Molecular & Computational biology
Scientists discover fundamental mechanism that fine-tunes gene expression and is disrupted in cancer
A team of scientists from The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center in Melbourne, Australia, discovered a new checkpoint mechanism that fine-tunes gene transcription. As reported in a study ...
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Materials Science
Mechanics of the infinitely small: NanoGear, towards a molecular gear
Gears and mechanical transmissions are at home in the Emilia-Romagna region, the Motor Valley of northern Italy. A team of researchers from the University of Bologna and the Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity ...
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Part of the Greenland ice sheet may be close to a tipping point
Data from the Jakobshavn drainage basin of the Central-Western Greenland ice sheet reveals that the distinct mark of this part of the ice sheet has reached a tipping point. That is the conclusion by Niklas Boers from Potsdam ...
Earth Sciences
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New tools needed to prevent plant disease pandemics
Plant diseases don't stop at a nation's borders and miles of oceans don't prevent their spread, either. That's why plant disease surveillance, improved plant disease detection systems and predictive plant disease modeling—integrated ...
Biotechnology
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From Avocet to Zebra Finch: big data study finds more than 50 billion birds in the world
There are roughly 50 billion individual birds in the world, a new big data study by UNSW Sydney suggests—about six birds for every human on the planet.
Ecology
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African rainforests still slowed climate change despite record heat and drought
Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to the extreme conditions during the last major El Niño event.
Environment
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US Air Force autonomous drone Skyborg completes first flight
Last month, the United States Air Force successfully test flew an unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV) called Skyborg, operating on an autonomous hardware/software suite, for the very first time.
New technology makes tumor eliminate itself
A new technology developed by UZH researchers enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed. The innovation could reduce the side effects of cancer therapy and may hold ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Researchers identify proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer's risk
The development of dementia late in life, often from Alzheimer's disease, is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years earlier, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
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A path to aggressive breast cancer
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have followed the progression of breast cancer in an animal model and discovered a path that transforms a slow-growing type of cancer known as estrogen receptor (ER)+/HER2+ into a ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Medical Xpress
New technology makes tumor eliminate itself
CABYR-a/b and CABYR-c hold promise as targets for specific immunotherapy
Research reveals potential treatment to prevent obesity-driven liver damage
Study shows early preterm births can be decreased with DHA supplementation
A path to aggressive breast cancer
Researchers identify proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer's risk
Family history, race and sex linked to higher rates of asthma in children
Working 55-hour week increases risk of death: UN
COVID fears keep many Latino kids out of classrooms
How COVID-19 survival improved in UK hospitals during first wave
Researchers call for bias-free artificial intelligence
Multi-gene testing could detect more hereditary cancer syndromes
Researchers reveal new tool to help prevent suicide
Tech Xplore
Caltech professor helps solve Hindenburg disaster
Researchers create new zinc-air pouch cells
New intelligent antenna tech passes the test
Artificial intelligence identifies the tiger mosquito from photos in the Mosquito Alert
Researchers use deep learning to 'denoise' nanopore data
Improving touch screens with AI
Finding control in hard-to-predict systems
Newly published data provides clearer picture of volcano collapse
An article recently published in the journal Nature Communications, written by University of Rhode Island College of Engineering Professor Stéphan Grilli and his colleagues, reveals new data on the Anak Krakatau volcano ...
Earth Sciences
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Supermassive black holes devour gas just like their petite counterparts
On Sept. 9, 2018, astronomers spotted a flash from a galaxy 860 million light years away. The source was a supermassive black hole about 50 million times the mass of the sun. Normally quiet, the gravitational giant suddenly ...
Astronomy
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First immune stimulating long noncoding RNA involved in body's response to cancer
A long noncoding RNA whose function was previously unknown turns out to play an important role in promoting the body's immune response against cancer and holds promise for enhancing the efficacy of anti-cancer immunotherapy.
Cell & Microbiology
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Mammals in the time of dinosaurs held each other back
A new study led by researchers from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham for Current Biology has used new methods to analyze the variability of mammal fossils, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Greenhouse gases and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
Greenhouse gases and aerosol pollution emitted by human activities are responsible for increases in the frequency, intensity and duration of droughts around the world, according to researchers at the University of California, ...
Earth Sciences
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Supernova remnant G53.41+0.03 investigated in detail
Astronomers have conducted detailed X-ray observations of a recently discovered supernova remnant (SNR) known as G53.41+0.03. Results of the observational campaign provide important insights into the properties of this object. ...
Greenhouse gases are shrinking the stratosphere
An international team of climate scientists has found evidence showing that human-created greenhouse gases have led to a shrinking stratosphere. In their paper published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the ...
Staying fit may decrease risk of death from COVID-19, study finds
A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health suggests that improving your cardiorespiratory fitness level may help protect you from COVID-19.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Report urges California to act to protect marine ecosystems against microplastics
Roughly 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, and the U.S. is one of the top contributors to plastic pollution. It's been found in the seafloor and surface water, on beaches and shorelines. Microplastics—tiny ...
Environment
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Mothers can influence offspring's height, lifespan and disease risk through mitochondria
Mitochondria—the 'batteries' that power our cells—play an unexpected role in common diseases such as type 2 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, concludes a study of over 350,000 people conducted by the University of Cambridge.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Study reveals new options to help firms improve the food recall process
For much of the nation's food supply, removing unsafe products off of store shelves can take up to 10 months, according to news reports—even when people are getting sick.
Therapeutics that can shut down harmful genes need a reliable delivery system
Viruses attack the body by sending their genetic code—DNA and RNA—into cells and multiplying. A promising class of therapeutics that uses synthetic nucleic acids to target and shut down specific, harmful genes and prevent ...
Fast, affordable solution proposed for transparent displays and semiconductors
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) under the Ministry of Science and ICT developed a roll-based damage-free transfer technique that allows two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials to be transferred into wafer ...
The perfect blend: Optimizing gas mixtures for hydrogen storage in clathrate hydrates
In our ongoing quest to transform into a more eco-friendly society, hydrogen (H2) is heralded as the clean fuel of tomorrow. Because H2 can be produced from water (H2O) without generating carbon emissions, developing H2-compatible ...
Scientists shed light on the mechanism of photoactivation of the orange carotenoid protein
Exposure to light is compulsory for photosynthetic organisms for the conversion of inorganic compounds into organic ones. However, if there is too much solar energy, the photosystems and other cell components could be damaged. ...
Educational intervention enhances student learning
In a study of low-income, urban youth in the U.S., researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that students exposed to Photovoice, an educational intervention, experienced greater improvements ...
In slow motion against antibiotic resistance
There are currently only a few synthetic agents that bind to and block the widespread membrane transport proteins, ATP-binding cassette transporters (ABC). Scientists at Goethe University and the University of Tokyo identified ...
Worsening algae bloom on Florida's Lake Okeechobee threatens coasts again
The scene at Pahokee marina on Lake Okeechobee last week was a warning sign: A thick mat of algae in various shades of green, brown, gray and fluorescent blue covered the area around boat slips. In some spots, the gunk was ...
Europe's appetite for wood is clashing with Black communities in South Carolina
Europe's effort to make energy from American wood pellets is drawing complaints from Black community leaders in South Carolina, where manufacturers are expanding to produce more of the tiny wood chips.
Tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea: Why are they increasing?
A powerful cyclonic system, Tauktae, is expected to make landfall in the Indian state of Gujarat late Monday after barrelling up the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean.
Monster cyclone makes landfall in Covid-stricken India
A deadly cyclone blasted ashore in western India late Monday with fierce winds and drenching rains that turned streets into rivers, disrupting the country's response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak.
Pet trade may pose threat to bushbaby conservation
Southern lesser galagos (Galago moholi), a species of primate that lives in southern Africa, boast big, round eyes and are so small they can fit in your hand.
Researcher describes four new species of sponge that lay undiscovered in plain sight
The ocean is a big place with many deep, dark mysteries. Humans have mapped no more than 20% of the sea, and explored less. Even the kelp forests of Southern California—among the best studied patches of ocean on the planet—hide ...
COVID-19 hit stock markets as it spread from country to country
As Covid-19 spread around the world, stock markets in individual countries took a major hit—yet stock markets in China where the disease first struck avoided significant falls—researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation ...
Lives may be saved by implementing ATS-recommended air quality standards
Air quality standards recommended by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have the potential to prevent more illness and death than standards adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to research ...
Archaeologists teach computers to sort ancient pottery
Archeologists at Northern Arizona University are hoping a new technology they helped pioneer will change the way scientists study the broken pieces left behind by ancient societies.
Slow research to understand fast change
In a world that's changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism. Yet the patience and persistence that have generated 40 years of careful, reliable science about the Earth's ...
In enabling rural administration, bureaucracy does not enslave actors
How to support entrepreneurship in rural areas? The over-regulation and bureaucratic administration of the European Union's rural policy are seen as burdening rather than supporting the promotion of entrepreneurship. At the ...
Anisotropic zoning in the upper crust of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt
The collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates resulted in the formation of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt; however, the formation mechanism of Tianshan and the construction of a dynamic model explaining it remain to be ...
New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour
Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost effective to reuse plastics.
