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Biochemistry Mar 16, 2022

Novel 'Trojan horse' drug delivery system using protein-based microdroplets

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of delivering drugs into human cells using large biological molecules, by first encasing them in a protein-based microdroplet.

Ecology Feb 9, 2022

Fishing, pollution and rising temperatures: How marine science can help us save the oceans

A healthy sea determines the planet's balance and, in turn, the health and well-being of its people. That is why ocean science has never played a more vital role, helping us to grasp today's deterioration of the world's biggest ...

Astronomy Feb 4, 2022

Asteroid sharing Earth's orbit discovered. Could it help future space missions?

Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometer across in its orbit about the Sun—only the second such body to have ever been spotted. It goes round the Sun on average two months ahead of the Earth, ...

Astronomy Feb 2, 2022

Astronomers lined up under an asteroid's shadow to measure its size precisely

Astronomers will go to great lengths for science. Recently, dozens of astronomers had the misfortune of traveling to one of the most tempting locales in the southwestern U.S.—Las Vegas. But they weren't there for the city's ...

Astronomy Feb 1, 2022

Team confirms existence of new Earth Trojan asteroid

An International team of astronomers led by researcher Toni Santana-Ros from the University of Alicante and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) has confirmed the existence of the second ...

Astronomy Jan 19, 2022

Looking up at the asteroids in the neighborhood

Asteroids fly through our solar system all the time, but it's rare for us to take notice of them. But that's changed this week, as an asteroid passes within 1,231,184 miles of Earth on January 18. The asteroid, dubbed 7482 ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 27, 2021

Researchers develop structural blueprint of nanoparticles to target white blood cells responsible for lung inflammation

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the devastating impact of acute lung inflammation (ALI), which is part of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that is the dominant cause of death in COVID-19. A potential new route ...

Astronomy Dec 22, 2021

Hubble lends a helping hand

Far above rain clouds, light pollution, and atmospheric distortion, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has a clear view of the universe. It has shown us distant galaxies, tracked interstellar objects as they soar through our solar ...

Astronomy Dec 16, 2021

Watching the blink of a star to size up asteroids for NASA's Lucy Mission

Gathering near Las Vegas recently, dozens of astronomers spread throughout the region, pointed their telescopes at the sky and waited for the moment on Oct. 20 that the light from a faraway star blinked out.

Biochemistry Dec 13, 2021

New resistance-busting antibiotic combination could extend the use of 'last-resort' antibiotics

Scientists have discovered a new potential treatment that has the ability to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause conditions such as sepsis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections.

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