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Recognizing pathogenic invaders

Researchers in Japan have determined the structural basis of the molecular defense system that protects insects from pathogens, which provides clarity on the…

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Siemens Showcases Innovations for Sustainable Urban Living

Creative ideas, easily financed technical solutions and practical examples of sustainable urban development – these are just some of the surprises that Siemens…

Life & Chemistry

Plant Protein Helps Monitor Oxygen Levels in Flooded Conditions

During waterlogging or flooding, plants can’t take up enough oxygen that they urgently need for their cellular respiration and energy production. Plants…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Future Internet Innovations for Smart Grids by Siemens

As part of this effort, the global Siemens research organization Corporate Technology has become the technical coordinator of the EU’s FINSENY (Future INternet…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens and BMW Launch Fast Charging Solution for Electric Cars

This user-friendly solution was developed by Siemens and BMW for the Modellregion Elektromobilität München – Drive eCharged project. The partners’ goal with…

Life & Chemistry

Millipedes as an example: 'Good Vibrations' lead to mating possibilities

A special group of millipedes is capable of coiling themselves into a perfect ball when disturbed, like a hedgehog or an armadillo, and are therefore called…

Life & Chemistry

BU Uncovers How Wolbachia Bacteria Control Disease Vectors

Their findings have been published in the current issue of Science Express, an online publication of selected papers in advance of the print edition of…

Environmental Conservation

NOAA Reports on Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary Challenges

NOAA scientists have found that pressure from increasing coastal populations, ship and boat groundings, marine debris, poaching, and climate change are…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Deficiency in Women During Menopause: Study Insights

Marina Pollán, researcher at the Carlos III Institute of Health and one of the authors of the study explains that “biological and physiological changes in…

Health & Medicine

New Study Finds No Link Between Mobile Phones and Tumors

There is no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system, finds new research published on bmj.com today.In…

Studies and Analyses

Leaf Litter Ants Highlight Borneo’s Rainforest Conservation

Leaf litter ants are often used to measure the overall ecological health of an area because of the large number of species present and because the health of…

Health & Medicine

Aromatherapy: Are Essential Oils Creating Indoor Pollutants?

Fragrant essential oils, derived from plants, may release various VOCs into the air. VOC degradation caused by the reaction of these compounds with ozone…

Studies and Analyses

First Ebola-Like Virus Discovered in European Bats

A team of international researchers has discovered a new Ebola-like virus – Lloviu virus — in bats from northern Spain. Lloviu virus is the first known…

Life & Chemistry

Key Mechanism in Early Embryo Development Uncovered

In a paper published in the journal PLoS Genetics, John Manak, an assistant professor of biology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Chris…

Health & Medicine

Novel therapeutic target identified to decrease triglycerides and increase 'good' cholesterol

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center today announce findings published in the October 20 issue of Nature that show for the first time the inhibition of…

Environmental Conservation

Wildlife Conservation Society Uncovers Record Number of Jaguars in Bolivia

Using technology first adapted to identify tigers by stripe patterns, WCS conservationists have identified 19 individual jaguars by spot patterns in the…

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