A study undertaken by an international team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich molecular biologist Axel Imhof sheds new light on the mechanisms that control the establishment of epigenetic modifications on newly synthesized histones following cell division. The classical genetic…
Bacterial influencers — rhizosphere microbiome mediates root metabolite exudation
Gatersleben, 07.02.2020 Roots are plant organs, that typically absorb water and minerals from soil. It is lesser known that roots also secrete metabolites, so-called root exudates, which impact the properties of soil directly around the root. This thin layer of…
Supervisors share effective ways to include people with disabilities in the workplace
Experts report initial results practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
nTIDE January 2020 Jobs Report: Year begins with good news for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report– featuring Real World Lehigh Valley, an innovative employment partnership with Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom and the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Plugging into a 6G future with users at the center
With the deployment of 5G networks throughout 2020, scientists are now focusing their research attentions on 6G communications. This research will need to be human-centric, according to KAUST postdoctoral fellow Shuping Dang. Dang and his colleagues examined the potential applications…
Study shows social media and search engines are better than their reputation suggests
Researchers point out social media and search engines have encouraged greater and more diverse news consumption, thus challenging the concept of filter bubbles and echo chambers on the Internet
More people and fewer wild fish lead to an omega-3 supply gap
Fully 70 percent of the world’s population doesn’t get what they need of these essential compounds
Study resurrects mammoth DNA to explore the cause of their extinction
A new study in Genome Biology and Evolution , published by Oxford University Press, resurrected the mutated genes of the last herd of woolly mammoths and found that their small population had developed a number of genetic defects that may…
Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The global gene therapy market is expected to reach $13 billion by 2024 as new treatment options target cancers and other diseases. Now, a team of scientists from Purdue University and other research institutions around the…
Microscopic eye movements vital for 20/20 vision
Visual acuity–the ability to discern letters, numbers, and objects from a distance–is essential for many tasks, from recognizing a friend across a room to driving a car. Researchers previously assumed that visual acuity was primarily determined by the optics of…
OU researchers awarded NASA grant to study emerging disease threats, including the new coronavirus
NORMAN, OKLA. – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $730,000 grant from NASA to better understand emerging infectious disease threats in the region of Central Asia, including the 2019 novel coronavirus that…
Startup incubator aims to spur life-saving innovations
Cutting-edge solutions for heart, lung, blood, sleep disorders sought
Silver sawtooth creates valley-coherent light for nanophotonics
Scientists at the University of Groningen used a silver sawtooth nanoslit array to produce valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional tungsten disulfide flakes at room temperature. Until now, this could only be achieved at very low temperatures. Coherent light can be used…
Artificial intelligence can analyze myoclonus severity from video footage
Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and pretrained models that identify and track keypoints in the human body. Published…
Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it’s introduced
The rusty crayfish is not a fussy eater, University of Cincinnati biologists found
UCSC genome browser posts the coronavirus genome
Researchers can now use the Browser’s features to see genetic code at any scale and add annotations for global collaboration
Nano 2020: Scaling up nanotechnology in virtual reality
Sometimes the smallest of things lead to the biggest ideas. Case in point: Nano 2020, a University of Arizona-led initiative to develop curriculum and technology focused on educating students in the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology. The five-year, multi-university project…
Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
The research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects
Statistical method developed at TUD allows the detection of higher order dependencies
Distance multivariance is a multivariate dependence measure, which can detect dependencies between an arbitrary number of random vectors each of which can have a distinct dimension. In his new article, Böttcher now presents the concept as a unifying theory that…
New progress in turbulent combustion modeling: Filtered flamelet model
In turbulent combustion, the interaction between the strong nonlinear reaction source and turbulence leads to broad spectrum of the spatio and temporal scales. From the modeling point of view, it is especially challenging to predict the field statistics satisfactorily. Although…
Minimally-invasive hydrogen therapy of cancer based on in-vivo electrochemistry
Up to now, cancer is still one of the major diseases that threaten the survival of mankind, and it is difficult to cure clinically. In addition to single or combined surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which are commonly used clinically, a…
Large dipole moment induced wide-spectrum bismuth chromate for efficient photocatalytic performance
The conversion and utilization of solar energy for chemical fuel production and environmental remediation through artificial photocatalysis have been recognized to be an ideal route to address the critical energy and environmental concerns. The full utilization of solar light is…
Jackiw-Rebbi zero-mode: Realizing non-Abelian braiding in non-Majorana system
As an important branch of quantum computation, topological quantum computation has been drawing extensive attention for holding great advantages such as fault-tolerance. Topological quantum computation is based on the non-Abelian braiding of quantum states, where the non-Abelian braiding in the…
Inhomogeneous-strain-induced magnetic vortex cluster in one-dimensional manganite wire
Topologically stabilized spin structures at the nanoscale magnets, including domain walls, vortices and skyrmions, have recently received much attention. Among the nanoscale non-linear spin textures, vortex is a typical and well-known magnetic domain in dimensionally confined systems with a symmetry…
Evolution of Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and modeling of spike protein for human transmission
The cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China was first reported on December 30, 2019 by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later determined and announced a novel coronavirus…
‘True scientific integrity calls for customization, not standardization’
It is It is a much-discussed question in academia: what is threatening scientific integrity and what can we do about it? Horbach’s research reveals that the Achilles heel of scientific integrity tends to be carelessness and the processes themselves. Two…
Cancer vaccine could boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy
Supercharging the mutation rate in cancer cells can create a powerful vaccine that is able to boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy, a major new study reports. Scientists forced cancer cells in the lab to evolve much more rapidly than usual…
New method to detect early-stage cancer identified by Georgia State, Emory research team
The researchers describe a newly identified biomarker for detection of liver metastases
Developing DNA extraction technology to combat illegal timber trade
Eli Vlaisavljevich, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has received a $1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop new technology for rapid extraction of DNA from timber and plant…
Invisible X-rays turn blue
A new reaction system can detect X-rays at the highest sensitivity ever recorded by using organic molecules. The system, developed by researchers at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Japan, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientfique (CNRS),…
Mystery of marine recycling squad solved
Nitrogen cycling in shelf waters is crucial to reduce surplus nutrients, which rivers pour out into the ocean. Yet many of its aspects are poorly understood. Scientists from Bremen have now succeeded in finding answers to a mystery in this nitrogen cycle
The complex effects of colonial rule in Indonesia
Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today
Engineers mix and match materials to make new stretchy electronics
Next-generation devices made with new ‘peel and stack’ method may include electronic chips worn on the skin. BRIEF HED: Flexible electronics
Combined drug treatment for lung cancer and secondary tumors
In 20 – 40% of patients with cancer, metastasis (the development of secondary tumors) in the central nervous system (CNS) occurs. CNS metastatis impacts negatively on a patient’s quality of life, and is associated with a poor health prognosis. In…
Russian scientists propose a technology reducing the cost of high-efficiency solar cells
St. Petersburg scientists have proposed a technology for manufacturing high-efficiency solar cells based on A3B5 semiconductors integrated on a silicon substrate, which may increase the efficiency of the existing photovoltaic converters by 1.5 times.
Bovine embryo completely regenerates placenta-forming cells
A calf was born from an embryo lacking cells which form a large part of the placenta, providing new insight into the regenerative capacity of mammalian embryos. Mammalian development starts from a single cell — a fertilized egg. The egg…
Using neutrons and X-rays to analyze the aging of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries are found everywhere: They power smart phones, laptops, and electric bicycles and cars by storing energy in a very small space. This compact design is usually achieved by winding the thin sandwich of battery electrodes into a cylindrical…
Scientists identify new biochemical ‘warning sign’ of early-stage depression
High levels of anthranilic acid in blood are indicative of an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder, new study from Japan says
Acute Cardiovascular Care 2020: Improving survival from urgent heart conditions
The latest research to help heart patients recover from heart attack
New commuter concern: Cancerous chemical in car seats
Airborne pollutant emanates from the inside
One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
New technique for analyzing Moon rocks lets scientists study them atom by atom
Seeing blue after the little blue pill: Visual disturbances in Viagra users
Study reports persistent visual disturbances in men taking the highest recommended dose of sildenafil, suggesting that first-time users should use a lower dose
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler receives $500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize
The 2020 Gruber Genetics Prize is being awarded to geneticist Bonnie Bassler, Ph.D. of Princeton University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for her groundbreaking work on how bacteria “talk” to each other using molecular “languages.” This process is known…
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Seed choice study reveals flawed assumptions behind hotly debated GMO
Pneumococcal vaccines are effective — But new strategies needed to reduce meningitis
‘Serotype replacement’ accounts for changes in bacteria causing meningitis, says review in Pediatric Infectious Disease journal
Federal grant to fund study of potential imaging biomarker for Alzheimer’s
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Feb. 7, 2020 – Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have received a five-year grant worth approximately $2.53 million from the National Institute on Aging to evaluate whether a novel brain-imaging technique can identify Alzheimer’s disease…
Light burns with new acids
Researchers at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) report a photo-acid generator (PAG) that generates Lewis acids with a quantum yield that is vastly superior to PAGs that generate Brønsted acids. The new PAG is based on photo-chemical 6π-percyclization…
Professor Su Guaning, President Emeritus of NTU Singapore, elected to the United States National Academy
Professor Su Guaning, President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has been elected to the United States’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE) – the only Singaporean on the list this year. Prof Su is the fourth from NTU…
New details on how a viral protein puts the brakes on virus replication
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Colorado State University has used computational chemistry, biochemistry and virology to uncover new information on how viruses such as West Nile, dengue and Zika replicate. Based on their research, the team said these viruses…
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