Twist on CRISPR gene editing treats adult-onset muscular dystrophy in mice
Technique clears toxic RNA buildup that causes myotonic dystrophy type ICredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Myotonic dystrophy type I is the most common type...
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NASA-NOAA satellite helps confirm Teddy now a record-setting tropical storm
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 20 in that...
Hints of life on Venus
Credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser / L. Calçada & NASA / JPL / Caltech An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of...
NASA’s water vapor analysis of Tropical Storm Karina shows wind shear effects
Credit: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on Tropical Storm Karina. The data showed that...
Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body
Credit: The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio - A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James...
Physicists “trick” photons into behaving like electrons using a “synthetic” magnetic field
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have discovered an elegant way of manipulating light using a "synthetic" Lorentz force -- which in nature is responsible for...
IU researchers receive grant to deploy collaborative dementia care model across Indiana
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Supported by a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Indiana...
Reducing nitrogen with boron and beer
Credit: Team Braunschweig Humankind is reliant on the ammonium in synthetic fertiliser for food. However, producing ammonia from nitrogen is extremely energy-intensive and requires the...
UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies
Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to develop and improve cancer treatments that harness the immune systemCredit: University of Louisville Cancer remains one of the...
Single atom-thin platinum makes a great chemical sensor
Credit: JO Yxell/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, together with colleagues from other universities, have discovered the possibility to prepare...
Tandem devices feel the heat
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Understanding how solar cell operation changes as it moves from the lab into the real world is essential for optimizing their...
Infinite chains of hydrogen atoms have surprising properties, including a metallic phase
Scientists with the Flatiron Institute and the Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem combined cutting-edge computational methods to probe an endless line of protons...
Researchers create morphing crystals powered by water evaporation
New study details the molecular-level design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy to be harvested and efficiently converted into motion with...
Light processing improves robotic sensing, study finds
Credit: Bryan-College Station Eagle photo/Laura McKenzie ABERDEEN PROVIDING GROUND, Md. -- A team of Army researchers uncovered how the human brain processes bright and contrasting...
NASA night-time image shows Hurricane Paulette’s large eye approach Bermuda
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Night-time imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed Hurricane Paulette's large eye approaching...