NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave -- or to power the...
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Novel technology for the selection of single photosynthetic cells
Novel technology for the selection of single photosynthetic cells for industry and ecosystem understandingCredit: Lars Behrendt You might need a microscope to witness the next...
NASA analyzes typhoon Haishen’s water vapor concentration
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on recently developed Typhoon Haishen and found...
Vanderbilt launches clinical trial of outpatient treatments for COVID-19
Credit: (photo by Susan Urmy) Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a clinical trial of promising treatments for COVID-19 in the outpatient setting. The...
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
Credit: Shuai Li To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according...
Purdue 2-dimensional nanomaterial shows promise
May help with high-speed electronics, quantum devices and defense toolsCredit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have passed another significant milestone...
Why naming neurons can help cure brain disease
A unified classification of diverse cell types proposed by a Columbia-led team could shed light on how our brains are wired.Credit: Yuste Lab, Columbia University...
NASA-NOAA satellite tracking Typhoon Maysak’s approach to landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Typhoon Maysak was moving north through the East China Sea early on Sept. 2 when NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead and...
COVID-19 and the threat to American voting rights
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated three main pathologies of American voting rights, according to...
Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
A drug that inhibits the protease plasmin is hypothesized to reduce the infectivity and virulence of the virus, as measured by reduced need for hospitalization...
Toxicity of dorsal root ganglia is widely associated with CNS AAV gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—A meta-analysis of non-human primate (NHP) studies showed that adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy...
An unprecedented discovery of cell fusion
Researchers uncover how microbial cells from two different species combine to form hybrid cellsCredit: Images by Kamil Charubin and Joy Smoker Like humans, bacteria live...
Half of Medicare patients do not receive recommended health care after hospitalization
Credit: Data Source: Estimates are from "Assessment of Receipt of the First Home Health Care Visit After Hospital Discharge Among Older Adults, " JAMA Network...
Biological control agents can protect soybeans from Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS)
Credit: Ahmad M. Fakhoury Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is one of the most destructive diseases of soybean, with losses of nearly 1.7 million metric tons...
Globalization is reweaving the web of life
Introduced species are reshaping how plants and animals interact in ecosystems worldwideCredit: Steve Attwood As introduced species spread around the world, the complex networks of...