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New method facilitates study of the effects of chemicals on DNA
University of Arkansas physics researchers have developed a simple, cost-effective method to study the effects of chemicals on DNA which has potential to improve...
Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger
Sea level rise puts coastal areas at the forefront of the impacts of climate change, but new research shows they face other climate-related threats...
Gene-editing tool CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and his collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have repurposed the gene-editing tool CRISPR to study which...
Chemists solve persistent problem after four decades
After almost four decades, Leiden and Eindhoven chemists have resolved the discussion about the correct model regarding the simplest chemical reaction in heterogeneous catalysis,...
VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity
Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how the body stores excess energy, according to evolutionary biologist Mary...
Next generation photonic memory devices are ‘light-written,’ ultrafast and energy efficient
Light is the most energy-efficient way of moving information. Yet, light shows one big limitation: it is difficult to store. As a matter of...
Powerful microscope captures first image of nanoscaffold that promotes cell movement
There are many times when our cells need to move. Mobile cells guide our body's formation (embryonic development). Immune cells roam to capture unwanted...
New policy design needed to tackle global environmental threat, according to report
A pioneering new report has devised a seven-point plan to help policymakers devise new, coherent and collaborative strategies to tackle the greatest global environmental...
Atomic-scale capillaries block smallest ions, thanks to graphene
Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute in the UK have succeeded in making artificial channels just one atom in size for...
Holy cow! Mysterious blast studied with NASA telescopes
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event—called AT2018cow...
Discovery adapts natural membrane to make hydrogen fuel from water
A chemical reaction pathway central to plant biology have been adapted to form the backbone of a new process that converts water into hydrogen...
