Using a new method, researchers at ETH Zurich can measure alterations in the social network of proteins in cells. This work lays the foundation for the development of new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 16, 2024
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How can we engineer materials that are stronger and lighter? What about new materials for extreme conditions, such as in jet engines and spacecraft? The answer, says Fadi Abdeljawad, an associate professor of materials science ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 16, 2024
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Salmon are natural carnivores. In the wild, they eat insects, insect larvae, small herring, crustaceans, and animal plankton. However, in farming, salmon are also fed seafood-based feed, making production dependent on resource-intensive ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2024
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Synthetic diamond is durable, inert, rigid, thermally conductive and chemically well-behaved—an elite material for both quantum and conventional electronics. But there's one problem. Diamond only likes diamond.
Nanophysics
Oct 16, 2024
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The most recognizable yellow jacket at Georgia Tech is made of fabric and foam, but Professor Mike Goodisman and a team of researchers revealed a far more complex cellular structure by successfully sequencing the genome of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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A novel method for estimating the rate of photosynthesis from land plants reveals that satellite observations—the current gold standard for quantifying terrestrial carbon uptake—underestimate this important metric, a ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2024
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U.S. researchers have detected microplastic particles in air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins, suggesting that inhalation may be a relevant route of exposure to these potentially harmful contaminants. Miranda Dziobak of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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A paper published in Science Advances exposes the global aquaculture sector's growing dependence on wild fish. Despite industry claims to the contrary, these findings highlight how the growing appetite for expensive farmed ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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While marine heat waves (MHWs) have been studied at the sea surface for more than a decade, new research published today in Nature has found 80% of MHWs below 100 meters are independent of surface events, highlighting a previously ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2024
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Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment. They fix up to 20% of the Earth's CO2. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now discovered a protein shell ...
Biotechnology
Oct 16, 2024
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