Biological clock and extra gene pairs control important plant functions
New understanding of circadian rhythms could be key to better cropsCredit: Illustration by Kathleen Greenham. HANOVER, N.H. - November 5, 2020 - The biological clock...
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LipiDiDiet finds broadly sustainable effects of nutrient intervention in early Alzheimer’s
Credit: Saarland University Trial participants who received a multinutrient formulation over an extended period of time showed a significantly less rapid deterioration in cognitive performance...
Noise reduction via intermittent control by utilizing a plasma actuator
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: A research team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology...
?NTU scientists develop energy-saving ‘liquid window’
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a liquid window panel that can simultaneously block the sun to...
For quick COVID-19 testing, iSCAN can
Credit: © 2020 Ali et al. A simple COVID-19 test kit combines virus amplification with a CRISPR-Cas system for effective SARS-CoV-2 detection. The kit, called...
Two motivational artificial beings are better than one for enhancing learning
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that praise delivered by robots and virtual agents improves offline learningCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Social...
Shining a light on the issue of wine fraud
Credit: Courtesy of University of Adelaide. University of Adelaide wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating wine - a potential solution...
Argonne collaborates on largest COVID-19 viral sequence analysis in U.S.
Credit: Image by Jason McLellan, University of Texas, Austin. Used by permission of mBio, from the article Argonne computational resources supported the largest comprehensive analysis...
Social media can guide public pandemic policy: QUT research
Social media analytics now a valuable tool in understanding the thoughts and actions of the public during a pandemicCredit: QUT With 2020 hijacked by COVID-19,...
New understanding of how proteins operate
Credit: Centenary Institute A ground-breaking discovery by Centenary Institute scientists has provided new understanding as to the nature of proteins and how they exist and...
The ebb and flow of brain ventricles
Expansion of ventricles in MS patients often recedesCredit: Millward et al., MDC It is not only the heart that has chambers - the brain does,...
The burning question of Bonfire Night pollution
Credit: Michael Adams Bonfire Night celebrations contaminate our air with hugely elevated amounts of soot, scientists have found. Researchers from the University of Leeds were...
The biggest trees capture the most carbon: Large trees dominate carbon storage in forests
Large-diameter trees make up 3% of total stems, but account for 42% of total carbon storage in Pacific Northwest forest ecosystemsCredit: The authors Older, large-diameter...
Prejudice, poverty, gender – illustrations show the reality of living with disease
Community-based research programme leads to innovative 'cartoons'Credit: Sightsavers Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and policy makers understand what it's...
The first duckbill dinosaur fossil from Africa hints at how dinosaurs once crossed oceans
Credit: Credit: Raul Martin The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed hundreds of kilometres of open water...