Coral reef authorities in Guam sign partnership agreement
University of Guam brings agencies together to restore Guam's threatened coral reefsCredit: University of Guam An agreement signed on Feb. 19 among four Guam agencies...
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Scientists use light to convert fatty acids into alkanes
Credit: HUANG Zhipeng Researchers led by Prof. WANG Feng at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported...
Colorectal cancer partner-in-crime identified
Credit: Toyoshima Y. et al., Cancer Immunology Research. December 1, 2019 A protein that helps colorectal cancer cells spread to other parts of the body...
Researchers say extended antidepressant use creates physical dependence
Drug class 'notoriously difficult to quit,' yet not intended for permanent use, according to authors in the journal of the american osteopathic associationCredit: JAOA CHICAGO--February...
Citizen scientists discover a new snail, name it after Greta Thunberg
Credit: Taxon Expeditions - Pierre Escoubas A new to science species of land snail was discovered by a group of citizen scientists working together with...
New graphene-based metasurface capable of independent amplitude and phase control of light
Credit: KAIST Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules that incorporates two independently controllable subwavelength meta-atoms. This two-parametric control of the metamolecule secures the...
How to keep the nucleus clean
Credit: Guifen Wu and Manfred Schmid, Aarhus University Cells are small factories that constantly produce protein and RNA molecules by decoding the genetic information stored...
Study points to better medical diagnosis through levitating human blood
Floating human plasma helps researchers detect diseases like opioid addictionCredit: UBCO New research from the UBC's Okanagan campus, Harvard Medical School and Michigan State University...
Grabbing atoms
Otago physicists grab individual atoms in ground-breaking experimentCredit: University of Otago In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have "held" individual atoms...
Laser writing enables practical flat optics and data storage in glass
Credit: by Masaaki Sakakura, Yuhao Lei, Lei Wang, Yan-Hao Yu, and Peter G. Kazansky Conventional optics (e.g. lenses or mirrors) manipulate the phase via optical...
Carrier-assisted differential detection
Credit: by William Shieh, Chuanbowen Sun, and Honglin Ji In the recent decade, various schemes of field recovery with direct detection have been investigated in...
A deep dive into cellular aging
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Feb. 20, 2020 - Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and Harvard University have discovered...
Plant-based relatives of cholesterol could give boost to gene therapy
Credit: Image provided by Gaurav Sahay, OSU College of Pharmacy. PORTLAND, Ore. - Gene-infused nanoparticles used for combating disease work better when they include plant-based...
Himalayan wolf discovered to be a unique wolf adapted to harsh high altitude life
Himalayan wolf found to be characteristically adapted to the harsh life in the Asian high altitudesCredit: Geraldine Werhahn The Himalayan wolf is considered an ancient...
Paying attention to complaints can protect nurses from violence
Credit: ©The University of British Columbia Complaints from patients and their family members could signal future violence against nurses and should not be ignored, suggests...
