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Science
Washing Your Hands Triggers Trillions Of Tiny Molecular Explosions
Forbes - Amy Sterling
There once was a Coronavirus that landed on a human’s hand with a few hundred thousand of its colleagues. It sat, idle, waiting for the right environment to enslave its new host’s cells into making copies
3 hours ago
Roald Bøe
flipped into Microbiome Research
The Brain
Scientists Explore Molecular Connections Between Genetics, Gut Microbiome, and Memory
scitechdaily.com - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A molecule commonly produced by gut microbes appears to improve memory in mice. A new study is among the first to trace the molecular …
20 hours ago
Evan Hawthorn
flipped into Neuroscience, Neurochemistry, Brain, Neurology
Science
Antibody breakthrough promises new view of toxic Alzheimer’s proteins
newatlas.com - By Rich Haridy
An international team of scientists has designed a novel antibody that can accurately detect the toxic oligomers suspected to cause the …
3 hours ago
Euronews
flipped into Sci-Tech
Science
Powerful properties: how tobacco is being used to fight COVID-19
Euronews - Claudio Rosmino
Could tobacco help in the fight against coronavirus? As researchers all over the world race to develop a vaccine for COVID19, Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using molecular farming
12 hours ago
Colleen - 24 FPS
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Genetics
Cancer diagnosis with DNA molecular computation
nature.com - Chao Zhang, Yumeng Zhao, Xuemei Xu, Rui Xu, Haowen Li, Xiaoyan Teng, Yuzhen Du, Yanyan Miao, Hsiao-chu Lin, Da Han
Early and precise cancer diagnosis substantially improves patient survival. Recent work has revealed that the levels of multiple microRNAs in serum …
14 hours ago
The Daily Californian
flipped into The Daily Californian
Chemistry
UC Berkeley researchers crack carbon-hydrogen bonds
dailycal.org - Alexandra Feldman
A group of researchers at UC Berkeley recently discovered a process to crack carbon-hydrogen bonds, allowing for the exploration of new …
20 hours ago
Protein
Testing how accurately X-ray lasers can measure the inner workings of biological molecules
stanford.edu - www6.slac.stanford.edu
With this method, the team found that the parts of a molecule that contain atoms heavier than oxygen absorbed the brunt of the X-ray damage. Chains …
15 hours ago
smije
flipped into Sinus Rhythm
Immune System
Ultrasensitive digital quantification of cytokines and bacteria predicts septic shock outcomes
nature.com - M. Fatih Abasıyanık, Krysta Wolfe, Hoang Van Phan, Jing Lin, Bharathi Laxman, Steven R. White, Philip A. Verhoef, Gökhan M. Mutlu, Bhakti Patel, Savaş Tay
Quantification of pathogen and host biomarkers is essential for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of infectious diseases. Here, we demonstrate …
20 hours ago
Jennifer
flipped into I Love Learning
Science
Interfacing gene circuits with microelectronics through engineered population dynamics
sciencemag.org
While there has been impressive progress connecting bacterial behavior with electrodes, an attractive observation to facilitate advances in synthetic …
3 hours ago
mental_hangover
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Programming Languages
Intelligent image-based deformation-assisted cell sorting with molecular specificity
nature.com - Ahmad Ahsan Nawaz, Marta Urbanska, Maik Herbig, Martin Nötzel, Martin Kräter, Philipp Rosendahl, Christoph Herold, Nicole Toepfner, Markéta Kubánková, Ruchi Goswami, Shada Abuhattum, Felix Reichel, Paul Müller, Anna Taubenberger, Salvatore Girardo, Angela Jacobi, Jochen Guck
Although label-free cell sorting is desirable for providing pristine cells for further analysis or use, current approaches lack molecular specificity …
11 hours ago
Water
Possibility of realizing superionic ice VII in external electric fields of planetary bodies
sciencemag.org - advances.sciencemag.org
In a superionic (SI) ice phase, oxygen atoms remain crystallographically ordered while protons become fully diffusive as a result of intramolecular …
22 hours ago
Kevin Lavigne
flipped into Chemistry
Science
Understanding ceramic materials' 'mortar' may reveal ways to improve them
phys.org - Jason Daley
When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology is full of advanced ceramics, from …
16 hours ago
Inverse
flipped into Science
Science
Microscopic robots could take your body on a fantastic voyage
Inverse - David Grossman
Tiny robots that operate within the human body have long been in the realm of science fiction, from Fantastic Voyage to The Magic School Bus. …
18 hours ago
Kevin Lavigne
flipped into Chemistry
Chemistry
Researchers Observe Protons ‘Playing Hopscotch’ in a High-Pressure Form of Ice
irishtechnews.ie - Irish Tech News
An international team of researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) and the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, have observed ‘proton-hopping’ …
19 hours ago
Science
Convergent molecular evolution among ash species resistant to the emerald ash borer
nature.com - Laura J. Kelly, William J. Plumb, David W. Carey, Mary E. Mason, Endymion D. Cooper, William Crowther, Alan T. Whittemore, Stephen J. Rossiter, Jennifer L. Koch, Richard J. A. Buggs
Recent studies show that molecular convergence plays an unexpectedly common role in the evolution of convergent phenotypes. We exploited this …
16 hours ago
Beauty
Is humid air lighter or heavier than dry air?
wgntv.com - Tom Skilling
While it does seem counterintuitive that a given volume of humid air is less dense and therefore weighs less than a similar volume of dry air at the …
10 hours ago
cnrsnews
flipped into Science Frontiers
Immune System
Virology: Between a Marathon and a Race against Time
cnrs.fr - Martin Koppe
The current pandemic has put virology under the spotlight. Mobilised against Covid-19, the discipline also covers a broad range of studies designed …
12 hours ago
Enzymes
Structural insights into β-1,3-glucan cleavage by a glycoside hydrolase family
nature.com - Camila R. Santos, Pedro A. C. R. Costa, Plínio S. Vieira, Sinkler E. T. Gonzalez, Thamy L. R. Correa, Evandro A. Lima, Fernanda Mandelli, Renan A. S. Pirolla, Mariane N. Domingues, Lucelia Cabral, Marcele P. Martins, Rosa L. Cordeiro, Atílio T. Junior, Beatriz P. Souza, Érica T. Prates, Fabio C. Gozzo, Gabriela F. Persinoti, Munir S. Skaf, Mario T. Murakami
The fundamental and assorted roles of β-1,3-glucans in nature are underpinned on diverse chemistry and molecular structures, demanding sophisticated …
15 hours ago
Science X Network
flipped into Phys.org
Science
An under-researched mechanism in the fast-moving field of epigenetics
phys.org - University of New South Wales
A key epigenetic mark can block the binding of an important gene regulatory protein, and therefore prohibit the gene from being turned off, a new …
18 hours ago
Daniel
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Science
Kevin M. Alicea-Torres
aaas.org
I’m a cancer immunology researcher and a science communicator. Currently, I’m PhD Candidate in cell and molecular biology at the University of …
16 hours ago
Transportation
Direct observation of water-mediated single-proton transport between hBN surface defects
nature.com - Jean Comtet, Benoit Grosjean, Evgenii Glushkov, Ahmet Avsar, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Rodolphe Vuilleumier, Marie-Laure Bocquet, Aleksandra Radenovic
Aqueous proton transport at interfaces is ubiquitous and crucial for a number of fields, ranging from cellular transport and signalling, to catalysis …
14 hours ago
Kevin Lavigne
flipped into Chemistry
Science
Watching single protons moving at water-solid interfaces
phys.org - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
The H+ proton consists of a single ion of hydrogen, the smallest and lightest of all the chemical elements. These protons occur naturally in water …
17 hours ago
Robert S
flipped into Info Tech
Science
Process to produce well-aligned CNT arrays on a 10-centimeter silicon wafer
phys.org - Bob Yirka
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a new process to produce well-aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays …
17 hours ago
Technology
Two-way magnetic resonance tuning and enhanced subtraction imaging for non-invasive and quantitative biological imaging
nature.com - Zhongling Wang, Xiangdong Xue, Hongwei Lu, Yixuan He, Ziwei Lu, Zhijie Chen, Ye Yuan, Na Tang, Courtney A. Dreyer, Lizabeth Quigley, Nicholas Curro, Kit S. Lam, Jeffrey H. Walton, Tzu-yin Lin, Angelique Y. Louie, Dustin A. Gilbert, Kai Liu, Katherine W. Ferrara, Yuanpei Li
Distance-dependent magnetic resonance tuning (MRET) technology enables the sensing and quantitative imaging of biological targets in vivo, with the …
14 hours ago
ZDNet
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Technology
‘We are doing in a few months what would normally take a drug development process years to do’: DoE’s Argonne Labs battles
ZDNet - Tiernan Ray
The Department of Energy’s super-computing facilities are dramatically speeding up the search for a cure for COVID-19 with new kinds of neural …
1 day ago
Infinite Mind
flipped into Alpha Omega News
Amino Acids
The Building Blocks of Life Are Left-Handed, And The Reason Could Come From Deep Space
ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr
If you've ever looked carefully at the snails in your garden, you may have noticed a curious quirk. Most of their shells spiral in the same …
1 day ago
Tboard
flipped into Universe
NASA
This Is Where The 10 Most Common Elements In The Universe Come From
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
organic molecules and biological processes, in interstellar space as well as on planets. But this is only possible with heavy elements, which are only created once stars form. Everything found on planet
1 day ago
BBC Science Focus Magazine
flipped into SCIENCEFOCUS.COM
Science
I’d love to treat myself to a gel manicure, but are they bad for me?
sciencefocus.com - Emma Davies
We are all anxiously biting our nails waiting for the answer. Gel polish contains small molecules called monomers. When you put your hand under the …
1 day ago
vegpwr
flipped into Archeology fruit
Health
This Human Brain Tissue Survived Intact For 2,600 Years, And We May Finally Know How
ScienceAlert - Mike McRae
Thousands of years ago, near what is today the British village of Heslington, a man's body started to decompose. Flesh and organs became mud. Hair …
1 day ago
Scotland
Parasite or anti-allergen? Dundee scientist investigates how worms can protect against asthma - The Courier
thecourier.co.uk - by Emma Crichton
Parasitic worms and their potential for protecting people from asthma are being examined by Dundee scientists. Experts have known for some time that …
1 day ago