A virtual reality camera captures life and science aboard the space station
Partnering with the ISS National Lab and Time, a team from Felix and Paul Studios launched a high quality 360 degree camera to space to...
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High expression of apoptosis protein (Api-5) in chemoresistant triple-negative breast cancers
The cover for issue 61 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, 'The influence of stress conditions on API-5 expression and inhibition,' by Bousquet, et al.Credit: Correspondence...
Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next health data wellspring?
Credit: Dasom (Somi) Hwang,Joshua Coon Lab at the UW-Madison Department of Biomolecular Chemistry MADISON -- Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and...
Targeting alpha-synuclein in the gut may slow down Parkinson’s disease
Scientists are testing the hypothesis that by targeting the gut with a compound that can inhibit the aggregation of alpha-synucleinCredit: University of Groningen - The...
Chitin-binding proteins override host plant’s resistance to fungal infection
Credit: Helena Volk, Kristina Marton, Marko Flajšman, et al. An insoluble complex carbohydrate, chitin makes up fungal walls and plays a significant role in the...
How the cellular recycling system is put on hold while cells divide
Research confirms repression of autophagy during mitosisCredit: Cook lab, Babraham Institute * The research uncovers the molecular intricacies of the cell signalling cascades that function...
Printed metal conductors may be next-generation electronic displays
$1m grant from DOE funds Pitt researcher and electroninks project using metal ink for OLEDsCredit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (Nov. 13, 2019) -- Each...
Spot the difference: Two identical-looking bird species with very different genes
Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago.Credit:...
Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers
Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets better than solid materialsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 13, 2019) - A lightweight...
The risk of being discriminated by the algorithm
KIT study identifies many possibilities of unequal treatment and recommends preventative measuresCredit: Photo: Patrick Langer, KIT Not only companies, also state institutions increasingly rely on...
Researchers capture moving object with ghost imaging
By using information from blurry images to create clear reconstructions, new method could expand applications for ghost imagingCredit: Wei-Tao Liu, National University of Defense Technology...
Research to make (fun) multi-player gaming an educational experience
Credit: NC State University A new video game framework brings together two well-studied approaches to educational software in order to keep multiple players engrossed in...
Study finds no such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk and even fatal procedure...
Distant worlds under many suns
University of Jena astrophysicist discovers numerous multiple star systems with exoplanetsCredit: (Photo: ESO/M. Kornmesser) Is Earth the only habitable planet in the universe or are...
Leukaemia cells can transform into non-cancerous cells through epigenetic changes
Credit: Manel Esteller All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different functions and have very different aspects. For...
