Characterization of magnetic nanovortices simplified
Magnetic nanovortices, so-called "skyrmions", count among the most promising candidates for the future of information technology. Processors and storage media making use of these tiny...
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A social network for fish
Researchers have won a major new grant award for a study that will help to improve the welfare of live fish used in scientific tests....
Study provides clues to improving fecal microbiota transplantation
Washington, DC - Dec. 20, 2016 - Results from a placebo-controlled trial provide a strategy for improving fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for patients with recurrent...
Stabilizing evolutionary forces keep ants strong
Hokkaido University researchers are finding evidence of natural selection that maintains the status quo among ant populations. A type of natural selection, called "stabilizing selection",...
An ‘IRBIT’uary before cell death
Credit: RIKEN Billions of cells in our bodies die every day in an important process called apoptosis. Now, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute...
Predicting future sports rankings from evolving performance
Competitive sports and games are all about the performance of players and teams, which results in performance-based hierarchies. Because such performance is measurable and is...
New antimatter breakthrough to help illuminate mysteries of the Big Bang
Credit: Professor Niels Madsen Swansea University scientists working at CERN have made a landmark finding, taking them one step closer to answering the question of...
Bioinformatics brings to light new combinations of drugs to fight breast cancer
Credit: IRB Barcelona Based on the study of cell signalling networks, the cell signals that drugs alter when they reach their target molecule, an exhaustive...
Male bumblebees leave home without looking back
Credit: Théo Robert Male bumblebees leave home and fly away without looking back, making no effort to remember the location of the nest, researchers at...
University of Zurich to become global center for biodiversity research
Credit: University of Zurich UZH succeeded in bringing the International Project Office of bioDISCOVERY to Zurich following negotiations with the global science network FutureEarth,. FutureEarth...
Genetic mutations could increase risk of cytomegalovirus infection
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Professor Daniel Zilberman receives Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council
Credit: Professor Daniel Zilberman The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded new John Innes Centre (JIC) Project Leader Professor Daniel Zilberman a Consolidator Grant to...
The world’s first demonstration of spintronics-based artificial intelligence
Credit: Shunsuke Fukami (Tohoku University) Researchers at Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated the basic operation of spintronics-based artificial intelligence. ..
Closer ties for silver clusters
Credit: Reproduced with permission © 2016 American Chemical Society. Tiny clusters of silver atoms arranged with atomic level precision could become more versatile and useful...
Bionic pancreas system successfully controls blood sugar without risk of hypoglycemia
The bionic pancreas system developed by Boston University (BU) investigators proved better than either conventional or sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy at managing blood sugar levels...