Masks not enough to stop COVID-19's spread without distancing: study
Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing.
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Researchers further reveal inner workings of pathogenic bacteria
Using some of the world's most powerful microscopes, three international research teams—from Australia, the Czech Republic and a German/US/Finnish consortium—have discovered a unique molecular mechanism that allows pathogenic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 22, 2020
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Study: Bumble bees lacking high-quality habitat have higher pathogen loads
Bumble bees found in low-quality landscapes—characterized by a relative lack of spring flowers and quality nesting habitat—had higher levels of disease pathogens, as did bumble bees in areas with higher numbers of managed ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2020
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New experiment provides better understanding of fundamental photo-induced X-ray processes
An international team from Germany, Sweden, Russia and the USA, led by scientists from European XFEL, has published the results of an experiment that could provide a blueprint for the analysis of transitions states in atoms ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 22, 2020
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Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10 seconds
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 22, 2020
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New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020
Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period, a male specimen whose sunburst-like reach for the heavens was frozen in time by Burmese amber.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2020
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Global study on bird song frequency
An analysis of the songs of most of the world's passerine birds reveals that the frequency at which birds sing mostly depends on body size, but is also influenced by sexual selection. The new study from researchers of the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2020
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How a large protein complex assembles in a cell
A team of ETH researchers led by Karsten Weis has developed a method that allows them to study the assembly process for large protein complexes in detail for the first time. As their case study, the biologists chose one of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 22, 2020
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Research explores hallmarks of effective conversations
What makes people good at having conversations? In a recent paper, Cornell researchers explored conversations on a crisis text service in order to figure out how to answer that question.
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2020
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An updated way to calculate the likelihood of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
A small team of researchers from California Institute of Technology, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Santiago High School has developed an updated version of an old equation to calculate the likely existence of extraterrestrial ...
