German-Argentinean doctoral program bears first fruits
Credit: Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral The programme is funded by the German-Argentinean University Centre (DAHZ-CUAA). Dr. Regina Mencia from Argentina was the first doctoral...
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How people and ecosystems fit together on the Great Barrier Reef
Credit: Graeme Cumming A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to help sustain other ecosystems across...
200 000 years ago, humans preferred to kip cozy
Humans prepared beds to sleep on right at the dawn of our species -- over 200 000 years agoCredit: A. Kruger Researchers in South Africa's...
Remains of 17th century bishop support neolithic emergence of tuberculosis
Bishop Peder Winstrup of Lund, Sweden passed away in the winter of 1679 at the age of 74 and was interred in a crypt at...
The flax wilt agent has been sequenced
Researchers to sequence and assemble genome of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lini, a highly destructive fungal parasite infecting flaxCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Molecular...
Patients’ access to opioid treatment cumbersome
Pregnant women less likely to receive treatmentCredit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Women are having a difficult time getting into treatment for opioid addictions,...
Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide lens for high resolution imaging
Credit: by Han Lin, Zai-Quan Xu, Guiyuan Cao, Yupeng Zhang, Jiadong Zhou, Ziyu Wang, Zhichen Wan, Zheng Liu, Kian Ping Loh, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Qiaoliang Bao,...
Achieving highly efficient ammonia synthesis by altering the rate-determining step
Credit: ©Science China Press Ammonia is a generic precursor for the manufacture of essential fertilizer and most nitrogen-containing organic chemicals. To date, industrial ammonia production...
Machine learning in sustainable chemistry
Research fellowship for Iranian scientistCredit: Mohammad Alaraby Salem, Paderborn University Dr S. Alireza Ghasemi, a physicist at Paderborn University, has received a Georg Forster Research...
This online calculator can predict your stroke risk, study finds
Credit: UVA Health Doctors can predict patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes...
Newly identified gut cells nurture lymph capillaries
Understanding the mechanisms that impair lymphatics growth and fat digestion in the small intestineCredit: IBS You have just enjoyed a delicious summer BBQ. After approximately...
UMD discovers a new role for a well-known molecule as a plant hormone
Findings have implications for seed production and crop yield and could help rewrite textbooks, translating to practical applications for plant reproductionCredit: Dr. Wangshu Mou Researchers...
Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiologyCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal...
To understand the machinery of life, this scientist breaks it on purpose
By tinkering with some of life's oldest components, a group of astrobiologists hopes to find clues about how life emerged. Their recent research hints at...
Busting Up the Infection Cycle of Hepatitis B
Researchers at UD use supercomputer to gain insights into virus's genetic blueprintCredit: Photo courtesy of Jodi Hadden-Perilla Researchers at the University of Delaware, using supercomputing...