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Full Space Station Mission Simulation Completed by Boeing’s Starliner System
Space Station Mission Simulation is a success. Past years were not good for Boeing at all. The company's flagship airliner 737 Max series of crashes followed by the set of nonconformities in the Starliner, their next-generation crew capsule during its demo mission to the International Space Station unveiled serious management problems...
Cellphone converts into powerful chemical detector
Scientists from Texas A&M have developed an extension to an ordinary cellphone that turns it into an instrument capable of detecting chemicals, drugs, biological molecules, and pathogens. The advance is reported in Reviews of Scientific Instruments, by AIP Publishing.
Modern cellphones include high-quality cameras capable of detecting low levels...
Pyrosomes: Enigmatic marine inhabitants with an important role in the Cabo...
Pyrosomes, named after the Greek words for 'fire bodies' due their bright bioluminescence, are pelagic tunicates that spend their entire lives swimming in the open ocean. They are made up of many smaller animals, known as zooids, that sit together in a tubular matrix, known as tunic (hence the name pelagic tunicates)....
Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness
As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that many survivors -- even those who had mild cases -- continue...
Anti-aging compound improves muscle glucose metabolism in people
A natural compound previously demonstrated to counteract aspects of aging and improve metabolic health in mice has clinically relevant effects in people,...
Experimental drug shows potential against Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice. The...
Genetic effects of Chernobyl radiation
In two landmark studies, researchers have used cutting-edge genomic tools to investigate the potential health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, a...
How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding
In a recurring pattern of evolution, SARS-CoV-2 evades immune responses by selectively deleting small bits of its genetic sequence, according to new...
Immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID-19, researchers find
As the number of people who have fought off SARS-CoV-2 climbs ever higher, a critical question has grown in importance: How long...
