Ten years of ecosystem services matrix: Review of a (r)evolution
Credit: Pensoft In recent years, the concept of Ecosystem Services (ES): the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, such as pollination provided by bees for crop...
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Finnish researchers have discovered a new type of matter inside neutron stars
Credit: Jyrki Hokkanen, CSC - IT Center for Science A Finnish research group has found strong evidence for the presence of exotic quark matter inside...
Blood test as a potential new weapon in the fight to eliminate malaria
Development and validation of serological markers for detecting recent Plasmodium vivax infectionCredit: Ehime University Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread malaria parasite worldwide, with up...
Developing a digital holography-based multimodal imaging system to visualize living cells
Credit: Kobe University A research group led by Kobe University's Professor MATOBA Osamu (Organization for Advanced and Integrated Research) has successfully created 3D fluorescence and...
FloChiP, a new tool optimizing gene-regulation studies
Credit: Ricardo Dainese (EPFL) In the cell, proteins often interact directly with DNA to regulate and influence the expression of genes. For this to happen,...
Telescope instrument is poised to begin its search for answers about dark energy
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, which will map millions of galaxies in 3D, reaches final milestone toward its startupCredit: Courtesy of Robert Besuner/DESI collaboration Even...
How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell
UC Riverside-led study shows inhibiting two host cell proteases could help prevent COVID-19Credit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How might the novel coronavirus be prevented...
These flexible feet help robots walk faster
Credit: University of California San Diego Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to...
HIV-1 viral cores enter the nucleus collectively through the nuclear endocytosis-like pathway
Credit: ©Science China Press It is widely acknowledged that the process of HIV-1 infecting cells undergoes the following steps: membrane fusion, viral core release, reverse...
Making matter out of light: High-power laser simulations point the way
Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory A few minutes into the life of the universe, colliding emissions of light energy created the first particles of matter...
Chimeron Bio & George Mason NCBID partner on COVID-19 vaccine using ChaESARTM technology
Collaboration will test pre-clinical efficacy and safety of vaccine pipeline including COVID-19 and other coronavirusesCredit: Chimeron Bio PHILADELPHIA,Pa & FAIRFAX, Va.-- Chimeron Bio, an RNA...
Improving teaching quality through qualitative feedback… using machines
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Student Evaluation of Teaching, or SET, is commonly used in higher education as...
CeMM study reveals how a master regulator of gene transcription operates
The human Mediator complex is selectively required for cell-type-specifying transcriptionCredit: Martin Jäger / CeMM Georg Winter's lab at CeMM uses chemical tools to understand the...
Orbital ordering triggers nucleation-growth behavior of electrons in an inorganic solid
Credit: Katsufuji Laboratory, Waseda University A new study by researchers from Waseda University and the University of Tokyo found that orbital ordering in a vanadate...
Researchers develop experimental rapid COVID-19 test using nanoparticle technique
Advanced nanotechnology provides 'naked eye' visual detection of virus in 10 minutesCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists from the University of Maryland School...
