Graphene turns 15 on track to deliver on its promises
The Graphene Flagship analyses the current graphene landscape and market forecast for graphene over the following decadeCredit: Image: Irina Grigorieva, The University of Manchester. Cover...
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Researchers receive $7.8 million to establish rare disease network for myasthenia gravis
This is the first large, organized effort to search for improvements in myasthenia gravis, in not only research and treatment, but in educationCredit: Xiangyang Zhang,...
Researchers find antibiotic resistant genes prevalent in groundwater
Scholars warn attention needed to make wastewater potable and ensure public safety nationwide against emerging threat of antibiotic resistanceCredit: Adam Smith, USC Viterbi School of...
New fluorescence method reveals signatures of individual microbes
Researchers from University of Tsukuba develop a new method that reveals the unique signatures of individual cells in mixtures of bacteria, fungi and yeast under...
NIH funding bolsters rare diseases research collaborations
New grants aimed at better understanding diseases, moving potential treatments closer to the clinicCredit: Xiangyang Zhang, Ph.D., The George Washington University School of Medicine &...
More energy means more effects — in proton collisions
Credit: IFJ PAN, P. Kotko The higher the collision energy of particles, the more interesting the physics. Scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of...
A fortress of ice and snow
MOSAiC expedition begins its ice drift on a floe at 85 degrees north and 137 degrees eastCredit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Esther Horvath, CC-BY 4.0 After only...
A cosmic pretzel
Twin baby stars grow amongst a twisting network of gas and dustCredit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Alves et al. The two baby stars were found in the...
Researchers unlock potential to use CRISPR to alter the microbiome
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University Researchers at Western University have developed a new way to deliver the DNA-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 into microorganisms in...
Analysis of HIV-1B in Indonesia illuminates transmission dynamics of the virus
Credit: Kobe University Research into the molecular phylogeny (evolutionary history) of the HIV-1B virus in Indonesia has succeeded in illuminating the transmission period and routes...
Weak spot in pathogenic bacteria
ClpX-ClpP protein complex could be starting point for new antibioticsCredit: Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis / MPI of Molecular Physiology Antibiotics are still the most important weapon...
A breath test for opioids
Credit: Cristina Davis, UC Davis A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and physicians at the University of...
Newborn baby deaths in Africa targeted in $68M initiative
NEST360° will work with sub-Saharan hospitals to transform infant careCredit: Graphic by E. Andrade-Guerrero/Rice 360° LONDON -- (Oct. 4, 2019) -- Hundreds of thousands of...
Three gravitational-wave detectors sign agreement to begin joint observation
Collaboration will enable pinpointing origin of gravitational-wave eventsCredit: ICRR The world's three principal gravitational-wave detectors -- LIGO in the U.S., Virgo in Italy, and now...
Were hot, humid summers the key to life’s origins?
Credit: Bracher Lab, Saint Louis University. Take-Aways Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting...
