Biomass fuels can significantly mitigate global warming
Credit: Photo credit: Ryan Mater BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...March 10, 2020 - Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global warming by reducing carbon, according...
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Cancer cells spread using a copper-binding protein
Credit: Illustration: Boid Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that the Atox1 protein, found in breast cancer cells, participates in the process...
A novel biofuel system for hydrogen production from biomass
Credit: UNIST A novel technology has been developed for hydrogen production from the process, which involves electron that is produced during the decomposition of biomass...
Wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them
Credit: Francesca De Falco Wearing clothes can release even greater quantities of microfibres to the environment than washing them, new research shows. In a first-of-its-kind...
Gene therapy reverses heart failure in mouse model of Barth syndrome
In two mouse models, replacing the TAZ gene prevented cardiac dysfunction and scarring and reversed established cardiac dysfunctionCredit: (Adapted from Prendiville TW et al., PLoS...
Research reveals collective dynamics of active matter systems
Credit: Duclos et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Flocks of starlings that produce dazzling patterns across the sky are natural examples of active matter -- groups...
Simple method to prevent HIV in South Africa and Uganda works
Study finds mobile vans dispensing ART and other treatment significantly increased viral suppressionCredit: Delivery Optimization for Antiretroviral Therapy In parts of Africa, where the rate...
Peggy Compton, PhD, selected for induction to the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2020) - Penn Nursing's Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN, the van Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing...
Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom’s doomsday preppers
Credit: Cody Howard GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Botanist Cody Coyotee Howard compares bulbs to living bunkers. With an underground stockpile of resources, bulbs can hunker down...
Research on soldier ants reveals that evolution can go in reverse
Credit: Courtesy of Scott Powell, George Washington University Turtle ant soldiers look like real-life creatures straight out of a Japanese anime film. These tree-dwelling insects...
Climate variations may impact the base of the food web along the California coast
Recent study reveals that natural climate cycles influence the base of the food web along the California coast and provides clues as to how phytoplankton...
Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic hydrogen gas blobsCredit: Yiping Ao/VLT/Hawk-I/Blanco Billions of lightyears away, gigantic...
Cryo-EM reveals unexpected diversity of photosystems
Credit: Ella Marushchenko Oxygenic photosynthesis is the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy that underpins the survival of virtually all complex life forms. The energy...
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
UC Riverside-led study could inform the design of engineered nano-shells used in drug deliveryCredit: Zandi lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Viruses -- small disease-causing...
NIH study finds lower concentration of PrEP drug in pregnant young women
Strict adherence to daily PrEP is especially important in pregnancy, investigators concludeCredit: Peter Anderson Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure...
