Most adults over 50 say they’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19, but many want to wait
People of color & those with lower incomes or education levels less likely to say they'll seek vaccination against a disease that's high risk for...
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Experimental evolution reveals how bacteria gain drug resistance
Credit: RIKEN A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has succeeded in experimentally evolving the common bacteria Escherichia coli under...
Linda Schweizer tells the story of Palomar observatory in ‘Cosmic Odyssey’
New MIT Press looks at how intrepid astronomers at Palomar observatory changed our view of the universeCredit: Brianna Schweizer, 2020. Ever since 1936, pioneering scientists...
New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19
Credit: John Underwood/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus...
Vaccines and biotherapeutics: unique program provides hands-on manufacturing training
The Ottawa Hospital, Algonquin College, University of Ottawa and Mitacs partner on five-year training programCredit: The Ottawa Hospital As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to...
Impressive impact: ONR executive director lauded for career achievements
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Corey Egler) ARLINGTON, Va.--The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) has awarded its most prestigious accolade--the Harold E. Saunders Award...
Making sense of a universe of corn genetics
Credit: Jianming Yu AMES, Iowa - Seed banks across the globe store and preserve the genetic diversity of millions of varieties of crops. This massive...
The science of windy cities
Researchers model urban airflows to help improve the design of drones, skyscrapers, and natural ventilation systemsCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 --...
Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function
Researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to visualize quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an important step toward quantum information technologiesCredit: Zhehao Ge, Frederic Joucken, and...
World’s smallest atom-memory unit created
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything from consumer electronics to big...
Physicians investigate whether magnetic seizure therapy can treat bipolar depression
Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Researchers are assessing whether magnetic seizure therapy (MST) can help relieve treatment-resistant depression in bipolar patients in a clinical trial led by...
Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy–and surprising physics
As wind energy scales up, researchers study the fluid dynamics challengesCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 -- Twenty years ago, wind energy...
Study: COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsen patient outcomes
Researchers at UC San Diego Health connect blood clots to an increased risk of death from COVID-19Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences While respiratory issues...
PEDSnet report details how COVID-19 pandemic has affected children
Analysis of 135,000+ medical records shows the novel coronavirus hits hardest among teens, children with diabetes or cancer, lower-income families, and Black, Latinx and Asian...
How to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19
Researchers are developing simple and inexpensive tools--like a DIY ventilator--to treat patients more effectively and prevent disease transmission in hospitalsCredit: Mohamed Amine Abassi. VIRTUAL MEETING...