In humans, subtle variation in one particular gene that controls whether a protein on the surface of red blood cells gets made or not literally spells the…
The findings, published June 22 in the online version of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, could help identify people at risk for serious…
They also used the two-qubit superconducting chip to successfully run elementary algorithms, such as a simple search, demonstrating quantum information…
The funding will help expand a project to bring clean drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene to homes in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.The program,…
A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more…
Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part of their life under water. On the other hand, only a small part of their…
More than 40 percent of a sample of amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds that are restricted to mangrove ecosystems are globally threatened with…
This new guide for astronomers, known as the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL) shows the Milky Way in submillimetre-wavelength light…
Now where is that piece of paper again with the TAN numbers? In the future you can spare yourself the search for the number. Simply touch your EC card and a…
In a discovery that rebuffs conventional scientific thinking, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have discovered a novel way to block…
In two studies published in the July 2 edition of Science Express, international teams have analyzed gamma-rays from two dozen pulsars, including 16 discovered…
The study is published this week in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring and will be used to interpret the data from the soil temperature sensor of NASA’s…
The alligator hatchlings—15 in number—are the offspring of a group of alligators that includes animals from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo. The…
Nanoparticles are just billionths of a millimeter in size. Exhibiting novel and often surprising properties, they are finding their way into an endless stream…
Proton therapy — which uses beams of the subatomic particles to treat cancer — is a hot topic at this year’s American Association of Physicists in Medicine…
Wood science researchers at Oregon State University have made some surprising findings about the potential of microcrystalline cellulose – a product that can…
Something slammed into Jupiter in the last few days, creating a dark bruise about the size of the Pacific Ocean.The bruise was noticed by an amateur astronomer…
The deep ocean floor beyond the reach of sunlight provides one of nature’s most impressive light shows. Scientists from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute…
Reliable crystal structure data of high quality play an important part in optimizing the development of new materials which foster innovation in various areas,…
The proposed hybrid Linac-MR system promises to help doctors treat certain types of cancer by allowing them to accurately monitor moving tumors in people’s…
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