Multisample technique to analyze cell adhesion
Credit: © 2020 Elham Roshdy An efficient, robust method of examining the interactions between cells uses fluorescent tagging to simultaneously analyze multiple cell populations, speeding...
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Colony-level genetics predict gentle behavior in Puerto Rican honey bees
Credit: ARS-USDA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, July 6, 2020--Puerto Rico's population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB) are famously known for being much gentler than their...
Atomic ‘Swiss army knife’ precisely measures materials for quantum computers
NIST unveils blueprint for building a three-in-one measurement tool to study quantum materials.Credit: NIST It images single atoms. It maps atomic-scale hills and valleys on...
Newly discovered pathogen in NY apples causes bitter rot disease
Credit: Srdjan Goran Acimovic ITHACA, N.Y. - In a study of New York state apple orchards, Cornell University plant pathologists have identified a new fungal...
Researchers develop novel approach to modeling yet-unconfirmed rare nuclear process
Credit: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams EAST LANSING, Mich. - Researchers from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Laboratory (frib.msu.edu) at Michigan State University...
Leap in lidar could improve safety, security of new technology
Credit: Bohan Zhang and Nathan Dostart Whether it's on top of a self-driving car or embedded inside the latest gadget, Light Detection and Ranging (lidar)...
Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
Credit: Miao Sun GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as...
Viruses beware: scientists show how bacterial ‘attack dog’ toxin disrupts protein synthesis
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech A team of Skoltech researchers from the Severinov laboratory and their colleagues have identified the way in which a component...
NYUAD researchers study effects of cellular crowding on the cell’s transport system
Credit: George Shubeita Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 6, 2020: As many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, have been linked to the defective functioning...
Sorting and secreting insulin by expiration date
The age of insulin parcels may matter, researchers say, when it comes to diagnosing and treating diabetesCredit: Belinda Yau and Melkam Kebede A study in...
NASA finds wind shear battering tropical storm Edouard
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The latest tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean formed one day ago and was already being battered by wind shear. NASA's Aqua...
Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed by a University of Arizona-University of South Florida team in the preclinical studyCredit: Image generated by Yu...
IU School of Medicine study paves way for earlier autism diagnosis in Indiana
Researchers develop statewide early ASD screening, evaluation systemCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANANAPOLIS--A 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in...
2020 Jansky Lectureship awarded to University of Cornell professor Martha P. Haynes
Credit: College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have awarded the 2020 Karl G....
Researchers develop software to find drug-resistant bacteria
Credit: Photo courtesy of CDC PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have developed an easy-to-use software program to identify drug-resistant genes in bacteria. The...