Putting a face on a cell surface
On the cell surface, anchored in the cell membrane, a wide array of proteins perform functions, which are vital for the cell. These proteins, collectively...
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How do flying bees make perfect turns?
Credit: © The University of Queensland If you've ever lost your balance standing on a bus that takes a sharp turn at speed or felt...
Researchers develop quick and precise method for detecting chemical warfare agents
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Materials Science and Engineering Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a stamp-sized sensor that can...
Millimeter waves for the last mile
Credit: ETH Zurich / Jürg Leuthold The high oscillation frequencies of light waves make them ideally suited to fast data transmission. They can be sent...
A protein that makes skin cancer cells more invasive
Credit: Yanagi T. et al., Cancer Research, November 2, 2018 Loss of a protein called TRIM29 promotes cancer cell invasion in a common type of...
Checking water quality at the tap
When consumers turn on a faucet, they expect the drinking water that gushes out to be safe. A new report in ACS' journal Environmental Science...
Study uncovers link between air pollution and intellectual disabilities in children
British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution, according to a new Journal...
Study predicts decreasing brown bear habitat due to climate change
A recent analysis of data related to the brown bear (Ursus arctos) estimates that suitable habitat will be reduced by 11 percent across Central Asia...
How Chile accomplished its renewable energy boom
Chile is currently undergoing a renewable energy boom. Today, it's the second largest market for renewable energies in Latin America, and in 2016 Chile was...
The shifting role of cities in addressing global climate change
Credit: Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law In recent years, cities have asserted themselves as relevant actors in efforts to address global climate...
New China and US studies back use of pulse oximeters for assessing blood pressure
Credit: Mohamed Elgendi/UBC Fast and easy blood pressure monitoring could soon be at your fingertips--literally--thanks to new University of British Columbia research that showed BP...
As vaping increased in popularity, use of cigarettes declined
WASHINGTON -- A comprehensive analysis examining the relationship between vaping and smoking among youth and young adults finds that cigarette smoking dramatically decreased between 2013...
The genomic keys to the origin of the vertebrates
Credit: Vincent Moncorgé The vertebrates, the animal group to which humans belong, are extremely diverse and have colonised virtually all of the planet's ecosystems. For...
USAMRIID scientists help identify key hantavirus receptor
A global team of investigators has identified a key protein involved in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a serious and sometimes fatal respiratory disease, according to...
Modeling the most common form of vision loss in older adults
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects roughly 200,000 individuals in the United States each year. In most, it comes on slowly, gradually blurring the central field...
