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New approach for AIDS: Lock HIV in reservoir cells, to die through apoptosis
The compound L-HIPPO is being used by researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan to eradicate HIV in viral reservoir cells.
Credit: Associate Professor Mikako Fujita
With...
Researchers detail how to control shape, structure of DNA, RNA
This image shows the binding of alkyl ligand functionalized gold nanoparticles with protonated amine end groups (the blue spheres) to double stranded DNA.
Credit: Jessica...
Newfoundland populated multiple times by distinct groups, DNA evidence shows
This schematic shows the settlement history of Newfoundland encompassing occupations by at least three distinct cultural groups: MA, Dorset Palaeoeskimo, and Beothuk.
Credit: Produced by...
Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans...
A new study demonstrating that human ethical decisions can be implemented into machines has strong implications for managing the moral dilemmas autonomous cars may...
5,000 deaths annually from Diesel-gate in Europe
This map shows the concentration of fine particulate matter due to excess NOx emissions from diesel cars, vans and light commercial vehicles across Europe....
Brain waves reflect different types of learning
Researchers have identified neural signatures of explicit and implicit learning.
Credit: © peshkova / Fotolia
Figuring out how to pedal a bike and memorizing the rules...
When horses are in trouble they ask humans for help
Horse making demands: The horse a) lightly pushes and b) looks at the caretaker standing outside the paddock. Food is hidden inside one of...
Grazing horses on better pastures
Horses are grazing annual warm-season forages in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Credit: Michelle DeBoer
When you picture a horse, you may imagine it grazing contentedly in a...
Breast cancer linked to bacterial imbalances
Bacteria that live in the body, known as the microbiome, influence many diseases.
Credit: © Ivan / Fotolia
In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers...
Cannabis reduces creativity, but user generally not aware
Kowal studied the direct and chronic effects of cannabis on dopamine-related functions, such as creative thinking and the ability to recognize one's own mistakes.
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Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery
Model simulation of the hydroxyl radical concentration in the atmosphere.
Credit: Angharad Stell, University of Bristol.
Since 2007, scientists have been searching to find the cause...
