Study sheds light on the darker parts of our genetic heritage
More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient, extinct viruses. Transposons are normally silenced by a process known as...
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Study shows relationship between type of delivery and twins’ psychological development
The authors assert that cesarean section carries an independent risk in multiple birthsCredit: University of Malaga A research team of the University of Malaga (UMA)...
Atomically precise models improve understanding of fuel cells
Computer simulations using models based on real-world atomic structures from microscope observations shed new light on the reaction pathways in fuel cellsCredit: Michihisa Koyama, Kyushu...
Turkestan cockroach selling online is a companion of the common household cockroach
Credit: Domae M. et al., Neuroscience Letters, June 8, 2019 Many nocturnal animals including insects use a species-specific smell, that is sex a pheromone, to...
Newly discovered biosynthetic pathway in bacteria recipe for drug discovery and production
Credit: Chi P. Ting Microbes are master chefs of the biomolecular world; collectively, they harbor the ability to produce a vast array of unknown substances,...
Music can be a viable alternative to medications in reducing anxiety before anesthesia
New Penn Medicine study found music to be similarly effective as the intravenous form of the sedative medication midazolam in lowering anxiety before anesthetic procedure...
An air-stable and waterproof lithium metal anode
Credit: ©Science China Press Lithium metal anode is promising to upgrade the energy density of lithium ion batteries for its high specific capacity (3800 mAh...
Space research helps patients on Earth with low blood pressure condition
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - July 19, 2019 - Ever stand up too quickly and see stars? Fainting from low blood pressure can be dangerous for...
Heat flow through single molecules detected
Credit: OIST After several years of theorizing and experimenting, an international team of researchers including scientists at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University...
Heat transport through single molecules
Credit: Jan C. Kloeckner Combining novel theoretical and experimental approaches, researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), Kookmin University (South Korea), the University of Konstanz...
This deep neural network fights deepfakes
Artificial intelligence to accurately detect altered photos is getting smarter Seeing was believing until technology reared its mighty head and gave us powerful and inexpensive...
X-ray mapping enhances potential of lightweight magnesium
A world-first study led by Monash University has discovered a technique and phenomenon that can be used for creating stronger, lightweight magnesium alloys that could...
NIH publishes largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 geneCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI National Institute of Health researchers have reported the largest...
Astronauts less likely to faint on Earth if they exercise in space; findings may help others with fainting issues
DALLAS, July 19, 2019 -- Nearly 50 years after man's first steps on the moon, researchers have discovered a way that may help astronauts spending...
Ivacaftor may reduce common infections in patients with CF
Credit: ATS July 19, 2019--Patients with cystic fibrosis who take ivacaftor appear to have fewer respiratory infections over time than those not taking the drug,...
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