“The individual nanotube-based probes can be used for electrochemical and biochemical sensing,” said Min-Feng Yu, a U. of I. professor of mechanical science…
The discovery consists of a fungus that extremely effectively converts waste to ethanol. From the residual biomass, moreover, it is possible to extract an…
The study was intended to simulate the everyday experience of people who rely on cochlear implants, a surgically-implanted electronic device that can help…
Scientists can apply for grants of up to € 2,000 to help run a small science and society project or to fund the start-up phase of a larger-scale initiative.There are no restrictions as to the media or tools researchers can use to reach their target audience, but the main motivation should be to make science and/or scientists more accessible to other sectors of society….
The EMBO Award for Communication is presented annually to a life scientist in Europe for outstanding contributions to the public communication of science. The…
Lift-off of flight V175 took place at 22:03 GMT/UTC (19:03 local time, 23:03 CET/Paris). The satellites were accurately injected into the correct transfer…
It is well-known that quinolones inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase – an enzyme essential to DNA replication – and induce cell death by stimulating DNA damage,…
Thanks to these measurements, obtained by the eight PEACE electron sensors onboard the four spacecraft, scientists now have their first insight into magnetic…
A total of 293 patients with plaque psoriasis, 82 patients with psoriasis guttata and 202 control subjects were enrolled in this study. Investigations focused…
The study, conducted by Professor Mark van Vugt, Charlie Hardy, Julie Stow and Professor Robin Dunbar (University of Liverpool), was designed to examine if…
It is known that women with PCOS have a 3-fold increase in their risk of developing type-2 diabetes, where the body does not produce enough insulin or cannot…
The researchers have demonstrated that by measuring the levels of these markers, not only can an accurate diagnosis of cancer be made, but the stage the cancer…
Early results show the method of detecting TB by identifying a combination of telltale proteins – or biomarkers – in blood samples is up to 94% accurate,…
“The state is dead. Long live the state.” This saying, which was used in the past to refer to the continuity of monarchies, has not lost any of its relevance…
Scientists from Durham University and the University of Oxford, studying DNA and tooth shape in modern and ancient pigs, have revealed that, in direct…
It had been known that nematode worms can infect and kill insect pests with the help of a bacterium which they harbour inside their intestine. The bacterium…
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