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Life & Chemistry

Canadian Scientists Map Cannabis Genome for Hemp Innovation

Jon Page is a plant biochemist and adjunct professor of biology at the University of Saskatchewan. He explains that a simple genetic switch is likely…

Health & Medicine

Allergies Linked to Improved Brain Tumor Defense: Study Insights

A study published online Oct. 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute provides some new but qualified support for the idea that the immune system’s…

Materials Sciences

Gold Surfaces Self-Repair at Room Temperature: Key Discoveries

So far, little has been understood about the underlying atomic-scale principles. In cooperation with researchers at the universities of Münster and Gießen as…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Toxins: A New Approach to Combat Insect Pests

Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt toxins) are used in organic and conventional farming to manage pest insects. Sprayed as pesticides or produced…

Event News

Sound Innovations Unveiled at Acoustical Society Meeting

The latest news and discoveries from the science of sound will be featured at the 162nd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) held October 31 –…

Health & Medicine

Breastfeeding’s Role in Alleviating Pain in Preterm Infants

Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in…

Studies and Analyses

Heart Disease Linked to Evolutionary Changes That May Have Protected Early Mammals from Trauma

A new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that cardiovascular disease may be an unfortunate…

Awards Funding

Gavin Schmidt Wins Inaugural Climate Communications Prize

In recognition of his exceptional work as a climate communicator, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) has selected Gavin Schmidt as the recipient of its…

Materials Sciences

Processing Techniques Impact Solar Cell Efficiency Insights

The study resolves some of the discrepancies found between experimental results from previously published studies and highlights that processing and molecular…

Earth Sciences

Clustered Hurricanes: Impact on Ecosystems Revealed

The research was carried out by Professor Peter Mumby from The University of Queensland Global Change Institute and School of Biological Sciences, Professor…

Life & Chemistry

Tracking Drugs in Tissue: New Mass Spectrometry Method

The method is a special type of mass spectrometry which can be used on drugs ‘off the shelf’, i.e. without any radioactive labelling which may change the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Bionic Innovations Speed Up Lithium-Ion Battery Filling Time

The latest development by engineers of KIT is inspired by nature. To fill the porous electrodes of lithium-ion batteries more rapidly with liquid electrolyte,…

Health & Medicine

Could hypertension drugs help people with Alzheimer's?

The team of researchers from the University of Bristol have looked at whether drugs already being used to treat hypertension, particularly ones that…

Studies and Analyses

New DNA Test for Early Down Syndrome Detection in Pregnancy

The test can be offered as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy to women who have been identified as being at high risk for Down syndrome. These are the results of…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Unveils New Ionpure Modules for Water Treatment at Aquatech

Several new Ionpure modules for continuous electrodeionization (CEDI) will be on display at the four-day show, starting November 1. The modules extend the…

Information Technology

Enhancing Rescue Efforts with SENEKA’s Innovative Solutions

This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to get a quick overview of the situation at hand. In SENEKA, a Markets Beyond Tomorrow project,…

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