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New Texas A&M AgriLife research could spearhead the evolution for urban farming

Automation, artificial intelligence and robotics represent potentially monumental changes for agriculture's future, and Azlan Zahid hopes his research will spearhead that evolution for urban farming.

19 Oct 2021

Study explores the global environmental impacts of china's growing food demand

Ensuring China's future food security will have huge environmental impacts, both domestically and globally.

19 Oct 2021

High tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes could indicate a better chance of survival in esophageal cancer

Cancerous tumors are made up of many more components than just malignant cells from the tissue of origin. Immune cells can be recruited to the tumor site and form what is known as the tumor microenvironment.

From Osaka University 19 Oct 2021

Metabolic restoration could provide natural protection against HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) particularly attacks CD4 lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell considered to be the conductor of the immune system.

19 Oct 2021

Researchers identify novel cytokinin signaling component

The classical historic plant hormones, cytokinins, regulate different aspects of plant growth and development. These include crucial agronomic traits like grain number in rice.

19 Oct 2021

Study finds novel genes linked to fibromuscular dysplasia using genetic meta-analysis

Recent research identified that three novel genetic variants that control gene expression in the arteries are linked to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)—an arterial disease that induces threatening impacts for the heart and vessels.

19 Oct 2021

Experts discover effective means to design and build DNA nanostructures

Researchers recently identified the means to get the best DNA to communicate with membranes in the body.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 19 Oct 2021

Study explains why shift workers are vulnerable to heart problems

Recent research demonstrates how circadian rhythms in heart cells help to change heart function.

19 Oct 2021

Disease genes are unable to adapt as the rest of the genome, says research

Researchers recently discovered a novel detrimental effect of genes that induce inherited diseases. The observations are published in the journal eLife.

19 Oct 2021

Researchers identify the best responding odorant receptors for furaneol

The aroma of caramel is liked by most, but to date, the olfactory receptor that contributes decisively to this sensory impression was not known.

19 Oct 2021

Study identifies highly potent monoclonal antibody against all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers identified a greatly potent monoclonal antibody that aims at the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.

19 Oct 2021

Novel computationally modeled proteins help control cellular processes

Doctoral assistant Sailan Shui loves to experiment with proteins, activating and deactivating them similar to turning on and off the light switches.

19 Oct 2021

Digital Drone: New Technology to Improve Crop Yields

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dmytro Surdu, CEO of Kray Technologies, about their drone technology and how it is revolutionizing the field of agriculture.

From Kray Technologies 18 Oct 2021

Cellular environment impacts structure of the nuclear pore complex

Context matters. It's true for many facets of life, including the tiny molecular machines that perform vital functions inside our cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 18 Oct 2021

Novel research reveals a vital but previously unknown role for microglia

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed a vital but previously unknown role for immune cells that protect the brain from disease and injury: The cells, known as microglia, also help regulate blood flow and maintain the brain's critical blood vessels.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers map proteo-genomic connections between different human diseases

Hundreds of connections between different human diseases have been uncovered through their shared origin in our genome by an international research team led by scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, challenging the categorisation of diseases by organ, symptoms, or clinical speciality.

18 Oct 2021

Novel method enables quick identification of small active substance molecules

Secondary natural substances that occur in numerous plants, bacteria and fungi can be anti-inflammatory, can ward off pathogens or even prevent the growth of cancer cells. However, making use of the riches provided by nature's medicine cabinet and identifying new natural substances is time-consuming, costly and labour-intensive. A team of bioinformaticians at Friedrich Schiller University Jena has now developed a method that enables much faster and easier identification of small active substance molecules.

18 Oct 2021

AI-powered tool rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics, collaborators on a study led by Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. The benchmark finding, published in Genomic Medicine, foreshadows the next phase of medicine, where technology helps clinicians quickly determine the root cause of disease so they can give patients the right treatment sooner.

From The University of Utah 18 Oct 2021

Researchers develop chimeric exosomes that co-activate immune response and tumor microenvironment

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed macrophage–tumor chimeric exosomes that co-activate the immune response and tumor microenvironment to support cancer immunotherapy.

18 Oct 2021

Brain immune cells take up large amounts of sugar at the beginning of neurodegenerative disease

At the beginning of neurodegenerative disease, the immune cells of the brain – the "microglia" – take up glucose, a sugar molecule, to a much greater extent than hitherto assumed.

18 Oct 2021

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New Texas A&M AgriLife research could spearhead the evolution for urban farming

Study explores the global environmental impacts of china's growing food demand

High tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes could indicate a better chance of survival in esophageal cancer

Metabolic restoration could provide natural protection against HIV

Researchers identify novel cytokinin signaling component

Study finds novel genes linked to fibromuscular dysplasia using genetic meta-analysis

Experts discover effective means to design and build DNA nanostructures

Study explains why shift workers are vulnerable to heart problems

Disease genes are unable to adapt as the rest of the genome, says research

Researchers identify the best responding odorant receptors for furaneol

Study identifies highly potent monoclonal antibody against all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Novel computationally modeled proteins help control cellular processes

Digital Drone: New Technology to Improve Crop Yields

Cellular environment impacts structure of the nuclear pore complex

Novel research reveals a vital but previously unknown role for microglia

Researchers map proteo-genomic connections between different human diseases

Novel method enables quick identification of small active substance molecules

AI-powered tool rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

Researchers develop chimeric exosomes that co-activate immune response and tumor microenvironment

Brain immune cells take up large amounts of sugar at the beginning of neurodegenerative disease

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