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Life & Chemistry

Keeping Cells Youthful: The Role of Telomere-Building Proteins

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies led by Vicki Lundblad, Ph.D., a Professor in the Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, have…

Life & Chemistry

New Mosquito Virus Could Transform Malaria Research

According to the researchers, the discovered virus could one day be used to pass on new genetic information to An. gambiae mosquitoes as part of a strategy to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Future Bus Unveiled: Solar-Powered and Eco-Friendly Innovation

GEORGE TOWN: A bus of the future was unveiled in town yesterday.Using recycled oil palm as fuel and solar energy to operate its electrical system, the bus went…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Ring-Mesh Implant for Bone Structure Reconstruction

The Ring-Mesh-Implant is a construction of rings which are connected together like a fabric. Every possible form can be realized with the mesh. A special…

Technology Offerings

Bioinspired Antifouling Agents: Nature’s Defense Solutions

Protective natural products from sessile animals as highly efficient bioactive antifouling agents.

BIANTS are synthesised bastadins, modified depsipeptides,…

Environmental Conservation

Seaweeds Can Get Sunburned: Nature’s Unexpected Reaction

It is red, it burns and itches: a sunburn on our skin. However, too much sun is not only bad for humans. Many plants react sensitively to an increased dose of…

Health & Medicine

New Journal SMARTT Enhances Athlete Conditioning Insights

A new journal, SMARTT (Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology) has been established to facilitate the rapid transmission of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Converting Sunlight to Cheaper Energy: SDSU’s Innovative Research

Scientists work to convert sunlight to cheaper electricity at South Dakota State University. Research scientists are working with new materials that can make…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Butter Sculpture at NY Fair: A Step Towards Sustainable Fuel

Nine hundred pounds of butter, sculpted into a tribute to New York state’s dairy farmers and positioned as a centerpiece attraction at the New York State Fair,…

Life & Chemistry

Biochemists Enhance Fruit Flavor With Enzyme Manipulation

In the advance online publication of Nature on Aug. 20, UT Medical School Assistant Professor C.S. Raman, Ph.D., and his colleagues report that they were able…

Studies and Analyses

Long-Term Effects of Bear Capture and Handling Revealed

“We hope this study will increase awareness among researchers and help raise the bar on how we use wild animals in research,” said Marc Cattet, a research…

Information Technology

Fast Quantum Computer Bit Developed by University Researchers

The fastest quantum computer bit that exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional bit has been demonstrated by researchers at University of…

Life & Chemistry

Biologists Find Diatom to Reduce Red Tide’s Toxicity

It’s estimated that the red tide algae, Karenia brevis, costs approximately $20 million per bloom in economic damage off the coast of Florida alone. Scientists…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Ethanol Innovation: Biofuels from Plant Material, Not Corn

The production of biofuels from basic plant material, rather than corn and other crops, would address concerns that making corn-based ethanol is pushing up…

Life & Chemistry

Molecule LED209 Disrupts Toxins in Pathogens Like Salmonella

The researchers found that the molecule LED209 interferes with the biochemical signals that cause bacteria in our bodies to release toxins. “What we have here…

Physics & Astronomy

Phoenix Mars Lander Collects Mid-Depth Soil Sample

The robotic arm on Phoenix collected the sample, dubbed “Burning Coals,” from a trench named “Burn Alive 3.” In part of the trench, the arm had dug down to the…

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