From August 3, researchers around the world are invited to take part in a challenge where each team can run its algorithm on standardized robotic platforms.
A cell’s genetic material, in the form of DNA, is usually only ever found inside the cell nucleus and in its “power stations,” the mitochondria. If DNA occurs…
In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defense mechanisms of the human body, including its non-specific or innate immune…
In a recent study, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin show that another natural record – sediments packed together at basin margins – offers…
With advances in genome sequencing, cancer treatments have increasingly sought to leverage the idea of “synthetic lethality,” exploiting cancer-specific…
Blood platelets, also called thrombocytes, are all-important cells with a diameter of between only 0.0015 and 0.003 millimetres. They have the task of…
Cancer is the second most common cause of death worldwide. Cancers of the digestive system are particularly common. Slovakia ranks third in Europe for the…
Materials scientists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania are calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D…
Although no life has been detected on the Martian surface, a new study from astrophysicist and research scientist at the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu…
The new NVIDIA DGX A100 system will increase the processing power of DFKI's machine learning cluster from the current 20 petaFLOPS to 45 petaFLOPS. Each NVIDIA…
Staying active means staying healthy – and not just in times of quarantines and lockdowns. More and more physically active people want to know what their…
Born through shocks and cosmic rays: The origin of Aluminium-26 in protostellar disks The radioactive isotope Aluminium-26 found in planets and asteroids was…
With the new device, the Fraunhofer LBF scientific team will be able to investigate plastic properties even at temperatures below room temperature. In…
The Arctic sea-ice extent is as low as it has never been for the month of July since the beginning of satellite observation. The sea-ice retreat is especially…
The RAdial Velocity Experiment RAVE is a spectroscopic survey of stars in the southern hemisphere. RAVE was designed to get a representative census of the…
High cholesterol kills. In fact, one in four Americans will die from the consequences of atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaques of fat and cholesterol in the…
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