The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
Credit: Professor Svante Pääbo and Professor Hugo Zeberg. This figure appeared in the publication in Nature. Since first appearing in late 2019, the novel virus,...
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UIC receives $8 million Army Research Laboratory grant for drone fuel sensor research
Sensors will enable unmanned aircraft systems to adapt to different fuel typesCredit: UIC/Jim Young The University of Illinois Chicago has received an $8 million award...
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03922 The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to the problem of potentially toxic...
Study explores just transition task force lessons for depolarizing energy, climate policy
Credit: University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released today a new report that explores the work of Canada's Just Transition Task...
Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
Researchers engineer RNA-targeting compounds that disable the pandemic coronavirus' replication engineCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Sept. 30, 2020 - Scripps Research...
Mosquitos lost an essential gene with no ill effects
UMD study suggests caution is needed for research that presumes closely related species use the same genes for similar functionsCredit: Image credit: Alys Jarvela/University of...
Venus might be habitable today, if not for Jupiter
Study shows destabilizing effect of the giant gas planetCredit: JAXA / ISAS / DARTS / Damia Bouic Venus might not be a sweltering, waterless hellscape...
Cannabinoids associated with negative respiratory health effects in older adults with COPD
Researchers publish first data on the impact of cannabinoids on the respiratory health of individuals with COPDCredit: Unity Health Toronto Cannabinoids, a class of prescription...
Hackensack Meridian CDI scientists find one-two punch for preclinical cancer models
By changing gene expression first, some immunotherapies may work better, models showCredit: (courtesy of Hackensack Meridian Health) September 29, 2020 - Nutley, NJ - A...
210 scientists highlight state of plants and fungi in Plants, People, Planet special issue
The landmark special issue is a collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCredit: Plants, People, Planet 210 scientists from around the world highlight the state...
New technologies link treatments to the patients who need them the most
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and Hollings Cancer Center explore remote methods for conducting smoking cessation clinical trialsCredit: Medical University of South...
Exosome treatment improves recovery from heart attacks in a preclinical study
The exosomes were secreted by cardiac cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. These non-living exosomes may be an easier form of regenerative treatment...
New fire containment research addresses risk and safety
Credit: Karina Puikkonen As 2020 has shown, wildfire frequency, size and severity is threatening communities and natural resources across the western U.S. As a result,...
Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea
Researchers use membranes that remove salt from water to help 'split' sea water into fuelCredit: Logan Research Group The power of the sun, wind and...
Gut microbiome may influence how cancer patients respond to oral therapies, study suggests
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University illustrates how the gut microbiome interacts...