Researchers led by Dr. Kong Hongzhi from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the mechanisms underlying elaborate petal development and specialized character formation in Nigella damascena, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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The 2016 U.S. presidential election is considered a "game changer" for journalists covering the U.S. presidential elections by causing them to dramatically reconsider how they view their role—either as neutral disseminators ...
Political science
Jun 22, 2020
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Political candidates' use of humor on social media could sometimes backfire on them with potential supporters, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2020
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Several drugs approved for treating hepatitis C viral infection were identified as potential candidates against COVID-19, a new disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This is the result of research based on extensive ...
Biotechnology
May 5, 2020
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Scientists are one step closer to understanding how the cancer-fighting drug Taxol is produced by trees.
Biochemistry
Apr 28, 2020
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Past cosmological and astrophysical observations suggest that over one quarter of the universe's energy density is made up of a non-conventional type of matter known as dark matter. This type of matter is believed to be composed ...
A research team at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology and the KU Leuven Department of Biology showed that, contrary to generally held belief, most components of essential oils could meet the criteria set for drug candidates. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 21, 2020
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As more and more large-scale human genome sequencing projects get completed, scientists have been able to trace with increasing confidence both the geographical movements and underlying genetic variation of human populations.
Evolution
Jan 22, 2020
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Every organ in the body is capable, to some extent, of repairing itself after an injury. As part of this process, scar tissue forms and then recedes to make room for normal tissue when healing is complete.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2019
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Researchers at LSTM have genetically modified malaria carrying mosquitoes in order to demonstrate the role of particular genes in conferring insecticide resistance.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2019
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