From face to DNA: New method aims to improve match between DNA sample and face database
Predicting what someone's face looks like based on a DNA sample remains a hard nut to crack for science. It is, however, getting easier to...
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Cancer survivors predicted to number over 22 million by 2030
Growing and aging population will increase cancer survivor count despite trends in incidence There were more than 16.9 million Americans with a history of cancer...
Inducing seizures to stop seizures
Cortical stimulation-induced seizures have the potential to guide epilepsy surgery, significantly reducing hospital staysCredit: The Neuro Surgery is the only way to stop seizures in...
The new technology will significantly enhance energy harvest from PV modules
Credit: Dmitri Vinnikov The whole world is inevitably moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Sustainability of the environment requires changes in the current way of...
New look at old data leads to cleaner engines
Work unlocks new avenue for research at Sandia's Combustion Research FacilityCredit: Dino Vournas LIVERMORE, Calif. -- New insights about how to understand and ultimately control...
EMD Serono Awards grant to American Cancer Society to deliver global evaluation data for SOURCE
Grant to fund expansion of cancer NGO capacity building efforts globally The American Cancer Society (ACS) has received a grant from EMD Serono Inc., the...
New pathogens in beef and cow’s milk products: More research required
BfR Opinion No 014/2019 of 18 April 2019 According to the DKFZ, they have been detected up to now in cow's milk, cow's milk products...
New microorganism for algae biomass to produce alternative fuels
Professor Gyoo Yeol Jung and his research team utilized algae that grow three times faster than starch crops and succeeded in producing biofuel and biochemicalsCredit:...
New family on the block: A novel group of glycosidic enzymes
Scientists discover a candidate for a potential new 'family' of enzymes that break down carbohydratesCredit: Tokyo University of Science A group of researchers from Japan...
Five National Academies hand over science-policy statement on air pollution and health
Appointment notice Clean air is as vital to life on earth as clean water. Currently, air pollution is estimated to contribute to several million premature...
Citizen scientists re-tune Hubble’s galaxy classification
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC, and STScI Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have helped to overturn almost a century of galaxy classification, in a new...
Checkmate for hepatitis B viruses in the liver
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Jochen Wettengel Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich, working in collaboration with researchers at the...
An innovative electron microscope overturning common knowledge of 88 years history
Direct atom-resolved imaging of magnetic materialsCredit: JST Under the JST-SENTAN program (Development of System and Technology for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, Japan Science and Technology...
Gender affects the correlation between depression and weight in children and adolescents
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 13, 2019--The results of a large community-based study have shown that the probability...
Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - A team at Osaka University has created single-molecule nanowires, complete with an insulation layer, up to 10 nanometers in...
