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Cryogenic electron microscopy freeze-frames SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Added: 22 Jul 2020
The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 p…
The truth about turtles
Sarah Lawton | Added: 20 Jul 2020
A research team from Florida State University (FSU) has discovered a world of microscopic life on t…
Machine learning helps grow artificial organs
Added: 17 Jul 2020
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Pro…
Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought
Added: 16 Jul 2020
Massive blocks of genes--inherited together 'plug and play' style--may play a larger role in evolut…
Improving animal research: New ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines released
Added: 15 Jul 2020
A previous version of the ARRIVE guidelines for the rigorous reporting of animal studies was publis…
Serving virtual reality Raspberry Pi to flies
Added: 15 Jul 2020
The Raspberry Pi Virtual Reality system (PiVR) is a versatile tool for presenting virtual reality e…
New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA
Added: 14 Jul 2020
The genome in mitochondria -- the cell's energy-producing organelles -- is involved in disease and …
New candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer
Added: 13 Jul 2020
Cyanobacteria hardly need any nutrients and use the energy of sunlight. Bathers are familiar with t…
Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry
Added: 13 Jul 2020
Better still: living algae can be used as biocatalysts for certain substances, and they bring the c…
Dinosaurs may have evolved from a ‘tiny bug slayer’
Added: 10 Jul 2020
New study suggests a miniaturised origin for some of the largest animals ever to live on Earth. Din…
Extinct Oligocene dolphins were apex predators
Added: 9 Jul 2020
A report in the journal Current Biology, offers a detailed description of the first nearly complete…
How the sparrow changed its tune
Added: 9 Jul 2020
Most bird species are slow to change their tune, preferring to stick with tried-and-true songs to d…
Your dog may be older than you think
Added: 8 Jul 2020
If there's one myth that has persisted through the years without much evidence, it's this: multiply…
Scientists and policy experts raise COVID-19 and climate crises analogues
Added: 8 Jul 2020
Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of COVID-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went la…
Fighting E. coli with E. coli
Added: 7 Jul 2020
According to findings from a new gut-in-a-dish study published in mBio, Nissle, a strain of Escheri…
How we encode smell
Added: 6 Jul 2020
Neuroscientists describe for the first time how relationships between different odours are encoded …
Monitoring COVID-19 plasma viscosity
Added: 3 Jul 2020
A clinical viscosity diagnostic instrument is proving to be valuable in the research and treatment …
The human brain built by AI: A transatlantic collaboration
Added: 2 Jul 2020
The new German-Canadian lab, HIBALL, aims to create a microscopic 3D map of functional neuroanatomy…
Instant diagnostic photonics scan for bladder cancer (BLC)
Added: 2 Jul 2020
Thousands of lives lost to bladder cancers each year could be saved thanks to a new scanner that us…
New method reveals how Parkinson's protein damages cell membranes
Added: 2 Jul 2020
In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as th…
