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New Tumor-Selective Boron Compounds for Cancer Therapy

The offer describes the synthesis of new tumor-selective boron compounds for application in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT).Further Information: PDF GWT-TUD GmbH; FB Sächsische PatentVerwertungsAgentur (SPVA)…

Environmental Conservation

Fire’s Role in Global Warming: New Insights on Deforestation

“We've estimated that deforestation due to burning by humans is contributing about one-fifth of the human-caused greenhouse effect — and that percentage could…

Earth Sciences

Greenland Methane Study Reveals Hope for Climate Stability

Methane bound up in ocean sediments and permafrost, called methane clathrate, has been a concern to scientists because of its huge volume, greenhouse gas…

Earth Sciences

Fingerprinting Slow Earthquakes: Insights from Carnegie Research

Now a team of researchers, led by Teh-Ru Alex Song of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, has found that an anomalous layer at the…

Earth Sciences

Study Disproves Ancient Seafloor Methane Emission Bursts

The findings, to be published Friday in the journal Science, are good news for those who have worried that this unusual mechanism of releasing methane into the…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Uncovers Language in Indus Valley Ancient Symbols

But the symbols found on many other ancient artifacts remain a mystery, including those of a people that inhabited the Indus valley on the present-day border…

Life & Chemistry

How Chromosome Breakpoints Shape Genetic Variation Insights

The functions of genes found in these “breakpoint regions” differ significantly from those occurring elsewhere in the chromosomes. This suggests that…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Ruminant Evolution: First Complete Cow Genome Sequence

The six-year effort involved an international consortium of researchers and is the first full genome sequence of any ruminant species. Ruminants are…

Life & Chemistry

Discover Yeast Protein Essential for Phosphate Chain Formation

It can be found in all life forms, and serves a multitude of purposes, from energy storage to stress response to bone calcification. This molecular jack-of-all…

Life & Chemistry

Colorectal Cancer Breakthrough: Key Genetic Markers Identified

Several common genetic markers have been found to be associated with the disease, but finding the biological events that lead to cancer can be much more…

Studies and Analyses

Drug-Affected Newborns Surge: New Research Insights

The research, published in the latest edition of the international journal Pediatrics, also found that these infants were at greater risk of neglect and of…

Environmental Conservation

Reef Recovery: Innovations Revive Coral in Keppel Islands

That year high sea temperatures caused massive and severe coral bleaching in the Keppel Islands, in the southern part of the GBR. The damaged reefs were…

Physics & Astronomy

NC State Unveils Insights on Youngest Supernova Remnant

Their new data provides evidence that this remnant is from a type Ia supernova – the explosion of a white dwarf star – and raises questions about the ways in…

Studies and Analyses

Solar Wind’s Impact on Young Asteroids: New Study Insights

This study has finally confirmed that the solar wind is the most likely cause of very rapid space weathering in asteroids. This fundamental result will help…

Environmental Conservation

Sea Grant Report Synthesizes Recent Research on LI’s Clams

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) announces the release of The Hard Clam Research Initiative: Factors Controlling Mercenaria mercenaria Populations in South Shore Bays…

Life & Chemistry

New Hope for Biomass Fuels: Breakthrough in Plant Fibers

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have discovered a potential chink in the armor of fibers that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant…

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