Chasing and counting mesons
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A doctoral dissertation on meson decay in the ongoing GlueX Collaboration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator...
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Positive and negative impacts of interfacial hydrogen bonds on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water is a key technology for achieving sustainable hydrogen production. However, the direct impact of the microscopic structure of interfacial water...
Subretinal AAV T-cell Inhibition
A new study shows that subretinal adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) injections cause proinflammatory T-cell immune response against the transgene product. According to the study, published...
Statewide Biomedical and Clinical Research Collaborative Awards granted
Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Knoxville; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center...
Hundreds of new genome sequences fill gaps in the fruit fly tree of life
A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from Stanford University, US, and colleagues...
Research on human-centered indoor climate for health centers
The European scientific project HumanIC, in which Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating, aims to create a new approach to the environmental design...
New ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner emphasises importance of restoring and reinforcing public trust in science after pandemic, in editorial for Eurosurveillance
In an editorial for the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, the incoming ECDC Director Dr Pamela Rendi Wagner outlined her vision for the European Union’s public health...
‘Brain health’ mushroom gummies found to contain illegal hallucinogens after 5 sickened
Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function may contain the illegal hallucinogen psylocibin and other harmful ingredients not listed on the label, UVA Health...
Major computing society endorses efforts to make digital accessibility part of the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Association for Computing Machinery’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) has released a Statement in Support of Mandatory Comprehensive Digital Accessibility Regulations. The US Department...
The discovery of a tRNA modification enzyme that also acts on nucleosides
The genetic information on DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and translated to the amino acid sequence by transfer RNA (tRNA) on the ribosome. ...
In decade-first for Japan, Kyushu U Professor is elected as International Fellow of the British Academy
Fukuoka, Japan — On 17 July 2024, the British Academy held its Annual General Meeting, where Koji Mizoguchi, Professor of Archaeology at Kyushu University's Faculty of Social and...
Minerals play newly discovered role in Earth’s phosphorus cycle
Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a missing piece of Earth’s puzzling phosphorus cycle.Credit: Aristilde...
Risk of long COVID declined over course of pandemic
The risk of developing long COVID has decreased significantly over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of data led by Washington...
Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate
Polyphenols are a diverse group of organic compounds produced by plants. These compounds are often toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought that microorganisms avoided this...
Researcher tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and air
Hosein Foroutan is on a mission to reduce the uncertainty regarding climate change.Credit: Photo by Ray Meese for Virginia Tech. Hosein Foroutan is on a...
