Insect research is revolutionized by technology
Recent fears of major declines among insects have sent researchers scrambling for data on how they are actually doing.Credit: Jenna Lawson Recent fears of major...
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Purdue pharmacy researcher receives $2.4 million NIH grant to fight antimicrobial-resistant lung infections
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Qi “Tony” Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...
Rice researchers’ synthetic chemistry approach yields new compounds with potential biomedical applications
Researchers at Rice University have successfully synthesized a group of natural compounds known as fusicoccanes. The molecules, found in various living organisms, exhibit diverse biological...
Belfer family’s $20 million donation invigorates neurodegeneration research at MD Anderson
HOUSTON ― Laurence Belfer, on behalf of Robert Belfer and the Belfer family, today announced a $20 million gift to The University of Texas MD...
Cal Poly Biological Sciences professor and herpetology expert publishes “California snakes and how to find them”
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The Ottawa Hospital is expanding life-saving biotherapeutics research and manufacturing to its new campus thanks to $59 million grant
The Ottawa Hospital is receiving $59 million to boost Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture life-saving biotherapeutics, including vaccines, gene therapies and cell therapies. Most...
The Clues for Cleaner Water
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Drexel University in Philadelphia, along with Brookhaven National Laboratory, are working to solve a multipart mystery to make...
Attosecond core-level spectroscopy reveals real-time molecular dynamics
Chemical reactions are complex mechanisms. Many different dynamical processes are involved, affecting both the electrons and the nucleus of the present atoms. Very often the...
Experiment opens door for millions of qubits on one chip
The race to build a practical quantum computer is well underway. Researchers around the world are working on a huge variety of qubit technologies. So...
Science doesn’t understand how ice forms (video)
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 — This video contains incredible macro footage of supercooled water droplets nucleating ice. All George wanted to do was make a...
Study reveals APOE4 gene duplication as a new genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the Research Area on Neurological Diseases, Neuroscience, and Mental Health at the Sant Pau Research Institute, led by Dr. Juan Fortea, Director of...
DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off Los Angeles coast
In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles was a dumping ground for the nation’s largest manufacturer of the pesticide DDT –...
Machine learning for maternal health: University of Oklahoma engineer receives NSF Career Award for preeclampsia study
Norman, OK – Talayeh Razzaghi, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career...
Unraveling isopods’ culinary secrets and why it matters for ecosystems
New research on desert isopods' dietary preferences is the revelation of the complex factors influencing their food choices. By understanding how these animals meticulously regulate...
SwRI’s Herron named 2024 ASSP Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — May 6, 2024 —The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has named Southwest Research Institute’s Matthew Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, its...
