Coral reef microbes point to new way to assess ecosystem health
A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health.Credit:...
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Cold coulomb crystals, cosmic clues: Unraveling the mysteries of space chemistry
While it may not look like it, the interstellar space between stars is far from empty. Atoms, ions, molecules, and more reside in this ethereal...
Alzheimer’s disease progresses faster in people with Down syndrome
Nearly all adults with Down syndrome will develop evidence of Alzheimer’s disease by late middle age. A new study by researchers at Washington University School...
‘Cracking the Bro Code’ in computing cultures
The University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, is pleased to present "Cracking the...
Pioneering study targets Alzheimer’s disease risk factors among Californians from the Middle East and North Africa
A new study led by Neda Jahanshad, PhD, a researcher at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), is set to...
Nanoparticle delivery of FZD4 to lung endothelial cells inhibits lung cancer progression and metastases
A recent breakthrough study from the lab of Tanya Kalin, MD, PhD, professor of Child Health and Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix,...
Huge database gives insight into salmon patterns at sea
A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the...
Using generative AI, Insilico Medicine discovers new class of Polθ Inhibitors for BRCA-deficient cancers
A crucial player in genomic integrity maintenance, DNA Polymerase Theta (Polθ) provides a potential synthetic lethal relationship in BRCA-deficient tumors, which are particularly prevalent in...
Trash to treasure – researchers turn metal waste into catalyst for hydrogen
Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen...
Discovery of bacterial proteins that induce asexual reproduction in insects
From microbes in the human gut to symbiotic algae in coral reefs, research in recent decades has increasingly revealed the pivotal roles that microorganisms (or...
Plastic pollution can kill variety of ocean embryos
High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.Credit: Dr Eva Jimenez-Guri High levels of...
An enzyme makes mushrooms “magical”
The psychoactive substance psilocybin is the most important natural product of so-called “magic mushrooms” of the genus Psilocybe, which makes these mushrooms a popular drug....
Older males out-compete young males when it comes to extra-marital breeding
Young male blue tits are less successful in fathering offspring outside their breeding pair, not because of a lack of experience, but because they are...
Analyzing isotopes for nitrate in sake for combating beverage fraud in Japan
The demand for sake—a Japanese alcoholic drink—has increased globally. However, the rise in the popularity of sake has the potential for related beverage fraud. To...
NASA’s Fermi mission sees no gamma rays from nearby supernova
A nearby supernova in 2023 offered astrophysicists an excellent opportunity to test ideas about how these types of explosions boost particles, called cosmic rays, to near light-speed. But...
