Scientists are working on new materials to create neuromorphic computers with a design based on the human brain. A crucial component is a memristive device, the resistance of which depends on the history of the device—just ...
Nanophysics
Nov 23, 2020
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University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute to male infertility following exposure to heat.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 23, 2020
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Close bonds with the opposite sex can have non-romantic benefits. And not just for people, but for our primate cousins, too.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2020
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Although immune responses are generated by a complex, hierarchical arrangement of immune system organs, tissues, and components, the unit of the cell has a particularly large effect on disease progression and host survival. ...
Evolution
Sep 4, 2020
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In an aging society, various studies are being conducted to explore the relationship between active oxygen and aging-related diseases such as cancer, chronic inflammatory diseases, and metabolic syndrome.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 28, 2020
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The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución humana (CENIEH) has participated in an experimental study published recently in the journal Archeological and Anthropological Sciences, on the possible uses of tools ...
Archaeology
Jul 20, 2020
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Unpleasant odors are, well, unpleasant. Sometimes, we have to endure the stench but legislation is beginning to recognize that people have a right to not be exposed when they are avoidable. This might apply in the context ...
Environment
Jul 17, 2020
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Packing for outer space? Here's one thing you won't want to forget.
Materials Science
Jul 8, 2020
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A research team led by Hitoshi Yamamoto from Rissho University has analyzed how the social norm of indirect reciprocity is adopted in human society and revealed results that contradict previous theoretical predictions. The ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2020
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Researchers have uncovered more information about the numbers and habits of killer whales in south Western Australian waters, with a Curtin University study providing the first baseline assessment of the species' occupancy ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2020
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