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Brown dwarfs hiding in plain sight in our solar neighborhood
Cool brown dwarfs are a hot topic in astronomy right now. Smaller than stars and bigger than giant planets, they hold promise for helping...
High quality evidence suggests Vitamin D can reduce asthma attacks
A new Cochrane Review, published in theCochrane Library today, has found evidence from randomised trials, that taking an oral vitamin D supplement in addition...
Carnegie Mellon Researchers discover the cause of vastly different thermal conductivities in superatomic structural...
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering
Researchers found that the thermal conductivity of superatom crystals is directly related to the rotational disorder within those structures....
New insight into the progression of tuberculosis infection
Myobacterium tuberculosis. Credit: Imperial College London
A new study suggests it may be possible to predict which people infected with TB will develop the disease.
Scientists...
Early life exposure to antibiotics is related to increased risk of allergies later in...
Antibiotics early in life may contribute to allergies later. Credit: © Al Fed / Flickr
Research presented today (6 September, 2016) at this year's European...
Biobank storage time affects blood test results
The amount of time a blood sample used for medical research has been stored at a biobank may affect the test results as much...
Blue coral snake, calliophis bivirgata: A mysterious beauty armed with exotic toxins
The Malayan blue coral snake, Calliophis bivirgata and illustration of its venom proteome. Credit: Image courtesy of University of Malaya
Toxicologists in Malaysia published the...
Biochemists’ discovery could lead to vaccine against ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria
Group A Strep M protein (seen at center as golden helices) surrounded by two molecules of human C4BP in blue. Credit: Image by Sophia Hirakis,...
Was a researcher just served a world first CRISPR meal?
World's first CRISPR meal? Credit: Stefan Jansson
For (probably) the first time ever, plants modified with the "genetic scissors" CRISPR-Cas9 has been cultivated, harvested and...
Four out of six great apes one step away from extinction, experts say
The Eastern Gorilla -- the largest living primate -- has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting.
Credit: © Hans De Bisschop/ Flickr
The...
Rice University-led team morphs nanotubes into tougher carbon for spacecraft, satellites
Experiments at Rice University showed nanodiamonds and other forms of carbon were created when carbon nanotube pellets were fired at a target at hypervelocity....
