Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities.
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Study reveals the inner workings of a molecular motor that packs and unpacks DNA
DNA is tightly packed into the nucleus of a cell. Nevertheless, the cellular machinery needs to constantly access the genomic information. An LMU team...
Scientists unlock path to use cell’s own nanoparticles as disease biomarkers
Researchers at the University of Sydney have established a method to identify individual nanoparticles released by human cells, opening the way for them to...
Radio telescope records a rare ‘glitch’ in a pulsar’s regular pulsing beat
Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars and sometimes they abruptly increase their rotation rate. This sudden change of spin rate is called a "glitch"...
Students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning style
The idea that we learn better when taught via our preferred modality or "learning style" – such as visually, orally, or by doing –...
The background hum of space could reveal hidden black holes
Deep space is not as silent as we have been led to believe. Every few minutes a pair of black holes smash into each...
New insight into how Giant’s Causeway and Devils Postpile were formed
A new study by geoscientists at the University of Liverpool has identified the temperature at which cooling magma cracks to form geometric columns such...
Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and disease
A recent study published in an esteemed academic journal indicates that volcanic eruptions in the mid-500s resulted in an unusually gloomy and cold period....
Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest point in more than 1,500 years
New research led by University College London (UCL) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) provides evidence that a key cog in the global ocean...
New quantum method generates really random numbers
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random by quantum mechanics....
Swamp microbe has pollution-munching power
Sewage treatment may be an unglamorous job, but bacteria are happy to do it. Sewage plants rely on bacteria to remove environmental toxins from...
