Dynamics of DNA replication revealed at the nanoscale
New study using super resolution technology gives new insight into a poorly understood area of DNA replicationCredit: University of Technology Sydney DNA replication is a...
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New approach drives bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in...
Climate extremes will cause forest changes
Credit: (Photos: Ansgar Kahmen / University of Basel) Until now, 2003 was considered as the driest and hottest year since the beginning of instrumental climate...
Why bacterial toxins are ‘fascinating machines of death’
Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxis evolve ability to cause new illnessesCredit: Mikko Taipale, Roman Melnyk, Jean-Philippe Julien The coronavirus pandemic is a daily...
Hamilton receives APGA Award of Merit
Retired UT Gardens director recognized for bloomin' great careerCredit: UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Susan Hamilton, the recently retired Director of the University of Tennessee Gardens,...
X-ray vision and eavesdropping ensure quality
AI monitoring of laser welding processesCredit: Empa Laser welding is a process suitable for joining metals and thermoplastics. It has become particularly well established in...
New sensor may soon test for coronavirus and flu simultaneously
Credit: Dmitry Kireev, University of Texas at Austin The novel coronavirus has been compared to the flu almost from the moment it emerged in late...
Physicists obtain molecular ‘fingerprints’ using plasmons
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the University...
Receptor makes mice strong and slim
Study by the University of Bonn identifies molecule that regulates two side effects of agingCredit: (c) Katharina Wislsperger/UKBonn Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are...
You’re using disinfectants wrong. Here’s what you actually need to do (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 -- Sure, you've got a product that says "kills germs" under your sink, but will it...
Scientists found out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells
In the authors' opinion, this research will help to treat oncologyCredit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU)...
Identified genes that predispose to cancer by impairing the immune system
Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) The idea that the immune system "monitors and prevents" the development of cancer, which is called "cancer immune vigilance",...
New insights into the energy levels in quantum dots
Researchers have experimentally proven the theoretically predicted Auger effect in quantum dots.Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers from Basel, Bochum and Copenhagen have gained new insights into...
How can a radiologist confront COVID-19?
Credit: CDT As it is known from the international experience with COVID-19 diagnostics, the PCR test has quite limited accuracy and a long processing time....
New treatment method for Alport Syndrome uses antisense oligonucleotides
Treatment effective on model mice with severe form of the diseaseCredit: Kobe University A multi-institutional research group has succeeded in developing an exon-skipping therapy using...