Technique to create medicines free of side effects
A new technique for precisely targeting molecules within cells is paving the way for medicines that are free of side effects.
Biochemistry
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Small bee 'pollen thieves' are not effective bumblebee substitutes, study shows
Bumblebee populations are declining in the United States for a range of reasons—loss of habitat, pesticide use, climate change, competition from non-native species, and non-native parasites. As major plant pollinators, ...
Ecology
Jun 29, 2018
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A new guide for explorers of the submicroscopic world inside us
Researchers from the University of Virginia have established new guidelines for scientists mapping out the body molecule by molecule to help us better understand how our cells use metals such as iron and magnesium to maintain ...
Biochemistry
May 25, 2018
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Discovery could bring better efficiency to a new class of solar cells
Since the 2009 discovery of a highly energy-efficient class of solar cell materials known as HOIPs – hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites – researchers have been working to understand exactly how these promising materials ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 1, 2017
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Oxygen-deficient dwarf galaxy hints at makings of early universe
A recently discovered dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the early universe, according to a research team that includes University of Virginia ...
Astronomy
Sep 25, 2017
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Team finds way to view genes inside living cells
For Mazhar Adli, the little glowing dots dancing about on the computer screen are nothing less than the fulfillment of a dream. Those fluorescent dots, moving in real time, are set to illuminate our understanding of the human ...
Biotechnology
Apr 13, 2017
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With most of the same genes, how do lizard siblings end up so different?
The brown anole, a prolific lizard native to Cuba and the Bahamas and now commonly found in many tropical and subtropical regions, is providing new clues to how genetics and hormones work together to shape the development ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2017
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Scientists develop method to warn of toxic algae blooms before they develop
Toxic algae blooms in lakes and reservoirs are highly destructive, resulting in fish kills and toxicity risks to wildlife, livestock—and even humans. But their development is difficult to predict. Resource managers would ...
Environment
Dec 26, 2016
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Scientists create novel imaging technique with potential for medical diagnostics
A unique new imaging method, called "polarized nuclear imaging" – combining powerful aspects of both magnetic resonance imaging and gamma-ray imaging and developed by physicists in the University of Virginia's departments ...
General Physics
Sep 29, 2016
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Largest-ever study reveals environmental impact of genetically modified crops
According to new research from University of Virginia economist Federico Ciliberto, widespread adoption of genetically modified crops has decreased the use of insecticides, but increased the use of weed-killing herbicides ...
Biotechnology
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