Svalbard Global Seed Vault commences seed experiment that will last 100 years
Credit: Manuela Nagel/ IPK The first experimental seed samples will be brought into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the 27th of August. These first...
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Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
Small telescope and inexpensive diffuser key to resultsCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard New detailed observations with NSF's NOIRLab facilities reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star...
Researchers create artificial organelles to control cellular behavior
New form of synthetic biology for controlling cellular behavior uses intrinsically disordered proteinsCredit: Michael Dzuricky, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers at Duke University...
NIH funds Dartmouth and Tufts AI tool to help doctors cure cancer
Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Using artificial intelligence (AI) to cure cancer may sound like science-fiction, but Eugene Santos Jr., a professor of...
Researchers develop new mouse model for SARS-CoV-2
The model will help speed the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and highlights the pathologic role of type I interferon signaling.Credit: © 2020...
NASA infrared imagery shows Hagupit nearing landfall in China
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite provided a look at Typhoon Hagupit as it was nearing landfall in southeastern China. One of the...
Identification of a new mechanism in the immune system provides knowledge about diseases
A recently identified mechanism in the immune system reveals a previously unknown protein that could provide an opening to a better understanding of infections and...
Tracking and forecasting outbreak risk of dengue, Zika and other Aedes-transmitted diseases
New system infuses 'R0' models with climate information to help public health agencies forecast places and times when environmental conditions might enhance transmission of dengue,...
Consumers don’t fully trust smart home technologies
Credit: University of Warwick Smart home technologies are marketed to enhance your home and make life easier. However, UK consumers are not convinced that they...
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
Credit: University of Plymouth A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if...
CUNY ASRC researchers to help launch NSF Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry
The multi-institution team will explore novel methods of chemical synthesis through mechanochemistryCredit: NSF NEW YORK, August 4, 2020 -- Researchers from the Advanced Science Research...
Recovering data: NIST’s neural network model finds small objects in dense images
Credit: NIST In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed...
Assembly within the tumor center
Number of macrophages in tumor tissue enables prognosis of lung tumor progressionCredit: MPI for Heart and Lung Research Both in the periphery and the center...
Stars rich in phosphorus: Seeds of life in the universe
Credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) All the chemical elements in the universe, except for hydrogen and most of the helium, were produced inside stars....
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organismCredit: Abhishek Sampath Kumar / MPI A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in...