Battle with the cancer: New avenues from childhood vaccines
Credit: Cerullo's research group A new research from the University of Helsinki showed for the first time how the pre-immunization acquired through common childhood vaccines...
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Hydrogen energy at the root of life
Evolutionary biologyCredit: Susan Lang, U. of SC. / NSF / ROV Jason / 2018 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Since the discovery of submarine hydrothermal...
How three genes rule plant symbioses
Credit: Pierre-Marc Delaux For billions of years life on Earth was restricted to aquatic environments, the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. Then 450 million years...
A current map for improving circuit design
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A practical method for mapping the flow of a current in devices with complex geometries that could be used to optimize...
Story Tips: Antidote chasing, traffic control and automatic modeling
Credit: Andrey Kovalevsky/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy Biochemistry - Chasing the antidote In the most comprehensive, structure-based approach to date, a team...
Quantum mechanical simulations of Earth’s lower mantle minerals
Credit: Ehime University Recent progress in theoretical mineral physics based on the ab initio quantum mechanical computation method has been dramatic in conjunction with the...
Carbon chains adopt fusilli or spaghetti shapes if they have odd or even numbers
Credit: University of Bristol Helical shapes are very familiar in the natural world and, at the molecular level, of DNA, the very blueprint of life...
Two stars merged to form massive white dwarf
Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs merged together according to an...
Coping strategies, a matter of neuron
Credit: WANG Jing, CHEN Xiaodong and XU Qizhi In response to stressors, individuals exhibit different coping styles, each characterized by a set of behavioural, physiological,...
‘Digital disruption’ a game-changer for climate: Future Earth report
Scientists, innovators turn to digital sector for transformative 'systems change' on climate; 'Digital Disruptions for Sustainability (D^2S): A Research, Innovation, and Action Agenda'Credit: Future Earth...
UBCO professor simplifies exercise advice for spinal cord injury
Researchers take the guesswork out of exercising effectivelyCredit: OI Canada A team of researchers has developed an online platform of tried and true resources to...
Whether horseradish flea beetles deter predators depends on their food plant and their life stage
Larvae of these leaf beetles deploy plant defense compounds to fend off predators, whereas their pupae cannotCredit: Benjamin Fabian, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology...
Understanding mechanics and materials though evolution and biomaterials
Scientists will present research on the mechanical and physical properties of skeletal evolution, biomaterials, and aging at the APS March Meeting in DenverCredit: Shuhai Xiao...
Not a ‘math person’? You may be better at learning to code than you think
Credit: Justin Abernethy/U. of Washington Want to learn to code? Put down the math book. Practice those communication skills instead. New research from the University...
The ‘Monday effect’ is real — and it’s impacting your amazon package delivery
Researchers find the 'Monday effect' -- that letdown of returning to work after a weekend -- along with other factors, hurts supply chain performance; this...
