Researchers discover the reason behind tans appearing only after we've left the beach
Beachgoers are familiar with the experience of spending hours in the sun, going home, and noticing only hours later that their skin has changed color.
Beachgoers are familiar with the experience of spending hours in the sun, going home, and noticing only hours later that their skin has changed color.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 2, 2023
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Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to create a 3D "scaffold" to grow cells from the retina—paving the way for potential new ways of treating a common cause of blindness.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 27, 2023
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When you look at a painting in a museum, the colors that you see are likely less bright than they were originally, something that had previously been attributed mainly to light exposure. Now, researchers have discovered a ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 6, 2023
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The process by which aged (senescent) pigment-making cells in the skin cause significant growth of hair inside skin moles, called nevi, has been identified by a research team led by the University of California, Irvine. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 21, 2023
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The community structure of phytoplankton can reflect changes in marine environment and help us understand driving factors behind ecological evolution. Quantifying pigment concentration in phytoplankton is crucial for comprehensive ...
Ecology
May 30, 2023
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The University of Alicante Applied Biochemistry research group—in collaboration with researchers from the Alicante University Hospital Dr. Balmis (HGUDB) and the Alicante Health and Biomedical Research Institute (ISABIAL)—has ...
Biochemistry
May 18, 2023
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Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have successfully developed a method to produce a promising microalga species that grows in an unlikely environment: the world's volcanic hot springs.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2023
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When early Stone Age farmers first moved into Europe from the Near East about 8,000 years ago, they met and began mixing with the existing hunter-gatherer populations. Now genome-wide studies of hundreds of ancient genomes ...
Evolution
Mar 23, 2023
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The pink-throated brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, has, unsurprisingly, a brilliant pink throat. So does its cousin, the rufous-webbed brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa branickii. When scientists found a Heliodoxa ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2023
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When scientists develop new optical techniques and instruments for medical diagnosis, surgery, or light-based therapy, those techniques and instruments must be validated and calibrated through extensive testing. The test ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 21, 2023
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