Colorado study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle in use since 1974
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go either way. Cancer cells' replication...
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Turning cells into computers with protein logic gates
Biochemists have created "smart" proteins that function inside human cells by turning genes on and offCredit: MolGraphics/UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design The same basic...
Checklist for emergency department team’s COVID-19 surge
Translating disaster medicine theory into practiceCredit: European Centers for Disease Control The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to many health care systems across the globe....
NASA finds heavy rain potential in new Tropical Cyclone Irondro
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in the newly formed Tropical Cyclone Irondro using infrared light to determine where the strongest storms were...
Giant umbrellas shift from convenient canopy to sturdy storm shield
Credit: Mauricio Loyola A storm nears the coast, stirring up wind and waves. Along the boardwalk that lines the beach, a row of oversize concrete...
Story tips: Molding matter atom by atom and seeing inside uranium particles
Credit: Kristian Myhre/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials -- Molding molecular matter Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a focused beam...
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy of Roche Lab/NINDS. A new...
New supramolecular copolymers driven by self-sorting of molecules
Credit: Shiki Yagai Researchers in Japan have succeeded in creating a new type of helicoidal supramolecular polymer. The process and mechanism of the generation of...
Representation of driving behavior as a statistical model
To accurately measure the effectiveness of traffic safety management technologyCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: A joint research team from...
Advanced liver disease patients and transplant recipients need specific care during COVID-19
EASL and ESCMID have issued a Position Paper, providing recommendations for clinicians caring for patients with liver diseases during the current pandemicCredit: JHEP Reports 2...
Robo-turtles in fish farms reduce fish stress
Underwater surveillance never looked this cuteCredit: Maarja Kruusmaa A sea cage can hold up to 200000 farmed salmon. If the cage sustains damage, such as...
For stroke survivors, light physical activity linked to better daily function
Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how...
Does relativity lie at the source of quantum exoticism?
Credit: Source: FUW Since its beginnings, quantum mechanics hasn't ceased to amaze us with its peculiarity, so difficult to understand. Why does one particle seem...
Repair instead of renew: Damaged powerhouses of cells have their own ‘workshop mode’
Credit: Alexandra Kukat If the energy supply of a cell is disturbed by damage, it can protect itself from functional losses and repair itself in...
UIC clinical trials investigate COVID-19 treatments
Trials study Ebola, rheumatoid arthritis drugs in hospitalized patientsCredit: UIC The University of Illinois at Chicago is participating in two clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments....
