Lifetime achievement award for a scientific pioneer
Haseltine recognized for 'contributions of outstanding significance to women's health'Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington From a very early age, Florence Haseltine knew the...
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Every step a cell takes, every move they make — scientists will be watching
Scientists have created a novel two-layer microchip to track individual developmental changes in stem cells over longer time periodsCredit: Ben-Yakar Lab at UT Austin WASHINGTON,...
Studying drivers behind cardiac arrhythmias
Visualizing electrical patterns underlying abnormal heart contractions and deformationsCredit: University Medical Center Göttingen WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2019 -- Despite advances in medical imaging, the...
Scientists create fully electronic 2-dimensional spin transistors
Credit: Talieh Ghiasi et al. Physicists from the University of Groningen constructed a two-dimensional spin transistor, in which spin currents were generated by an electric...
Elusive compounds of greenhouse gas isolated by Warwick chemists
Credit: University of Warwick Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance. The ability to exploit this gas as a chemical reagent is...
Did microbes assist life in colonizing land?
Comparative microbiome study enables researchers of the Kiel based CRC 1182 to gain new insights into the course of evolutionCredit: © Science Communication Lab All...
From primordial black holes new clues to dark matter
Studying the interactions between light and gas in intergalactic space, SISSA scientists are trying to unravel the composition of the universeCredit: The Sherwood Simulation Suite...
Suicide risk factors vary by ethnic group
New risk profiles needed for better suicide predictionCredit: University of Houston Approximately 8.3 million adults in the United States reported thinking about suicide last year,...
Not the hairstyle, but the content: Hair indicates whether wild animals were ‘stressed’
Credit: Artemy Voikhansky, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55825509 While hair analysis has become routine in humans - for example for the detection of prolonged drug or medication abuse -...
Kaleidoscope mirror symmetry inspires new design for optical tools, technologies
Using multiple-axis symmetry inspired by kaleidoscopes, new polarization designs can control spin angular momentum and transverse energy flow for complex optical toolsCredit: Yue Pan/Qufu Normal...
Gene editing enables researchers to correct mutation in muscle stem cells in DMD model
Correction of mutation in muscle stem cells with CRISPR editing may pave the way for lifelong treatments for muscular dystrophyCredit: MU School of Medicine Duchenne...
A Matter of concentration
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kunz Plants can grow whole new organs with the help of pluripotent stem cells throughout their entire lives. When necessary, these stem...
Miniaturizing medical imaging, sensing technology
High quality medical images produced using a microchip proves researcher's fabrication method can be used to miniaturize sensing, imaging and optical communication systemsCredit: Columbia University....
UVA leads university-based coalition to battle the opioid crisis
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health The University of Virginia School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to battle the opioid crisis and reduce...
New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition comes from hunting
Credit: Photo courtesy of Brian Zgliczynski When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most of their nutrients come from...
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