New genes out of nothing
One key question in evolutionary biology is how novel genes arise and develop. Swedish researchers now show how new genes and functions that are advantageous...
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Vulnerability to Ebola and Lassa fever can now be properly assessed
Identifying vulnerabilities to outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever is possible following new research from the University of Surrey and University of Cambridge. This will...
Dowsing for electric fields in liquid crystals
The orientation of the ordered molecules that make up nematic liquid crystals can change under electric fields, and can be used to detect subtle electrical...
Speeding up potato cultivation by using new methods
Millions in funding for HHU plant researchCredit: HHU / V. Prigge There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum, commonly known as the potato,...
Would you eat genetically modified food if you understood the science behind it?
Credit: Jonathon McPhetres/University of Rochester Jonathon McPhetres, a newly minted PhD in psychology from the University of Rochester, admits he's "personally amazed" what we can...
Exposing modern forgers
The chemical refinement of radiocarbon datingCredit: James Hamm, Buffalo State College, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY Art forgeries have been around since...
Many kids with pneumonia get unnecessary antibiotics, chest X-rays
Preschool children with community-acquired pneumonia often receive unnecessary tests and treatment at outpatient clinics and emergency departments, according to a nationally representative study led by...
New approach optimizes use of future wave electricity generators during disaster
Variational calculus technique shows the fastest way to provide enough electricity to restart local power grids hit by hurricanes through ocean wave generators currently in...
Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Imagine a refrigerator so cold it could turn atoms into their quantum states, giving them unique properties...
Zebrafish capture a ‘window’ on the cancer process
Credit: University of Bristol Cancer-related inflammation impacts significantly on cancer development and progression. New research has observed in zebrafish, for the first time, that inflammatory...
Estimating the wear and tear of ice on structures over coming decades or even centuries
To face the challenges of a warming climate, a new technique determines the long-term effects of moving Arctic ice on bridges or wind turbinesCredit: Janne...
It’s alive! UNH researchers create innovative ‘living’ bridge
Credit: Scott Ripley/ UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a heavily traveled iconic bridge which...
VR view of design for Syrian refugee shelter wins first prize in national science photography
An image of a Syrian refugee using virtual reality to help researchers design a shelter has been chosen as the winner in the 2019 national...
DFG funds new research unit examining the microstructure of adaptive polymer gels
Research alliance on 'Adaptive Polymer Gels with Controlled Network Structure' will close a gap in the German research landscapeCredit: photo/©: Georg Conrad, JGU Superabsorbent materials...
A combination of insecticides and mite weakens honeybees
Credit: Geoffrey R. Williams The Western honeybee is the most important managed pollinator globally and has recently experienced unsustainably high colony losses in many regions...
