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Increased Power from Solar Panels Thanks to COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one unexpected outcome in cities around the world has been a reduction in air pollution, as people stay home to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

22 Jun 2020

Biologists Unravel Tangled Mystery Of Plant Cell Growth

Scientists now understand how a protein called TANGLED1 can lead to accurate cell division in plants.

22 Jun 2020

Cell Wall Research Reveals Possibility Of Simple And Sustainable Method To Protect Crops

While crop diseases have devastating consequences on agriculture, plants constantly evolve to maintain immune systems that allow them to develop defenses.

22 Jun 2020

Fantastic Muscle Proteins And Where To Find Them

Researchers at MDC developed a mouse model that enables them to look inside a working muscle and identify the proteins that allow the sarcomere to contract.

22 Jun 2020

Exploiting Viruses To Attack Cancer Cells

An adenovirus is now better able to target and kill cancer cells due to the addition of an RNA stabilizing element.

22 Jun 2020

Detecting antibodies in minutes using glowing proteins, thread and a smartphone camera

To defend the body, the immune system makes proteins known as antibodies that latch onto the perceived threat, be it HIV, the new coronavirus or, as is the case in autoimmune disease, part of the body itself.

22 Jun 2020

Coronavirus: A Wake-Up Call To Strengthen The Global Food System

Global food production is incredibly efficient, and the world's farmers produce enough to feed the global population.

22 Jun 2020

Avocado Oil Mixed With Other Oils

Avocado oil is a great source of vitamins, minerals, and the type of fats associated with reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

22 Jun 2020

Root Crop Growth Predicted With Drone Imagery

Root crops like cassava, carrots, and potatoes are notoriously good at hiding disease or deficiencies which might affect their growth.

22 Jun 2020

Highly reproducible solid phase extraction

Porvair Sciences announce Microlute CP - a new generation of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) 96-well microplates and cartridges that take SPE to a new level of performance by enhancing the reproducibility of analyte extraction and recovery from biological, environmental and chemical samples.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Jun 2020

Study shows promise for treating developmental and epileptic brain disease

Studies show that a pair of mutations detected in people with developmental and epileptic brain disease can be traced back to the same ion channel.

19 Jun 2020

Scientists substantiate the existence of concept cells in the brain

For the first time, a team of researchers from Lobachevsky University has theoretically validated the existence of concept cells.

19 Jun 2020

Study shows how viruses steal genetic signals from hosts to expand their own genomes

Scientists have demonstrated that a large class of viruses, such as the influenza viruses, expand their genomes by stealing genetic signals from their hosts.

19 Jun 2020

Transcriptomic data can help track Neanderthal-derived RNA

Scientists are taking stem cell technology and using it to explore the developmental impacts of Neanderthal DNA.

19 Jun 2020

Study sheds light on the reproductive role of 'dark matter' DNA

Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University have shed light on the reproductive role of 'dark matter' DNA - non-coding DNA sequences that previously seemed to have no function.

19 Jun 2020

Researchers unlock a weakness in common type of cancer cells

Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar - namely glucose - to fuel cell proliferation and growth. Cancer cells in particular metabolize glucose at a much higher rate than normal cells.

19 Jun 2020

Discovery could lead to a new toolset for cancer drug development

In the watery inside of a cell, complex processes take place in tiny functional compartments called organelles. Energy-producing mitochondria are organelles, as is the frilly golgi apparatus, which helps to transport cellular materials. Both of these compartments are bound by thin membranes.

19 Jun 2020