Finding the key to flightlessness
Study explores the genetics behind the evolution of flightless birds Since Darwin's era, scientists have wondered how flightless birds like emus, ostriches, kiwi, cassowaries and...
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Taking care of people with TBI: New tool could speed caregiver research
Standardizing measurement of the physical, social and emotional effects experienced by caregivers of people with TBI could lead to better support for an overlooked group...
Solar panel demand causing spike in worldwide silver prices
Rising demand for solar panels is having a major effect on the worldwide price of silver, which could lead to solar panel production costs becoming...
Study reveals factors behind embryonic stem cell state
Credit: Monash University Embryonic stem cells (ESC) have the ability to self-renew, and, being pluripotent have the potential to create almost any cell type in...
University of Barcelona researchers develop new variant of Maxwell’s demon at nanoscale
Credit: M. Ribezzi-Crivellari et al. Maxwell's demon is a machine proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in 1897. The hypothetical machine would use thermal fluctuations to...
NRG Oncology awarded NCI funding for next 6 years, receives ‘exceptional’ score
NRG Oncology, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) group conducting practice-changing clinical and translational research, has been awarded funding of over...
New study shows people used natural dyes to color their clothing thousands of years ago
Credit: Annemarie Kramell Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colourful patterns made from plant and animal-based dyes. Chemists from Martin Luther University...
SMU physicist Jodi Cooley will receive the 2019 Klopsteg Award
Previous recipients include Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse TysonCredit: SMU SMU physicist Jodi Cooley has been named the 2019 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award recipient. The award,...
Folding revolution
New deep-learning approach predicts protein structure from amino acid sequence Nearly every fundamental biological process necessary for life is carried out by proteins. They create...
Study identifies how Enterococcus faecalis bacteria causes antibiotic resistant infection
Genomic study of 1980's outbreak at a Wisconsin hospital may provide targets for better treatment of hospital-acquired infections A new study led by a research...
Heavy drinkers consuming more than half of all alcohol
Credit: Unsplash La Trobe University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent of Australians drink over half the alcohol consumed in Australia, downing...
Improving quantum computers
For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as simulating complex chemical systems, that can't be done by conventional...
Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains, Georgia State researchers find
Society's expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a group of neuroscience researchers at...
Modern Midas turns bacterial components into catalysts
Credit: YU Shuhong Solid acid catalysts (SACs) have attracted continuous research interests in past years, as they play a pivotal role in establishing environmentally friendly...
Ribociclib in advanced breast cancer: Survival advantages, but also severe side effects
Overall, added benefit not proven In 2017, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) already examined the advantages and disadvantages of...