Genetics to feed the world
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Wheat provides 20% of the total calories and protein content for the world's population and is a staple for more than...
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AI gets access to big novel chemistry space for quick and effective drug discovery
Credit: Insilico Medicine San Diego (CA) - Insilico Medicine, in collaboration with ChemDiv, Inc., launched a drug discovery initiative that aims to use the power...
Urbanisation costs Edinburgh over 11 hectares of green land each year
Much of vegetation loss is due to private gardens being paved over or built onCredit: CEH Edinburgh is losing the equivalent of around 15 football...
From Haft Tappeh to the world wide web
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz und Mainz University of Applied Sciences are digitizing 3,500-year old cuneiform textsCredit: photo/©: Dr. Behzad Mofidi-Nasrabadi Archaeologist Dr. Behzad Mofidi-Nasrabadi of...
Diversity may be key to reducing errors in quantum computing
Credit: Georgia Tech In quantum computing, as in team building, a little diversity can help get the job done better, computer scientists have discovered. Unlike...
Researchers build a soft robot with neurologic capabilities
Device is first step toward a more sophisticated artificial nervous systemCredit: University of Houston In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of...
Monkeys can also thank their body for vocal development, not only their brain
Credit: University of Southern Denmark Normally we think about the brain as an all-controlling organ that guides the development of all bodily organs and functions....
Overlap allows nanoparticles to enhance light-based detection
Rice University scientists discover how plasmons amplify electroluminescenceCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 14, 2019) - Rice University scientists have found revealing information where...
New findings about mechanisms regulating brain inflammation
This discovery could become new therapeutic targets to use in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson´s and Alzheimer´sCredit: Art work done by Juan Gómez-Andrade) / Universidad...
Tissue damage caused by a heart attack to be reduced by 30%?
Scientists from the Universities of Geneva and Lyon have discovered which molecule is held responsible for tissue necrosis due to an infarctus, and how to...
Controlling the charge state of organic molecule quantum dots in a 2D nanoarray
Achieved densities of 2D organic quantum-dot arrays an order of magnitude larger than conventional inorganic systemsCredit: FLEET Australian researchers have fabricated a self-assembled, carbon-based nanofilm...
Analysis of Galileo’s Jupiter entry probe reveals gaps in heat shield modeling
Data from the probe's 1995 fireball has continued to confound those studying the mission. New simulations and faster computers point to bettering atmospheric entry vehicles.Credit:...
New journal to explore the ‘mysterious ecosystem’ in our gut
Credit: Cambridge University Press/Nutrition Society A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press, published in partnership with The Nutrition Society, will explore the vital...
New treatment combination could work against broader array of cancer cells, study finds
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers find 2 drugs work together to disrupt cancer cells' ability to surviveCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine...
How to enable light to switch on and off therapeutic antibodies
The split-rejoin technique allows optobody, a novel optogenetic tool to fine-tune the activation of antibodiesCredit: IBS When antigens such as a viruse or bacteria invade...
