Shifting the balance of growth vs. defense boosts crop yield
Credit: Jackson lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists are figuring out how to pack more kernels onto a corn cob. One way to...
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Martin, Pappu, Yang among most highly-cited researchers worldwide
Washington University ranks seventh in the world for its number of highly-cited researchersCredit: Washington University in St. Louis Randall Martin, Rohit Pappu and Lan Yang,...
High-def mapping of moisture in the soil
New method enhances predictions, even in areas where no data has been availableCredit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson Soil moisture is easy to see...
Scientists discover how proteins form crystals that tile a microbe’s shell
A new understanding of the nucleation process could shed light on how the shells help microbes interact with their environments, and help people design self-assembling...
Clemson materials research may advance quantum computing
Credit: Clemson University College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina -- An emerging technology called quantum computing may soon be capable of solving incredibly complex problems...
A new playbook for interference
NIST scientists correlate photon pairs of different colors generated in separate buildingsCredit: S. Kelley/NIST Particles can sometimes act like waves, and photons (particles of light)...
New cellulose-based air filter offers cost-effective low resistance
Student design wins awardCredit: Photo by K. Keel-Blackmon, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Qijun Zhang, a graduate student studying at the University of Tennessee Center for...
Skin cancer mystery revealed in yin and yang protein
XSEDE's Stampede2, bridges speed skin cancer researchCredit: Karandur et al., TACC It starts off small, just a skin blemish. The most common moles stay just...
Novel genetic signature that can predict some kinds of breast cancer is identified
The research, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, combined a study of the genes involved in retinopathy, as a model of angiogenesis, with analysis of...
First US study shows strong results for procedure to treat knee pain from OA
Ari Isaacson, M.D., director of clinical research in the UNC School of Medicine's department of radiology, led a pilot study to investigate the effectiveness of...
Sinuses bothering you? Use those nasal sprays regularly
University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat expert says appropriate use of nasal spray 'dramatically' lessens the need for antibiotics and steroidsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of...
And then there was light
Research provide new insights on the photoconversion mechanism of phytochromesCredit: Whitney Curtis, for Washington University in St. Louis Light provides the energy that plants and...
How cells get moving
Credit: Source: Sonja-Verena Albers Archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes are what biologists call the three domains of life. Of these three, archaea form an important link...
Developing a technique to study past Martian climate
UH Geology student awarded $285,000 NASA grantCredit: University of Houston Joanna Clark has been interested in geology ever since she was a child. Today, the...
Researchers create functional mini-liver by 3D bioprinting
Technique developed at Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, funded by FAPESP and hosted by the University of São Paulo, produced hepatic tissue in...
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