Ship noise leaves crabs too stressed to hide from danger
Credit: Martin Stevens The ocean is getting too loud even for crabs. Normally, shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) can slowly change their shell color to blend...
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International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
A new genetic perspective on psychiatric disordersCredit: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the CIBERSAM. An international study published in the journal Cell, has described...
New study presents neutral-colored transparent crystalline silicon photovoltaics
Credit: Kwanyong Seo (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST) Researchers are rushing to introduce transparent photovoltaic technologies. It won't be too long before building...
New findings of chemical differences between PM1 and PM2.5 might reshape air pollution studies
Credit: Xiaoxuan Zhao Current air pollution studies largely rely upon aerosol mass spectrometers, most of which can only measure submicron aerosol (PM1) species--particulate matter with...
Research uncovers a new way of making chiral catalysts
Credit: University of Southampton Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a new way to create one hand of a chiral molecule by using...
Closing in on liver fibrosis: Detailing the fibrosis process at unprecedented resolution
A new technology to investigate the cellular processes as they change during fibrosis developmentCredit: SDU The human liver carries out a wealth of vital functions...
Study finds athletes who play indoor sports at risk of vitamin D deficiency
George Mason University and Mayo Clinic Health System study assesses vitamin D status and supplementation of college athletesCredit: George Mason University FAIRFAX, VA - College...
Levels of sBTLA proteins as potential marker of overall survival of liver cancer patients
Credit: Osaka City University In the 2020 February 25 issue of Scientific Reports, a research group from the Department of Hepatology in Osaka City University...
‘Primitive’ stem cells shown to regenerate blood vessels in the eye
Credit: Elias Zambidis, Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells...
New study unveils the mechanism of DNA high-order structure formation
Credit: UNIST A joint research team, led by Professor Ja Yil Lee (School of Life Sciences, UNIST) and Professor Ji-Joon Song (Department of Biological Sciences,...
Producing human tissue in space
Credit: NASA On 6 March at 11:50 PM EST, the International Space Station resupply mission Space X CRS-20 took off from Cape Canaveral (USA). On...
Powering devices goes skin deep
Credit: 2020 KAUST Soft and flexible materials can be used to ultrasonically charge bioelectronic implants, which could help to reduce the need for surgical treatment....
Photosynthesis varies greatly across rice cultivars–natural diversity could boost yields
A new study uncovers how 14 diverse rice plants harness fluctuating light to fix carbon dioxide into food--our team found a 117% difference, suggesting a new trait...
New study presents stretchable and colorless solar cells, using Si microwire composites
Credit: UNIST As solar cells become more transparent, you may now add transparent panels of solar cells on windows of buildings and electronic devices to...
Lack of information impedes access to food pantries and programs in Utah
Credit: University of Utah Health Utah residents who have difficulty keeping their families fed could be missing a key ingredient: information. A University of Utah...