Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed
Infection researchers from the German Primate Center identify starting points for vaccine development and therapyCredit: Figure: Markus Hoffmann The SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects lung...
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Breakthrough in molecular machines
Credit: Mikkel Larris, University of Southern Denmark Molecules are some of life's most basic building blocks. When they work together in the right way, they...
Print your own laboratory-grade microscope for US$18
An open-source design from the University of Bath gives schools, homes and labs the chance to 3D print their own precision microscopesCredit: Dr Joel Collins...
Characterizing two sisters, examples of exceptional longevity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2020--A new study provides a detailed characterization of two sisters - one a supercentenarian...
Pacific oysters may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought
Credit: Julieta Martinelli/University of Washington Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially impact your dinner table. Oysters,...
Electrocardiogram shows value in college athletes’ screens
ECG heightens detection of sudden cardiac death risk and is a cost-effective diagnostic, a new study showsCredit: UW Medicine Over the past 30 years, colleges...
KIST ensures stability of desalination process with magnesium
Process is developed to inhibit the fouling of desalination membranes with the addition of magnesium. Desalination stability is expected to improve process efficiency and lengthen...
Shrinking snowcaps fuel harmful algal blooms in Arabian sea
Climate-driven shifts disrupt fisheries, desalination plants; problems may hit other regionsCredit: Norman Kuring/NASA A uniquely resilient organism all but unheard of in the Arabian Sea...
Exercise boosts motor skill learning via changes in brain’s transmitters
Researchers find switch in chemical messaging is key prelude to motor skill acquisitionCredit: Spitzer Lab, UC San Diego Doctors have relentlessly impressed upon us the...
Last supper: Fish use sharp barbs and spines to fight off hungry seals
Credit: David Hocking What price are you willing to pay for food? As humans, we face this challenge each time we shop, but for some...
AI-supported test for very early signs of glaucoma progression
Credit: UCL/Western Eye Hospital A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, according to results from a...
Found: Neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress
This circuit could be a key target for treating stress-related disorders such as panic disorder and PTSD.Credit: Kazuhiro Nakamura Researchers at Nagoya University have discovered...
SFU professor’s invention approved by FDA to help wean COVID-19 patients from ventilators
Credit: SFU Simon Fraser University professor Andy Hoffer hopes the SFU spinoff company he founded, Lungpacer Medical Inc., will help save the lives of COVID-19...
Window to another world: Life is bubbling up to seafloor with petroleum from deep below
Credit: Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen WOODS HOLE, Mass. --The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that we move through a...
Researchers develop ‘piggyback’ method to improve drug delivery of RNA therapeutics
Their platform has shown to downregulate critical genes in cancer cells, and could be used for other genetic diseasesCredit: Neil Ta A group of researchers...