A better understanding of coral skeleton growth suggests ways to restore reefs
Credit: Courtesy of Pupa Gilbert MADISON, Wis. -- Coral reefs are vibrant communities that host a quarter of all species in the ocean and are...
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Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve resistance to COVID-19 vaccines?
Credit: Kennedy et al, 2020 (PLOS Biology, CC BY 4.0) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Similar to bacteria evolving resistance to antibiotics, viruses can evolve resistance...
NYUAD researchers develop protocol for a more accurate COVID-19 testing technique
Cost-effective technique can detect lower viral loads and reduce false-negative ratesCredit: NYUAD Abu Dhabi - One critical barrier in efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic...
Implantable sensor could measure bodily functions — and then safely biodegrade
Credit: Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sensors that monitor a patient's condition during and after medical procedures can be expensive, uncomfortable and even dangerous....
Argonne researchers to share scientific computing advances at SC20 conference
Credit: (Image courtesy of SC Conference.) Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will share their latest insights and advances in...
New study defines life cycle of a destructive plant pathogen 142 years after its discovery
Credit: Lijang Liu Found in more than 60 countries, cruciferous clubroot disease is one of the most destructive plant diseases, causing so-called tumors on the...
NASA deems SwRI-developed satellites healthy, extends CYGNSS mission
Hurricane wind monitoring mission will continue through 2023Credit: NASA SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 9, 2020 -- NASA has extended the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System...
$1 million to support manufacturing of COVID-19 treatments, vaccines at uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded $1,050,000 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation...
Regenstrief, Indiana CTSI, Datavant partner on NIH national COVID-19 data effort
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) and Datavant are supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in...
Yin and Yang: Two signaling molecules control growth and behavior in bacteria
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing environmental conditions is based, among...
Researchers discover bacterial DNA’s recipe for success
A single criterion predicts whether a genetic package such as antibiotic resistance will thrive in a given environmentCredit: Teng Wang, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -...
Virtual support from Sandia enabled B61-12 flight test on F-35A jet fighter
Credit: Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corp. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Overcoming COVID-19 pandemic challenges through virtual means, teams from Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S....
USask launches first study on effects of smoked cannabis on brain development
Credit: Robert Laprairie/USask SASKATOON - University of Saskatchewan (USask) pharmacologist Robert Laprairie will use a Brain Canada research grant to determine how a mother's use...
New ‘genomic’ method reveals atomic arrangements of battery material
Computation-enabled screening of all plausible structures zeros in on atomic-level details of promising sodium-ion battery materialCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Scientists at the U.S. Department...
The ‘COVID-19 Data Portal Japan’ is launched
Quick access to the research data of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is now availableCredit: © National Institute of Informatics The "COVID-19 Data Portal JAPAN"...