Control mechanism of force-induced cell-to-cell adhesion
Credit: NIBB Using the amphibian Xenopus laevis as a model, Drs. Noriyuki Kinoshita and Naoto Ueno from the National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), Japan...
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Closing the carbon cycle to stop climate change
Credit: Ayan Maity, TIFR, Mumbai An excessive amount of carbon dioxide is the main cause of climate change. One of the best approaches is to...
To prevent tick encounters, where you dump your leaves matters
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On the origin of massive stars
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Aboriginal scars from frontier wars
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Access to forbidden rings
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Loss of protein disturbs intestinal homeostasis and can drive cancer
Credit: Marc Healy, UZH Colorectal carcinoma (CRC), the most common form of intestinal cancer, is the second leading cause of cancer related death worldwide. While...
NUS invention: The world’s first aerogels made from scrap rubber tires
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Recyclable nano-fiber filtered face masks a boon for supply fiasco?
A KAIST team develops washable nanofiber fast maskCredit: KAIST Wearing a face mask is a common sight in Korea during the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to...
Cross-technology communication in the Internet of Things significantly simplified
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The European Commission offers significant support to Europe’s AI excellence
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The imitation game: Scientists describe and emulate new quantum state of entangled photons
A research team from ITMO University, with the help of their colleagues from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy),...
Three-drug combination reduces COPD patient mortality
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Fish scales could make wearable electronics more sustainable
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Pioneers of modern computer graphics recognized with ACM A.M. Turing Award
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