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Study by the University of Bonn: High-tech surfaces could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of shipsCredit: © Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott/Uni Bonn If ship...

Researchers sound alarm as humans prepare for extended time in space More people today are poised to explore space than ever before; those who do...

Osaka University researchers base biomarker detection and targeted therapy on the same protein from pancreatic cancer patientsCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Of all gastrointestinal...

Identical twin toddlers who presented with severe arthritis helped scientists to identify the first gene mutation that can single-handedly cause a juvenile form of this...

Discovery of a mechanism that produces reactive oxygen species and invites cellular senescenceCredit: Kobe University Permanently arrested cell growth is known as "cellular senescence", and...

The impacts of invasive species are often difficult to predictCredit: James Harding New Zealand and other islands have experienced invasions of rats, Europe has for...

Response to HIV/AIDS crisis provides valuable lessons for meeting challenges of ongoing opioid epidemic New York, NY (January 24, 2019)--Drug overdose is now the leading...

New structural evidence shows that the cyanobacterial protein CcmM (orange) binds to fully assembled RuBisCo enzymes (yellow and green) without dislodging RbcS subunits (yellow). Researchers...

Increasing proportion of healthy options, making them easier to reach and reducing portion size were most effective Low or zero-cost changes in hospital canteens shown...

Credit: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology/Vetmeduni Vienna The BCR/ABL gene, which does not occur among healthy people, has been shown to be a causative agent...

Credit: Kanazawa University In breast cancer, one of the most common cancers in women, tumors contain a small amount of so-called cancer stem-like cells (CSCs)....

Joint report: Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show huge potential and could lead to "dematerialization", better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products sold...

New technology aims to dramatically reduce crop losses ST. LOUIS, MO. -- January 24, 2019 -- The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the world's largest...

Credit: Kumamoto J. et al., Scientific Reports, December 20, 2018 Scientists have successfully constructed a three-dimensional human epidermis based on predictions made by their mathematical...

Credit: Georgia Tech / Nick Hud Trying to explain how DNA and RNA evolved to form such neat spirals has been a notorious enigma in...