Transport of molecular motors into cilia
Credit: Esben Lorentzen Molecular motors produce the force that powers the beat of sperm cell tails to generate movement toward the egg cell for fertilization....
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Mobile gold fingers
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Six High Performance Computing centers to be officially launched at Thinktank
Six High Performance Computing (HPC) centres that will give academics and industry access to powerful computers to support research in engineering and the physical sciences,...
Subtle steric differences reveal a model for Ni cross-coupling success
A new strategy for ligand design may enable challenging metal-catalyzed cross couplings reactions that are indispensable to drug development, according to a study published in...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Debbie form and strengthen
Credit: Credits: NRL/NASA The tropical low pressure area previously known as System 91P has developed into a tropical cyclone named Debbie in the Southern Pacific...
A novel hybrid UAV that may change the way people operate drones
Credit: ©Science China Press Two PhD students in National University of Singapore, Unmanned System Research Group spent four years in developing the novel hybrid unmanned...
Patent analysis highlights importance of bioactives of saffron
Credit: Dr. Mitali Dawalbhakta et al, Bentham Science Publishers Increased stress levels, sleep disorders and obesity have become hallmarks of present lifestyle. These conditions are...
Transgenic plants against malaria
Credit: CRAG Since the ancient times, mankind has used plants to treat diseases. An example is the plant Artemisia annua, used for over 2,000 years...
Unrestricted improvements in fishing technology threaten the future of seafood
Overfishing is one among many environmental problems that scientists expect to be exacerbated by climate change. A new study by the Institute of Environmental Science...
Pioneering project to start ‘small deposit’ mining revolution receives 7 million funding
(University of Exeter) A pioneering new project, designed to lead an ethical and sustainable international 'mining revolution', has received a multi-million pound funding boost.The pivotal...
Which drugs effectively treat diabetic nerve pain?
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal health agency has found certain antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs are among medications that effectively treat diabetic nerve pain. The research is...
Chinese scientists discovered tip induced unconventional superconductivity on Weyl semimetals
Credit: ©Science China Press Recently, Prof. Jian Wang in collaboration with Prof. Jian Wei, Prof. Xiong-Jun Liu, Prof. Shuang Jia at Peking University and Prof....
NUS Pharmacy team develops ‘calculator’ to predict risk of early hospital readmission
Credit: National University of Singapore Patients who are discharged after a hospital stay will want to stay away from the hospital for as long as...
Nitrogen foraging ability of plants relies on mobile shoot-root hormone signal
Credit: Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Nagoya, Japan - Although not able to actively forage for their food, plants can nevertheless overcome problems relating to nutrient scarcity or...
Researchers crack structure of key protein in Zika virus
Credit: Song lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Zika virus (ZIKV), which causes Zika virus disease, is spread to people primarily through the bite of...
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