The human brain is composed of billions of neurons wired together in intricate webs and communicating through electrical pulses and chemical signals. Although…
DNA that animals release into aquatic environment can be detected using molecular analysis. This detection method is called environmental DNA (eDNA) A simple…
A new study reveals how dengue virus manages to reproduce itself in an infected person without triggering the body's normal defenses. Duke researchers report…
Found in microbial communities around the world, Aspergillus fungi are pathogens, decomposers, and important sources of biotechnologically-important enzymes….
Plants react much more sensitively to fluctuations in temperature than animals. They are also unable to seek out warmer or cooler locations. “When temperatures…
The scientists placed mice for a month on a so-called “Western diet”: high in fat, high in sugar, and low in fiber. The animals consequently developed a strong…
Human beings and many animals can distinguish between countless shades of color. But what is the neuronal basis of color vision? How does the brain recognize…
“Platelets can home in on an injury site and stay there, and even in some cases recruit a body's own naturally occurring stem cells to the site, but they are a…
On July 18, 2012, passengers on an airline flight over the Southwest Pacific Ocean glimpsed something unusual–a raft of floating rock known as pumice that…
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has revolutionized ophthalmology in the 25 years since the technology's inception, by providing the capability to…
The work was done in collaboration with Anastasia Baryshnikova, a U of T alum and now Principal Investigator at Calico, a California biotechnology company that…
The parasite that causes malaria has not one, but two, specialized proteins that protect its messenger RNAs — genetic material that encodes for proteins –…
The spacecraft, known as the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS for short, is a new NASA-funded space telescope. The mission, including…
Now, a study led by Brown University researchers has identified an enzyme that appears the regulate the physiology of both fat types in mice–decreasing…
Many cosmetic products such as body peelings or deodorants contain tiny plastic particles, so-called microplastics, for example made of polyethylene (PE) and…
The DECHEMA prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded annually for outstanding research work in the fields of technical chemistry, process engineering,…
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