Knowledge gap closed in our understanding of degradation of ethane
UFZ researchers discover single-celled organism that oxidises ethane on the seabedCredit: ©Matthias Schmidt / UFZ With a share of up to ten percent, ethane is...
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Surgical implications of rising heroin abuse
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 28, 2019-With heroin abuse on the rise in the United States, related surgical complications are...
Breast cancer: The promises of old recipes
Researchers from UNIGE and UNIL demonstrate the efficacy of a well-known antibiotic in treating a particularly fatal form of breast cancer, offering hope for targeted...
Reducing water consumption in mining
Digitization in beneficiation technology is helping to ensure that this precious commodity is used efficientlyCredit: HZDR/ Detlev Mueller Water is a vital resource on which...
Record efficiency for perovskite-based light-emitting diodes
Rational molecular passivation for high-performance perovskite light-emitting diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Efficient near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting diodes of perovskite have been produced in a laboratory at Linköping...
What Americans know about science
Americans with more formal education fare better on science-related questions, while Republicans and Democrats are roughly similar in their overall levels of science knowledge WASHINGTON,...
Anions and cations in dual-ion batteries act like cowherd and weaver girl
Credit: TANG Yongbing Dual-ion batteries (DIBs), in which both cations and anions are involved in the electrochemical redox reaction, are one of the most promising...
Same microbe, different effect
Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely Our gut microbiome - the complement of bacteria we...
Okinawan sea grapes reveal secrets of plant evolution
Scientists decoded the genome of the popular Okinawan seaweed 'umi-budo' or 'sea grapes,' which could help ease the crop's cultivation and address environmental issues caused...
Seismic safety upgrades may cost CA hospitals billions
California hospitals would need to make substantial investments - between $34 billion and $143 billion statewide - to meet 2030 state seismic safety standards, according...
WHO guidelines fail to detect half of chronic hepatitis B patients in Ethiopia needing treatment
Scientists propose revising the guidelines to take data from sub-Saharan Africa into account, reports the Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, March 28, 2018 - Current World...
UTSA receives $2.2 million in geological software for sub-surface visualization
(San Antonio, Mar. 27, 2019) - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an in-kind software donation estimated at $2.2 million from...
New tool uses RNA sequencing to chart rich maps of cellular and tissue function
Slide-seq technique generates high-resolution maps of cellular relationships in tissues, without the need for a microscopeCredit: Macosko/Chen labs A new technique developed by scientists at...
New study calculates alcohol cancer risk in cigarette equivalents to help communicate risk
The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help communicate the links between moderate levels of alcohol and cancer, and raise...
Poor oral health may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer among African American women
(Boston)-- African American women with poor oral health may be more likely to get pancreatic cancer (PC). In the U.S., studies show that African Americans...
