Genome of beloved sea otter Gidget now available for browsing
UC Santa Cruz's widely used genome browser can offer help to scientists diving into sea otter genetic diversityCredit: Monterey Bay Aquarium SANTA CRUZ, CA -...
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X-ray imaging of atomic nuclei
Credit: ©Science China Press As is well known, atomic nuclei not only are the cores of substances but also directly participate in bremsstrahlung (namely deceleration...
Excess coffee consumption a culprit for poor health
Credit: Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world. But...
Detecting dyslexia with interactions that do not require a knowledge of language
This is the aim of MusVis, a web game developed by Maria Rauschenberger, supervised by Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Luz Rello, researchers associated with the Department...
Significant differences exist among neurons expressing dopamine receptors
Credit: INC-UAB An international collaboration, which included the involvement of the research team from the Institut de Neurociències of the UAB (INC-UAB), has shown that...
Missing component of innate immune signaling identified
Credit: © Ella Maru Studio / CeMM How cells recognize pathogens and alert the immune system swiftly is a fundamental process of high importance for...
New map reveals distrust in health expertise is winning hearts and minds online
Researchers warn scientists are fighting health misinformation in the wrong placeCredit: Neil Johnson WASHINGTON (May 13, 2020)--Communities on Facebook that distrust establishment health guidance are...
Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversionCredit: Daria Perevezentsev / University of Toronto...
Pofatu: A new database for geochemical ‘fingerprints’ of artefacts
The Pofatu Database is the first comprehensive open-access compilation of geochemical analyses and contextual information for archaeological sources and artefacts facilitating new insights into ancient...
A new concept of designing photocatalytic systems with reversed configurations
Credit: ©Science China Press Photocatalytic water splitting is one of the most promising ways to convert solar energy into the chemical one. Generally, the activity...
Roadmap for battery research in Europe
The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ presents goals -- research platform CELEST with KIT, Ulm University, and ZSW participatesCredit: Daniel Messling, KIT To develop tomorrow's...
Effects of internet CBT for health anxiety on par with face-to-face treatment
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have compared two ways of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT, to treat people with health anxiety,...
Genes of high temperature superconductivity expressed in 3D materials
Credit: ©Science China Press The problems of high temperature superconductor (HTSC) are important for the physics community and even the whole science area. Ever since...
A deep look into the gut’s hormones
Credit: Joep Beumer, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University generated an in-depth description of the human hormone-producing cells of the...
Speeding up long-range coherent LiDAR
Credit: Johann Riemensberger (EPFL) Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) comprised an array of techniques using laser light to measure distances by multiplying the time delay...