Biotechnology

Fast light pulse triggers charge transfer into water

In certain molecules, the so-called photoacids, a proton can be released locally...

Anticancer drugs with fewer side-effects: scientists de...

Anticancer drugs are pivotal to cancer treatment, but their toxicity may not alw...

Robotic hand can identify objects with just one grasp

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Inspired by the human finger, MIT researchers have developed a r...

Src heterodimerically activates Lyn or Fyn to serve as ...

The study was led by Professor Qimin Zhan (Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and ...

Researchers reviewed recent progress of organic room-te...

Organic materials with room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) emission have attr...

Prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Is...

Jerusalem, April 3, 2023 – The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Israel Academy o...

Illegal trade and poor regulation threaten pangolins in...

Pangolins, unique scale-covered mammals, are drastically declining in numbers ac...

Rising temperatures alter ‘missing link’ of microbial p...

If you’re an avid gardener, you may have considered peat moss — decomposed Sphag...

New research shows that bacteria get “hangry,” too

Have you ever been so hungry that you become angry, otherwise known as “hangry?”...

MU grant will help ease nursing workforce shortage

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A recent grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Developm...

In a rare occurrence, UT Austin professors each snag th...

The University of Texas at Austin is the first university to claim winners of th...

Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives

Some species of mussels can see. Scallops, for example, have up to 200 eyes that...

A new model predicts the flexibility of DNA movement at...

In both physics and chemistry, the mesoscopic scale refers to the length scale o...

Why are forests turning brown in summer?

Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests – some years, ...

2021-like North American heat extremes: Increased impac...

In 2021, North America experienced one of the deadliest heatwaves in history, wi...

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for l...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the early 2000s, scientists observed lightning dischar...