Biofabrication drives tissue engineering in 2019
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2020--In the quest to engineer replacement tissues and organs for improving human health, biofabrication...
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ETRI develops world’s top-class 400-Gbps optical engine
Researchers in South Korea have developed ultra-fast transmitting/receiving optical engine that can provide stable and improved data transfer speed for data centers.Credit: Electronics and Telecommunications...
Ultra-precision nano-sensor could detect iron disorders
Credit: Dr Pooria Lesani, University of Sydney Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in the blood - can result...
Arteries respond in opposite ways for males and females
UC Davis Health researchers lead the way toward sex-specific hypertension treatmentCredit: Copyright UC Regents/UC Davis Health A protein known to expand blood vessels -- key...
Kurome Therapeutics to develop therapies targeting cancer’s ability to evade treatment
Kurome enters into licensing agreements and a cooperative research and development agreement with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health's (NIH)...
First study of multicancer blood test to screen for cancer guide intervention
Results show the liquid biopsy test could safely be incorporated into routine clinical care in combination with conventional screeningCredit: Elizabeth Cook Results from a first-of-its-kind...
Upcycling spongy plastic foams from shoes, mattresses and insulation
New method turns foam into higher value rubber and hard plasticsCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a new method for upcycling polyurethane...
A milder hair dye based on synthetic melanin
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00068 With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating, and missing, the ability...
Conservation goals may be stymied by a lack of land for biodiversity offsetting
Credit: Dr Laura Sonter Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland...
Evidence of Late Pleistocene human colonization of isolated islands beyond Wallace’s Line
New isotopic study of fossil teeth shows flexible human adaptations to Pleistocene island life through timeCredit: Sue O'Connor A new article published in Nature Communications...
Higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Credit: Photo by Staffan Sandblad Men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood...
Latest results of myriapod research from the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology
Credit: 18th International Congress of Myriapodology Last year, the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology brought together 92 of the world's top experts on the curious,...
NSF provides more support for drug discovery platform for hard-to-treat cancers
Credit: Sherine Abdelmawla WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new round of support will help a Purdue University-affiliated startup further develop a platform designed to create...
Are salt deposits a solution for nuclear waste disposal?
Credit: Doug Weaver Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting place. This is waste that...
Virologists show that sample pooling can massively increase coronavirus testing capacity
Credit: Rüdiger Koop, UKS The new procedure will help to meet the high demand for testing in the mass coronavirus screening programmes needed in the...
