Transfer RNA research addresses a blind spot in understanding of human genes
The human genome includes more than 500 genes for transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules, which are essential for making proteins in all living organisms. Scientists have...
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Supercomputing the emergence of material behavior
Credit: Credit: Robert Alberstein et al. What makes kevlar stop a bullet, at the atomic level? The properties of materials emerge from their molecular or...
New blood test rapidly detects signs of pancreatic cancer
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030....
Riding bacterium to the bank
Credit: (Photo by Dino Vournas) What does jet fuel have in common with pantyhose and plastic soda bottles? They're all products currently derived from petroleum....
Sugars in infant formulas pose risk to babies with inherited metabolic disorder
Babies with inherited intolerance of fructose face a risk of acute liver failure if they are fed certain widely available formulas containing fructose, pediatricians and...
EU funding for outstanding early-career researchers in physics & palaeogenomics at Mainz U
Four young researchers from abroad will be initiating new research projects at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). Three of them are postdoctoral researchers working in...
Can we get 100 percent of our energy from renewable sources?
Is there enough space for all the wind turbines and solar panels to provide all our energy needs? What happens when the sun doesn't shine...
Winners of the 2018 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge
Credit: Luz Inés Baños Quintana Berlin, May 17, 2018 Media Contact Jonathan Davis [email protected] 31-204-852-719 @elseviernews http://www.elsevier.com Original Sourcehttps://www.elsevie..
Bone scan software accurately calculates prognosis of advanced prostate cancer
DURHAM, N.C. - A software tool to automatically calculate how extensively bones have been infiltrated by prostate cancer is both accurate and speedy, capturing key...
How accurate is breath test for diagnosis esophagogastric cancer?
Bottom Line: A breath analysis test to diagnose esophagogastric (esophagus or stomach) cancer showed good diagnostic accuracy in a study of 335 patients, including 172...
How milk becomes cheese (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 17, 2018 -- Making cheese is an ancient exercise in preserving the nutritional value of milk. And it's...
A classifier of frog calls for fighting against climate change
Credit: Jaime Bosch (MNCN-CSIC) The sounds of amphibians are altered by the increase in ambient temperature, a phenomenon that, in addition to interfering with reproductive...
International consortium wants to sequence the DNA of 1.5 million species
Earth is estimated to be home to between 10 million and 15 million eukaryotes - species of plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms with cells...
Above us only sky — The open air as an underappreciated habitat
Credit: CC Voigt/Leibniz-IZW Numerous bat species hunt and migrate at great altitudes. Yet the open sky had, until recently, not been on the radar of...
Climate change broadens threat of emerald ash borer
More Canadian cities will experience damage from the emerald ash borer than previously thought. As a result of climate change and fewer days of extreme...
