Scientists have improved their understanding of a new form of cell-cell communication that is based on extracellular RNA (exRNA). RNA, a molecule that was thought to only exist inside cells, now is known to also exist outside ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2019
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working to understand both the complex nature of uranium and the various oxide forms it can take during processing steps that might occur throughout ...
Materials Science
Mar 28, 2019
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Whetstone, a software tool that sharpens the output of artificial neurons, has enabled neural computer networks to process information up to a hundred times more efficiently than the current industry standard, say the Sandia ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 27, 2019
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Species are often involved in complex interactions with other species, which can affect their occurrence, abundance, feeding habits and disease transmission. Observing and studying species interactions can be difficult. To ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2019
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Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (MRC WIMM) have developed technology that allows scientists to explore the complex 3-D structure of DNA in Virtual Reality. In a newly published pre-print, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 15, 2019
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Computer scientists at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new innovative system to reduce delays on smart devices.
Software
Jan 10, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Chicago have developed a high-throughput RNA sequencing strategy to study the activity of the gut microbiome.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2018
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Fire researchers will tell you that there's a simple solution for reducing fire hazards: eliminate flammable materials. If it doesn't burn, the experts say, then there won't be a fire. Of course, that option isn't very practical ...
Engineering
May 21, 2018
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Scientists from the USC Stem Cell lab of Francesca Mariani recently shared a recipe for ribs, and it doesn't even require barbecue sauce.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2017
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They are everywhere, but invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are the unseen, influential forces behind the regulation of key environmental processes such as the carbon cycle, yet most of them remain unknown. For more than ...
Biotechnology
Oct 4, 2017
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