critical step change" to...
Icelandic DNA jigsaw-puzzle brings new knowledge about Neanderthals
An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in the DNA of modern humans...
Multi-functionalization of graphene for molecular targeted cancer therapy
Credit: JAIST, CNRS "Three" kinds of regalia such as crown, orb, and sward are often necessary to be a high king for conquering the world....
NAU launches COVID-19 testing service center to evaluate new drugs to fight deadly virus
The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at NAU is testing new drugs and decontamination agents against the SARS-CoV-2 virus to identify new therapies and protective procedures,...
Amperometric sensors assist in analyzing food safety
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in Journal of Electroanalytical ChemistryCredit: Kazan Federal University Antioxidants are one of the most interesting and widely investigated...
A study finds neuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processing?
Credit: Professor Seung-Hee Lee, KAIST Researchers have confirmed that neuropeptide somatostatin can improve cognitive function in the brain. A research group of Professor Seung-Hee Lee...
New AI model accurately classifies colorectal polyps using slides from 24 institutions
Dartmouth researchers have created an AI model to classify colorectal polyps on histology slides. Evaluation using 238 slides from 24 institutions across 13 US states...
SARS-CoV-2: Isolation of neutralizing antibodies
Infectious disease experts conduct research for vaccine and drug developmentCredit: Fusion Medical Animation "Our aim is to find neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in blood samples...
