Black (nano)gold combat climate change
Credit: Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science Global warming is a serious threat to the planet and the living beings. One of the main cause...
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Ovarian and breast cancer research finds new ways BRCA1 gene functions
Research led by the University of Birmingham has found important new ways that the BRCA1 gene functions which could help develop our understanding of the...
Scent composition data reveal new insights into perfume success
Network analysis approach could aid exploration of new scent combinations Mathematical analysis of online perfume data shows how the unique scent combinations found in different...
Mechanism of scorpion toxin inhibition of K+ channel elucidated using high-speed AFM
Scheme of association and dissociation of potassium channel KcsA (Q58A/T61S/R64D) and AgTx2 and representative AFM images. Background Cell membranes contain ion channels that regulate the...
Murder in the Paleolithic? Evidence of violence behind human skull remains
Credit: Kranoti et al, 2019 New analysis of the fossilized skull of an Upper Paleolithic man suggests that he died a violent death, according to...
Reprogramming pancreatic cancer
New findings may lead to novel immunotherapies against 3rd deadliest cancerCredit: Rush Production group Findings published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggest that...
Discovery linking microbes to methane emissions could make agriculture more sustainable
A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions Common dairy cows share the same core group of genetically inherited...
With little training, machine-learning algorithms can uncover hidden scientific knowledge
Berkeley Lab study finds that text mining of scientific literature can lead to new discoveriesCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab Sure, computers can be used to play...
A mechanism that makes infants more likely than adults to die from sepsis is discovered
Scientists at the Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CRID) show why pediatric patients with sepsis suffer from more inflammation and organ injury than adults....
Determined DNA hunt reveals schizophrenia clue
Credit: UQ QBI A joint Australian-Indian 18-year study made possible by the recruitment, diagnosis, and the DNA screening of thousands of people in India has...
Deep Aging Clocks: The emergence of AI-based biomarkers of aging and longevity
The advent of deep biomarkers of aging, longevity and mortality presents a range of non-obvious applicationsCredit: Insilico Medicine July 3, 2019 - There are two...
Two new species of parasitic wasps described from an altitude of over 3,400 m in Tibet
Credit: Wangzhen Zhang Specimens kept in the collection of the Institute of Beneficial Insects at the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU, China) revealed the...
B cells off rails early in lupus
Activation signs seen early in B cell differentiation New research on the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) provides hints to the origins of the...
New study unravels protection mechanism in bacteria
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have shed fresh light on the mechanism used by certain types of bacteria to protect themselves against attack. Gram...
Neurosciences unlock the secret of the first abstract engravings
Credit: Emmanuel Mellet & Francesco d'Errico Long before Lascaux paintings, humans engraved abstract motifs on stones, shells or egg shells. the earliest are 540,000 years...
