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Environment May 4, 2023

Southeast LA yards are plagued by toxic lead. A dusting of this mineral could help

Under the watchful eyes of neighbors, scientists in white lab coats knelt to spread a flour-like mineral over a lawn in Huntington Park.

Cell & Microbiology Nov 17, 2022

Study discovers that mitochondria transmit signals in the immune and nervous systems

Mitochondria are primarily known as the powerhouse of the cell. However, these cellular organelles are required not only for providing energy: Professor Konstanze Winklhofer and her group at the Faculty of Medicine at Ruhr ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jul 28, 2022

AlphaFold predicts structure of almost every catalogued protein known to science

DeepMind and EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have made AI-powered predictions of the three-dimensional structures of nearly all cataloged proteins known to science freely and openly available to the scientific ...

Social Sciences Dec 7, 2021

Post-pandemic widening of inequalities for children in the North of England

A major new report paints a stark picture of widening inequalities for children in the North of England which cost billions, increase poverty and cost children's lives.

Materials Science Oct 29, 2020

Researchers develop novel process that turns waste into nutritional supplements

The shells of crustaceans and wood waste such as branches pruned from trees usually end up in landfills. These waste materials are given a new lease on life to become nutritional supplements and medicine, with the help of ...

Environment Oct 28, 2020

Arctic sea ice at record low October levels: Danish institute

Sea ice in the Arctic was at record lows for October, as unusually warm waters slowed the recovery of the ice, Danish researchers said Wednesday.

Biotechnology May 28, 2020

International gnomAD Consortium releases its first major studies of human genetic variation

For the last eight years, the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium (and its predecessor, the Exome Aggregation Consortium, or ExAC), has been working with geneticists around the world to compile and study more ...

Biochemistry Apr 27, 2020

Work on rare molecule aims to enhance cell therapy and deliver functional cure for HIV

Stanford University chemist Paul Wender and his colleagues are working to improve treatments for cancer, HIV and Alzheimer's—and they are betting that a drab, weedy marine invertebrate is the means to achieving that end. ...

Space Exploration Jul 26, 2019

SpaceX dragon en route to space station with NASA science, cargo

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday ...

Ecology Mar 26, 2019

Why endangered species matter

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was established in 1973 to protect "imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend" and help them recover.

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