Blood markers predict Humboldt penguin nest type, reproductive success
Credit: Photo by Michael Adkesson CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From March to December every year, Humboldt penguins nest in vast colonies on the Peruvian and Chilean...
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CSHL President Bruce Stillman wins Heineken Prize
Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) President and CEO Bruce Stillman has been awarded the Dr. H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stillman...
Expression of certain genes may affect vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder
Study identifies the potential importance of a gene in the brain and a gene in the bloodCredit: McLean Hospital Highlights In a recent study, genes...
Discovery of long sought tiny explosions on the Sun
Credit: Pete Wheeler/ICRAR The Sun is the brightest object in the sky and has been studied for hundreds of years, but it continues to hide...
Immune cells multiply and diversify in mouse lungs at birth
A rapid increase in the number and types of immune cells in the lungs of mice after birth may aid development and help protect against...
From dark to light in a flash: Smart film lets windows switch autonomously
Credit: KAIST Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch between transparent and opaque states...
Smart molecules could be key to computers with 100-times bigger memories
Researchers have discovered a single molecule 'switch' that can act like a transistor and offers the potential to store binary informationCredit: Dr Kunal Mali, KU...
Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2020 - Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully...
Molecular circuitry: International team breaks one-diode-one resistor electronics
By creating a new type of molecular circuit switch, the team may have just opened the door to ultra-high-density computing within our lifetime.Credit: University of...
COVID-19 drug development could benefit from approach used against flu
Credit: University of Texas at Austin A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found that some antivirals are useful...
Promising new method for producing tiny liquid capsules
Solid capsules with a liquid core are ideal for storage and delivery of oil-based materials in skin care or for use as bioreactorsCredit: Nam-Trung Nguyen...
New experiment design improves reproducibility
Ecologists from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, and an international team propose measures to increase the reproducibility of biomedical experimentsCredit: (Photo: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU) Jena,...
New guidelines for assessment of bone density and microarchitecture in vivo with HR-pQCT
IOF-ASBMR-ECTS endorsed guidelines support standardization of techniques and terminology in the use of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography, while providing guidance on the interpretation and...
SUTD-led research powers longer lasting rechargeable batteries
The development of the new material directly addresses the shortage of lithium resources and high energy power supplies.Credit: SUTD With the continuous upgrading of electronic...
Genetic study reveals similarities and differences of COVID-19 and SARS viruses
Digital analysis finds potential structural differences in viral genetic codeCredit: First published in Wakida et al. 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.008 Researchers have identified specific portions of...