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Teachers outperform parents in the remote classroom

January 13, 2021
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As the UK embraces another national lockdown and parents brace themselves for a second round of homeschooling, a US study demonstrates that remote support from schools is essential to the...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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How to grow your own smart materials with live fermentation cultures

January 12, 2021
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Have you ever made your own soda bread or homemade yoghurt using a fermented 'starter culture'? Imagine being able to cultivate your grow your own smart biomaterials at home using...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry
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Interferon-induced ACE2 production shown to be safe and even effective against COVID-19

January 11, 2021
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While ACE2 proteins are known to be the vehicle used by COVID-19 to enter the nose and lungs, the previously worrying increase in ACE2 found to occur as a result...
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Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics
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Successful AI and ML framework for repurposing drug candidates

January 8, 2021
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Researchers apply causal inference theory and deep learning algorithms to sort through confounding data and successfully pinpoint drug candidates for treatment repurposing. The new framework enables artificial intelligence and machine...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Ever had that sinking feeling?

January 7, 2021
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If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are - quite literally - according to a recent research review. If the observations...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Geology, Geophysics, Soil Science, Tectonics
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Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders

January 6, 2021
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A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three times more targeted drug across the previously difficult-to-breach healthy blood brain barrier. This shows promise...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Health, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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COVID vaccine trial data peer review: Moderna-NIAID partnership

January 5, 2021
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A published peer review agrees data from the collaboration between Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Phase 3 clinical trial confirm the resulting vaccine is...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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Accurate COVID-19 test results in only five minutes

January 5, 2021
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University of Birmingham researchers have devised a new Reverse Transcriptase Free EXPAR (RTF-EXPAR) testing method. While offering broader applications, it will first be used to create an accurate COVID-19 test...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits

January 1, 2021
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Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line of defense in pandemic preparedness in the wake of COVID-19 as preserved specimens capture the community of...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Life Sciences, Zoology
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Let the countdown commence with atomic accuracy

December 31, 2020
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10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1... Happy New Year! While the UK looks to Big Ben and...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Kinship is beneficial – even for anti-social squirrels

December 23, 2020
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Never rattle at your neighbours, killing them could endanger your health... if you're a red squirrel. Have you ever seen more than one squirrel together anywhere except an artificial feeding...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Zoology
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RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny

December 22, 2020
News
How does the cell know when to stop transcribing? What is the purpose of noncoding RNAs? Another win for multi-disciplinary research as results from the Whitehead Institute suggest that the...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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