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Life & Chemistry

Plant Pathogen Customizes Attacks on Host Parts

The finding upends conventional notions of how pathogens attack and could point the way to new approaches to fighting disease not only in plants but also in…

Life & Chemistry

New Method Reveals Hidden Genetic Patterns in Yeast Samples

Princeton University scientists have developed a new way to identify the hidden genetic material responsible for complex traits, a breakthrough they believe…

Studies and Analyses

Statins Show Promise in Slowing Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Study participants received an 80 milligram daily dose of atorvastatin, marketed by Pfizer Inc. as Lipitor. Although the study was small with only 81…

Life & Chemistry

How Species Distribution Models Distort Environmental Needs

In a new study published in the journal Systematic Biology, a model simulating the distributions of two imaginary species with identical environmental…

Life & Chemistry

Johns Hopkins Scientists Target Proteins in Live Human Cells

Using a method they developed to watch moment to moment as they move a molecule to precise sites inside live human cells, Johns Hopkins scientists are closer…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Cat Brain Insights for Biologically-Inspired Computers

That's one reason a feline brain is the model for a biologically-inspired computer project involving the University of Michigan.U-M computer engineer Wei Lu…

Materials Sciences

Berkeley Lab Scientists Create ‘Molecular Paper’

Now, Berkeley Lab scientists have made the largest two-dimensional polymer crystal self-assembled in water to date. This entirely new material mirrors the…

Machine Engineering

New Software Controllers Enhance PC-Based Automation with Web Diagnostics

Predefined diagnostics web pages enable the costs for diagnostics to be reduced and plant availability to be increased. The new Profinet functions such as…

Machine Engineering

New Firmware Boosts Mid-Range Controllers with Profinet Features

A new firmware, with Profinet functions such as isochronous mode, I Device, Shared Device and Media Redundancy Protocol, and an integrated web server expand…

Health & Medicine

Coconut Oil and Nano-Bombs: A New Approach to Treat Acne

The student developed a “smart delivery system” – published in the journal ACS Nano in March – capable of delivering lauric-acid-filled nano-scale bombs…

Physics & Astronomy

Link between solar activity and the UK's cold winters

A new report published today, Thursday 15 April, in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters describes how we are moving into an era of lower solar…

Studies and Analyses

Video Games and Sleep: Mild Impact on Teen Rest Quality

Results show that after playing a stimulating video game it took adolescents a median of 7.5 minutes to fall asleep, which was only slightly longer than the…

Life & Chemistry

Rethinking Disease Eradication: New Insights from Research

Eradicating smallpox was one of the greatest human accomplishments of the 20th century, but new research shows initiatives of this kind are not as good a use…

Studies and Analyses

Slobbery kisses from 'man's best friend' aid cancer research

Fido's wet licks might hold more than love. They could provide the DNA keys to findings new treatments for rare cancers and other diseases in both dogs and…

Life & Chemistry

Boosting or Suppressing Immune Response: New Research Insights

In cooperation with Martin Zacharias, Professor of Theoretical Biophysics at the TU Munich, Springer aims at developing chemical substances to inhibit or…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Discovery: New Insights Into Hair Growth Regulation

Hair is important for temperature regulation, physical protection, sensory activity, seasonal camouflage, and social interactions. Hair is formed in hair…

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