Microbial production of a natural red colorant carminic acid
Metabolic engineering and computer-simulated enzyme engineering led to the production of carminic acid, a natural red colorant, from bacteria for the first timeCredit: KAIST A...
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Japanese consumers more concerned about gene-editing of livestock than of vegetables, survey shows
Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima A statistically rigorous survey of Japanese consumers has found that they have more negative opinions about the use of new...
Ammonia decomposition for hydrogen economy, improvement in hydrogen extraction efficiency
Development of a zeolite-based nanocatalyst for extraction of hydrogen stored in ammonia; development of a platform for commercializing ammonia as a means of large-capacity hydrogen...
How the fly selects its reproductive male
Researchers from UNIGE have discovered a very small protein in Drosophila that plays a key role in how females select the semen that will fertilize...
As lumber prices skyrocket, professor develops method to predict future price changes
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - At a time when lumber prices are skyrocketing, an Oregon State University researcher has developed a new way...
Exploring comet thermal history: Burnt-out comet covered with talcum powder
Credit: Kyoto Sangyo University The world's first ground-based observations of the bare nucleus of a comet nearing the end of its active life revealed that...
Mapping North Carolina’s ghost forests from 430 miles up
Rising seas and inland-surging seawater are leaving behind the debris of dying forests. Now, 35 years of satellite images capture the changes from space.Credit: Photo...
Origins of life could have started with DNA-like XNAs
Credit: Keiji Murayama Nagoya University scientists in Japan have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor to the origins of life....
Making the case for adjusting quality measures for social risk factors
Henry Ford Health System-led report says adjustments would enhance qualityCredit: Henry Ford Health System Making the Case for Adjusting Quality Measures for Social Risk Factors...
Human activities sound an alarm for sea life
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith Humans have altered the ocean soundscape by drowning out natural noises relied upon by many marine animals, from shrimp...
SwRI receives up to $99 million to sustain aging Air Force aircraft
Contract will cover structural analysis, testing, airworthiness and sustainment servicesCredit: U.S. Air Force SAN ANTONIO -- April 5, 2021 -- Southwest Research Institute will study...
Cardiac care during pandemic reveals digital shifts
New research shows more patients utilized telehealth for cardiovascular care during the pandemic, although fewer test and medications were orderedCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (April 5,...
Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic over the last 50 years in most of the West
Credit: Joel Biederman, Agricultural Research Service TUCSON, Ariz., April 6, 2021 - Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and annual rainfall has become more...
IN SILICO chronicles the promises and pitfalls of big neuroscience
Credit: Couple 3 Films April 6, 2021 - NEW YORK - With major funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the film IN SILICO is...
Thinking with your stomach? The brain may have evolved to regulate digestion
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that sea urchin larvae use light to control digestionCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Many life forms...