Visualizing ‘unfurling’ microtubule growth
Living cells depend absolutely on tubulin, a protein that forms hollow tube-like polymers, called microtubules, that form scaffolding for moving materials inside the cell. The...
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Synthetic DNA-delivered antibodies protect against Ebola in preclinical studies
PHILADELPHIA -- (Nov. 13, 2018) -- Scientists at The Wistar Institute and collaborators have successfully engineered novel DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) targeting Zaire Ebolavirus that...
Sensors help to prevent falls
Credit: Tomislav Pozaic/KIT More than one third of all over-65s in Germany are at acute risk of falling. The consequences affect themselves and their personal...
Doubly-excited electrons reach new energy states
Positrons are short-lived subatomic particle with the same mass as electrons and a positive charge. They are used in medicine, e.g. in positron emission tomography...
Microorganisms help production
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) Oil is still the most economically attractive resource for fuels and basic chemicals that can be used to manufacture...
Biodiversity Data Journal in Science Citation Index Expanded & Journal Citation Reports
Credit: Biodiversity Data Journal Nearly five years after the launch of the innovative, open access scholarly venue, designed to accelerate biodiversity research by closing the...
Biodiversity Data Journal in Science Citation Index Expanded & Journal Citation Reports
Credit: Biodiversity Data Journal Nearly five years after the launch of the innovative, open access scholarly venue, designed to accelerate biodiversity research by closing the...
Rising sea levels may build, rather than destroy, coral reef islands
Credit: Holly East Rising global sea levels may actually be beneficial to the long-term future of coral reef islands, such as the Maldives, according to...
Scientists develop neural network for 3D printing of metal products
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University The mathematical modeling for 3D printing requires a lot of machine time, in some cases calculations for manufacturing...
Chinese satellites provide advanced solutions to modeling small particles
Credit: Xiaohu HUANG The assimilation of aerosol optical depth (AOD) observational data from the Chinese satellite Fengyun-3A (FY-3A) can significantly improve the ability to model...
Scientists uncover crucial biological circuits that regulate lipids and their role in overall health
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Tiny microscopic worms, invisible to the naked eye, are helping scientists to better understand an extraordinarily complex biological pathway that...
HLRS and HPE collaborate to build world’s fastest supercomputer for industrial production
Credit: Boris Lehner for HLRS Stuttgart, Germany - November 13, 2018 - The High-Performance Computing Center of the University of Stuttgart (HLRS) and Hewlett Packard...
New scheduling system could help reduce flight delays
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Scheduling and coordinating air traffic can be difficult, but taking the airlines' and passengers'...
Fish recognize their prey by electric colors
Credit: © Maik Dobiey/Uni Bonn The African elephantnose fish generates weak electrical pulses to navigate its environment. This localization sense apparently shows an astonishing similarity...
Pancreatic cancer’s addiction could be its end
Credit: CSHL/Vakoc Lab Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cancer cells are often described as cells "gone bad" or "renegade." New research reveals that in some...
