Scientists to collaborate with Artemis missions to seek traces of extraterrestrial life
Was there ever life on the moon? What about on other planets?
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2022
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University of Virginia
Organ-development discovery could boost battle against cancer
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on how our digestive tract, lungs and liver form, and that finding could have important implications for our understanding of cancer.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 24, 2022
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Study could lead to new treatments for swallowing disorders
The average human swallows 500 to 700 times a day. Imagine if each of those swallows were a struggle.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2022
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136
In DNA, scientists find solution to building superconductor that could transform technology
Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and their collaborators have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that would revolutionize electronics.
Superconductivity
Aug 2, 2022
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Dungeons & Dragons and burgers: 'Really bad outcomes' when we don't grasp fractions
n the 1980s there was a widespread conspiracy theory that young people who played the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons were prone to murder and suicide.
Mathematics
May 30, 2022
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Research discovers a pearl of hope for imperiled oyster reefs
University of Virginia researchers, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, are sharing the good news that the future of oyster reefs, which have experienced greater than 85% loss worldwide over the past two centuries, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2022
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Shape-shifting volcano virus points to new ways to deliver drugs, vaccines
From hot volcanic springs where the water is nearly boiling acid, a University of Virginia researcher and his colleagues have discovered how lemon-shaped viruses got their form. And that discovery could lead to new and better ...
Evolution
Mar 31, 2022
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Study shows that without tropical forests, global temperatures would be 1 C warmer
New research released today offers the most comprehensive and detailed evidence to date that forests are more important to the climate (globally and locally) than we think due to the way in which they physically transform ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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182
Inclusive new tool makes genomic research better reflect world's diversity
Scientists have developed a powerful, inclusive new tool for genomic research that boosts efforts to develop more precise treatments for many diseases by leveraging a better representation of the genetic diversity of people ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 10, 2022
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Discovery about cells' 'batteries' boosts the battle against many diseases
A top exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed how our bodies ensure the proper functioning of the powerhouses of our cells. The findings could open the door to better treatments for ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2021
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