Researchers refute fifty-year old doctrine on cell membrane regulation
Credit: Saarland University/Thorsten Mohr The boundary between life and non-life is a remarkably narrow one. A central hallmark of life is the cellular membrane -...
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Direct synthesis of azulene continues to reveal alluring properties
Credit: Shinshu University Azulene is a pretty neat substance. As the name suggests, it displays a peculiar blue color. First synthesized in the 1930s, azulene...
Sugar ants’ preference for pee may reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Credit: UniSA / Sophie Petit An unlikely penchant for pee is putting a common sugar ant on the map, as new research from the University...
Both Sn and Zn single-atoms on CuO catalyst synergistically promote dimethyldichlorosilane synthesis
Credit: ©Science China Press Because of their maximum atom-utilization efficiency and unique catalytic properties, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have sparked intense interests in recent years. However,...
An invasive flatworm from Argentina, Obama nungara, found across France and Europe
Citizen science reveals the presence of the flatworms in gardens in three quarters of metropolitan FranceCredit: Photo by Pierre Gros One of the consequences of...
A gold butterfly can make its own semiconductor skin
Credit: Fujiwara H., et al, Nano Letters. December 23, 2019. A nanoscale gold butterfly provides a more precise route for growing/synthesizing nanosized semiconductors that can...
Montana State researcher earns Keck grant to link Yellowstone seismic, microbial activity
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham. BOZEMAN -- For over 100 years, scientists have studied the heat-loving microbial life in pools and springs on the...
The unchanging viscosity of cells
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The only thing that appears to be unchanging in living cells is that they are constantly changing. However, scientists from...
Study catalogues cancer ‘fingerprints’ in decade-long global effort to map cancer genomes
Global research collaboration publishes detailed catalogue of DNA fingerprints of cancer-causing mutationsCredit: Steven G. Rozen, PhD Singapore, 6 February 2020 - Cancer is the leading...
Insilico Medicine publishes molecular structures for the key protein target of 2019-nCoV
Insilico Medicine uses the latest advances in next-generation artificial intelligence to generate novel molecular structuresCredit: Insilico Medicine February 6, 2020 - Insilico Medicine announces that...
A new approach to calm that angry nose
Osaka University-led study shows that semaphorin protein induces allergic reactions and causes formation of nasal polyps in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitisCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan -...
Oh my aching back: Do yoga, tai chi or qigong help?
Researchers provide comprehensive review of effects of movement-based mind-body interventions on chronic low back painCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's a pain. About 80 percent of...
Gaps in cure rate appear linked to race and insurance status for common HPV-related cancer
New study in JNCCN points to need for greater efforts to reduce racial disparities in cancer survival and increase access to appropriate health careCredit: NCCN...
New tool monitors real time mutations in flu
Gold-based tool could help virologists stop replication of virusesCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor...
‘Watch-and-Wait’ strategy could safely replace surgery in more than 20% of rectal cancers
Credit: Rafael Falcão/CCU A team of doctors and scientists from the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, has...
