Indoor precautions essential to stem airborne COVID-19
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognise the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m in order...
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Novel sperm membrane protein FIMP facilitates mammalian fertilization
Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel protein essential for the sperm-oocyte interaction and fusion of gamete membranes that is fundamental to mammalian sexual reproduction,...
Odor experts uncover the smelly chemistry of lemur love
Potential sex pheromones used by male lemurs for 'stink flirting' are influenced by testosterone levelsCredit: Illustration by Caitlin E. Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY...
Bornean treeshrews can take the heat
Credit: Image credit: Anna Thonis As human activity shapes Earth's climate, animals must increasingly adapt to new environmental conditions. The thermoneutral zone -- the ambient...
What is an individual? Information Theory may provide the answer
Credit: Brent Deuel/NOAA Photo Library It's almost impossible to imagine biology without individuals -- individual organisms, individual cells, and individual genes, for example. But what...
New photon-counting camera captures 3D images with record speed and resolution
Megapixel image sensor could bring significant improvements to augmented reality and LiDAR systems for autonomous vehiclesCredit: Arianna M. Charbon, Kazuhiro Morimoto, Edoardo Charbon. WASHINGTON --...
Novotech Research shows most Australian sites are open for clinical trials
The data is part of a new series prepared for Novotech clients detailing the current status of trials in the Asia-Pacific during the global COVID-19...
Light from stretchable sheets of atoms for quantum technologies
Largest spectral, color-tuning range from an atomically thin quantum system demonstratedCredit: Dr. Trong Toan Tran, one of the senior authors of the work. The researchers...
COVID-19 — Impact of containment measures in Italy: 200,000 hospitalizations avoided in March
Italian researchers say: 'It is possible to reconstruct the map of disease diffusion' infection has been reduced up to 45% at March 25. Thanks to...
Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug
The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in an inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive MEMS chipCredit: Georgia Tech / Ayazi lab...
Better data framework needed to improve rare disease diagnostic rates
Credit: Gorodenkoff A better framework for the reanalysis of genetic data, a game-changing process which could improve diagnostic rates by up to 32 per cent,...
Untwisting plastics for charging internet-of-things devices
Credit: Takenobu Group Untwisting chains of atoms within a plastic polymer improves its ability to conduct electricity, according to a report by researchers, led by...
Caring for those most vulnerable to COVID-19 requires vigilance
Leading geriatrician provides key updates and resources for front-line nursing home staff and cliniciansCredit: Florida Atlantic University As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic advances so...
International consortium investigates overactive immune cells as cause of COVID-19 deaths
New publication links neutrophil infiltration in the lungs of patients to COVID-19 symptomsCredit: Egeblad lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- In the urgent battle to...
Scripps Research expands international effort to rapidly repurpose drugs against COVID-19
An international research network centers around ReFRAME, the world's leading collection of drugs known to be safe in humansCredit: Calibr/Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA--With the...
