How plant metabolites affect the ecosystem
German Research Foundation (DFG) funds new research unitCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University Plants are often very individual when it comes to their specific defence chemicals and...
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Less abundant species of animals and plants are organised in ghettos to survive
Credit: Bruno Glätsch An international research team in which Spanish experts participate has shown that sparse species are associated spatially in 90 % of the...
What will you do with your body after you die? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2019 -- After you die, your body has quite a few options -- from being turned into...
Telomere research at Marshall published in Nature Communications
Credit: Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Findings from a recent research project, conducted by a Marshall University scientist and assistant professor in the Marshall University...
Electron pulser for ultrafast electron microscopy wins 2019 R&D 100 award
This low-cost laser-free device can be retrofit into conventional transmission electron microscopes to image the dynamic behaviors of energy and biological materials over very short...
Ecological impacts of palm stearin spill to the coastal ecosystem
HKU marine ecologists reveal ecological impacts of the accidental palm stearin spill to the coastal ecosystem of Hong KongCredit: @The University of Hong Kong In...
Russian scientists have found a way to make laser optics more effective and cheaper
The research team of the IKBFU developed a fundamentally new method of manufacturing laser optics, which is based on the use of rare-earth metal ions...
Strong change of course for muscle research
New subtype of muscle stem cells that can be used in the development of gene therapiesCredit: Spuler lab, MDC Anyone who climbs the 285 steps...
AI system for Minecraft: MIPT team wins MineRL international contest
Credit: - Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have dominated the MineRL contest. They proposed a new method for reinforcement learning with...
IKBFU Scientists study molecular elements effective in countering malaria
The scientists research a building block of organic molecules needed for medical chemistry development -- spirocycles in nature is an element, that chemists are crazy...
Corpus luteum cells of cats successfully cultivated and comprehensively characterized
Another milestone in the elucidation of the phenomenon of long-lived corpus lutea in lynxesCredit: Iberian Lynx Ex-situ Conservation Programme The reproduction of lynxes is highly...
New study shows how patients’ health values can impact vital pelvic floor treatment
The value women put on health has direct effect on treatment outcomesCredit: Swansea University Researchers and health professionals in Swansea have revealed the value women...
It’s a small (coal-polluted) world, after all
Credit: Frank Dunnivant A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry underscores that the release of pollutants in one region can have implications beyond its...
Why are alloy metal nanoparticles better than monometallic ones for CNT growth?
Revealing a long-term mystery of why certain nanoparticles are more efficient in incorporating carbon atoms and achieving a faster carbon nanotube growthCredit: IBS Researchers of...
Space-time metasurface makes light reflect only in one direction
Credit: by Xuexue Guo, Yimin Ding, Yao Duan, and Xingjie Ni Light propagation is usually reciprocal meaning that the trajectory of light travelling in one...
