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Transport - Sep 21
Whittle Lab research key for accelerating the development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales
Whittle Lab research key for accelerating the development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales
Life Sciences - Sep 21
Discovery of a druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could stop virus in its tracks
Discovery of a druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could stop virus in its tracks
Health - Sep 21
As nation mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a look at advances in pancreatic cancer treatment
As nation mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a look at advances in pancreatic cancer treatment
Career - Sep 21
Lockdown could have lasting effect on survivors of sexual violence and the services that support them, experts argue
Lockdown could have lasting effect on survivors of sexual violence and the services that support them, experts argue
Economics - Sep 21
Oakland County’s economy hit during pandemic, but it’s well-positioned for recovery
Oakland County’s economy hit during pandemic, but it’s well-positioned for recovery
Health - Sep 21
Novartis Kisqali receives the highest rating of any CDK4/6 inhibitor on the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale
Novartis Kisqali receives the highest rating of any CDK4/6 inhibitor on the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale
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Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 21.09.2020 
Discovery of a druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could stop virus in its tracks
Professor Imre Berger University of Bristol Professor Christiane Schaffitzel University of Bristol 3D structure image of SARS CoV-2 Spike protein University of Bristol 21 September 2020 A druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that could be used to stop the virus from infecting human cells has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Bristol.
Life Sciences - Health - 21.09.2020
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 21.09.2020
Event - Life Sciences - 21.09.2020
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 21.09.2020 
How to make a replication origin in multicellular eukaryotes
Loading of replicative helicases onto DNA is a key event during the initiation of chromosomal DNA replication.
Life Sciences - Event - 18.09.2020
Physics - Life Sciences - 18.09.2020 
ERC supports pioneering research projects at TUM
The adaptability of living flow networks can be examined excellently on the slime mold Physarum polycephalum.
Life Sciences - 18.09.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 18.09.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 17.09.2020
Environment - Life Sciences - 17.09.2020 
Watching over whales: Online tool detects whales and ships in California’s Santa Barbara Channel in near real-time
As we try to take care of ourselves and each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, why not also check on our friends in the ocean as well?
Life Sciences - Health - 16.09.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 16.09.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 16.09.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 16.09.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 15.09.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 15.09.2020
Campus - Life Sciences - 14.09.2020
Life Sciences - Event - 14.09.2020
Environment - Life Sciences - 11.09.2020 
The cold memory of the earth
On September 14, an expedition within the framework of the international project Ice Memory is setting out to carry out ice core drilling on the glacier of the mountain massif Grand Combin in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Life Sciences - 10.09.2020 
Putting a future avocado apocalypse on ice
The supply of smashed ‘avo' is secure for generations after world-first research cryopreserved the tips of avocado shoots and then revived them to create healthy plants. University of Queensland PhD candidate Chris O'Brien has developed the first critical steps to create a cryopreservation protocol for avocado which had never been achieved until now, despite more than 40 years of research.
Environment - Life Sciences - 09.09.2020 
Living Planet Report reveals 68% decline in global wildlife populations since 1970
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by over two-thirds in less than half a century, due in large part to the same environmental destruction that is contributing to the emergence of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19, according to a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report released today.
Life Sciences - 09.09.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 08.09.2020 
LifeTime - Researchers partner to improve European healthcare
The FMI is a partner of the pan-European LifeTime initiative. In two publications, researchers involved with the initiative - including FMI group leader Susan Gasser - present a detailed roadmap of how to leverage the latest scientific breakthroughs and technologies over the next decade, to track, understand and treat human cells throughout an individual's lifetime.
Research Management - Life Sciences - 07.09.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 07.09.2020 
How to identify new molecular glue degraders
Molecular glue degraders are a new class of drugs that work by facilitating an interaction between a disease-causing target protein and a ubiquitin ligase complex, tagging the target protein for degradation.
Life Sciences - Environment - 07.09.2020 
Protected areas can "double" imperilled species populations
A University of Queensland-led research team has revealed that many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish without them. Professor James Watson , of UQ and the Wildlife Conservation Society , said despite the success of protected areas, their popularity as a go-to conservation tool has started to wane.
Life Sciences - Health - 04.09.2020
Environment - Life Sciences - 04.09.2020 
A reason to track your backyard snails
Snails' small presence - physically and in our consciousness - belies their outsized predicament and significance to ecosystems.
Life Sciences - Research Management - 03.09.2020
Life Sciences - Environment - 03.09.2020 
Natural pest control saving billions
Biological control of insect pests - where ‘natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to University of Queensland-led research.
Health - Life Sciences - 02.09.2020
Environment - Life Sciences - 01.09.2020 
Uncovering the hidden life of ’dead’ coral reefs
‘Dead' coral rubble can support more animals than live coral, according to University of Queensland researchers trialling a high-tech sampling method. UQ's Dr Kenny Wolfe said that reef rubble habitat was often overlooked as desolate, unattractive and ‘dead', however reef rubble was very much alive.
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 31.08.2020 
FMI is a partner in the new EU “HCA|Organoid” project
Organoid? was launched today. It aims at validating organoids as faithful models of human biology, combining single-cell profiling and organoid technology.
Environment - Life Sciences - 31.08.2020 
Searching for stress-resistant potatoes
EU-Project "ADAPT" studies potato's adaption mechanisms to multiple stresses Plant Biologist Markus Teige at the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna has received a ¤5 million grant f
Health - Life Sciences - 31.08.2020
Computer Science - Life Sciences - 28.08.2020 
Rice computer science lab collaborates on design of novel SARS-CoV-2 test
Bioinformatics group aims to streamline development of COVID-19 testing By Heather Ferreyra Special to the Rice News The bioinformatics research group of Rice computer scientist Todd Treangen is coll
Health - Life Sciences - 28.08.2020
Life Sciences - 27.08.2020
Life Sciences - Social Sciences - 27.08.2020
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 27.08.2020
Life Sciences - Paleontology - 27.08.2020 
Weathering the tough times: Fossil evidence of ’hibernation-like’ state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal
Hibernation is a familiar feature on Earth today. Many animals - especially those that live close to or within polar regions - hibernate to get through the tough winter months when food is scarce, temperatures drop and days are dark.
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 27.08.2020
Life Sciences - 25.08.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 24.08.2020 
Breast cancer: New way for tumor cells to escape self-destruction
In the body, so-called programmed cell death prevents cells with irreparable damage from surviving and turning into cancer cells. In the "EMBO Journal", researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum, report how a certain protein variant thwarts the self-destruction and thus promotes the growth of breast cancer cells.
Health - Life Sciences - 24.08.2020
Event - Life Sciences - 21.08.2020
Life Sciences - 20.08.2020
Life Sciences - 20.08.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 19.08.2020 
Prevention of heart disease can start before birth
Mitochondrial therapy in complicated pregnancies lowers the chance of cardiovascular problems in the offspring. It completely changes our way of thinking about heart disease Dino Giussani Babies that experience low oxygen levels in the womb due to pregnancy complications often go on to develop heart disease in adulthood.
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Professor Imre Berger University of Bristol Professor Christiane Schaffitzel University of Bristol 3D structure image of SARS CoV-2 Spike protein University of Bristol 21 September 2020 A druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that could be used to stop the virus from infecting human cells has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by the University of Bristol.
New national imaging center has potential to transform medicine
This three-dimensional view made by UW-Madison's Joseph Kim and Tanner Tenpas with cryo-electron tomography shows microtubules (in cyan) and mitochondria (yellow) - essential cellular components - of an individual neuron from the cortex of a mouse brain.
This three-dimensional view made by UW-Madison's Joseph Kim and Tanner Tenpas with cryo-electron tomography shows microtubules (in cyan) and mitochondria (yellow) - essential cellular components - of an individual neuron from the cortex of a mouse brain.
Loading of replicative helicases onto DNA is a key event during the initiation of chromosomal DNA replication.
The adaptability of living flow networks can be examined excellently on the slime mold Physarum polycephalum.
Misinformation spread by the tricks of our brains
The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines are repeated, presented with photos, or generally easy to imagine, experts from The Australia National University (ANU) have found.
The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines are repeated, presented with photos, or generally easy to imagine, experts from The Australia National University (ANU) have found.
UC San Diego Scientists to Explore New Frontiers in Parkinson’s Disease Research with $7.2M Grant
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's initiative supports international project aiming to unravel the biology of a gene linked to Parkinson's disease In August, a team of researchers at the University
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's initiative supports international project aiming to unravel the biology of a gene linked to Parkinson's disease In August, a team of researchers at the University
As we try to take care of ourselves and each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, why not also check on our friends in the ocean as well?
$14 million boost for Parkinson’s disease research
Two new grants totaling nearly $14 million over three years will jump-start research at UC Berkeley into the molecular and genetic causes of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that afflicts more than 1 million Americans, yet whose cause remains a mystery.
Two new grants totaling nearly $14 million over three years will jump-start research at UC Berkeley into the molecular and genetic causes of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that afflicts more than 1 million Americans, yet whose cause remains a mystery.
Parkinson’s disease research at UCL gets £19m boost
Parkinson's disease researchers at UCL are launching three new studies to understand causes and progression of the disease, with the aim of finding new approaches to treatment.
Parkinson's disease researchers at UCL are launching three new studies to understand causes and progression of the disease, with the aim of finding new approaches to treatment.
Teams get multi-million-dollar awards to study biology of Parkinson’s
Two Yale research teams will each receive approximately $9 million in grants from the Aligning Sciences Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative to study the underlying biology of Parkinson's disease.
Two Yale research teams will each receive approximately $9 million in grants from the Aligning Sciences Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative to study the underlying biology of Parkinson's disease.
U-M virtual symposium examines diverse approaches to biological, biomedical research
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.
Catalyst Fund selects six projects in its 2020 funding round
The Catalyst Fund - supported by the Bertarelli Foundation - has selected six research projects to fund this year. Led by professors from EPFL and other Swiss Universities, these projects all aim to develop new treatment options for neurological disorders. Created by the Bertarelli Foundation in 2017, the Catalyst Fund aims to invest in translational projects targeting innovative approaches for diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and sensory organs.
The Catalyst Fund - supported by the Bertarelli Foundation - has selected six research projects to fund this year. Led by professors from EPFL and other Swiss Universities, these projects all aim to develop new treatment options for neurological disorders. Created by the Bertarelli Foundation in 2017, the Catalyst Fund aims to invest in translational projects targeting innovative approaches for diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and sensory organs.
Earliest steps in the development of an immune response
Immunity requires the close cooperation between different types of white blood cells, particularly those called T cells and B cells, which adapt to respond differently to each new infection. The process of white blood cells responding to infections begins earlier than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Immunity requires the close cooperation between different types of white blood cells, particularly those called T cells and B cells, which adapt to respond differently to each new infection. The process of white blood cells responding to infections begins earlier than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Race, the power of an illusion
Scientists in the United States spent centuries attempting to find biological differences among racial groups to justify an imagined hierarchy, but it's past time to dismantle the systems created on those unfounded principles, a panel of experts explained on Friday at a UC Berkeley online event.
Scientists in the United States spent centuries attempting to find biological differences among racial groups to justify an imagined hierarchy, but it's past time to dismantle the systems created on those unfounded principles, a panel of experts explained on Friday at a UC Berkeley online event.
On September 14, an expedition within the framework of the international project Ice Memory is setting out to carry out ice core drilling on the glacier of the mountain massif Grand Combin in the Swiss canton of Valais.
The supply of smashed ‘avo' is secure for generations after world-first research cryopreserved the tips of avocado shoots and then revived them to create healthy plants. University of Queensland PhD candidate Chris O'Brien has developed the first critical steps to create a cryopreservation protocol for avocado which had never been achieved until now, despite more than 40 years of research.
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by over two-thirds in less than half a century, due in large part to the same environmental destruction that is contributing to the emergence of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19, according to a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report released today.
Can white noise and dopamine help you learn new words?
University of Queensland researchers are investigating whether white noise and dopamine can improve brain function and recall of new words in a study, open to right-handed Brisbane residents.
University of Queensland researchers are investigating whether white noise and dopamine can improve brain function and recall of new words in a study, open to right-handed Brisbane residents.
The FMI is a partner of the pan-European LifeTime initiative. In two publications, researchers involved with the initiative - including FMI group leader Susan Gasser - present a detailed roadmap of how to leverage the latest scientific breakthroughs and technologies over the next decade, to track, understand and treat human cells throughout an individual's lifetime.
Molecular glue degraders are a new class of drugs that work by facilitating an interaction between a disease-causing target protein and a ubiquitin ligase complex, tagging the target protein for degradation.
A University of Queensland-led research team has revealed that many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish without them. Professor James Watson , of UQ and the Wildlife Conservation Society , said despite the success of protected areas, their popularity as a go-to conservation tool has started to wane.
Research to unravel blackleg and nematode interactions in potato crops
Scientists from across the University of Glasgow and partner organisations are working to understand the interactions between pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum and an array of soil-microbe-crop int
Scientists from across the University of Glasgow and partner organisations are working to understand the interactions between pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum and an array of soil-microbe-crop int
Snails' small presence - physically and in our consciousness - belies their outsized predicament and significance to ecosystems.
Biological control of insect pests - where ‘natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to University of Queensland-led research.
‘Dead' coral rubble can support more animals than live coral, according to University of Queensland researchers trialling a high-tech sampling method. UQ's Dr Kenny Wolfe said that reef rubble habitat was often overlooked as desolate, unattractive and ‘dead', however reef rubble was very much alive.
Organoid? was launched today. It aims at validating organoids as faithful models of human biology, combining single-cell profiling and organoid technology.
EU-Project "ADAPT" studies potato's adaption mechanisms to multiple stresses Plant Biologist Markus Teige at the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna has received a ¤5 million grant f
Scientists aim to unravel immune system’s response to COVID-19
Researchers at UCL will play a leading role in the new UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC), which aims to better understand the immune response to COVID-19. UK-CIC has received £6.5m funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and brings together leading immunologists from 17 UK research institutions including UCL.
Researchers at UCL will play a leading role in the new UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC), which aims to better understand the immune response to COVID-19. UK-CIC has received £6.5m funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and brings together leading immunologists from 17 UK research institutions including UCL.
Bioinformatics group aims to streamline development of COVID-19 testing By Heather Ferreyra Special to the Rice News The bioinformatics research group of Rice computer scientist Todd Treangen is coll
All-Female Science Party Aboard R/V Sally Ride Continues 71-year CalCOFI Measurement Series
The science party aboard R/V Sally Ride. Laura Lilly is at far left at rear; Angela Klemmedson is fourth from right.
The science party aboard R/V Sally Ride. Laura Lilly is at far left at rear; Angela Klemmedson is fourth from right.
Hibernation is a familiar feature on Earth today. Many animals - especially those that live close to or within polar regions - hibernate to get through the tough winter months when food is scarce, temperatures drop and days are dark.
In the body, so-called programmed cell death prevents cells with irreparable damage from surviving and turning into cancer cells. In the "EMBO Journal", researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum, report how a certain protein variant thwarts the self-destruction and thus promotes the growth of breast cancer cells.
Excessive Fructose Consumption May Cause a Leaky Gut, Leading to Fatty Liver Disease
In mouse studies, UC San Diego researchers suggest that finding ways to prevent disruption of the intestinal barrier by high fructose corn syrup could avoid subsequent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease High fructose corn syrup is a ubiquitous food sweetener and linked to numerous diseases and public health issues.
In mouse studies, UC San Diego researchers suggest that finding ways to prevent disruption of the intestinal barrier by high fructose corn syrup could avoid subsequent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease High fructose corn syrup is a ubiquitous food sweetener and linked to numerous diseases and public health issues.
Five Young Tall Poppy Science Award winners
Awarded annually by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science, the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards give winners the opportunity to speak about their research and engage in outreach activities ov
Awarded annually by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science, the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards give winners the opportunity to speak about their research and engage in outreach activities ov
Flamboyant cuttlefish are usually camouflaged and ’nearly impossible to find’
The flashy flamboyant cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods-but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans.
The flashy flamboyant cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods-but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans.
This cuttlefish is flamboyant-but only on special occasions
The flashy flamboyant cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods-but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans. A new paper from the Roger Hanlon laboratory at the Marine Biological Laboratory sets the record straight. "This animal is well known in the internet community, has been on TV many times, and is popular in public aquariums," said Hanlon, a leading expert on camouflage in cephalopods.
The flashy flamboyant cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods-but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans. A new paper from the Roger Hanlon laboratory at the Marine Biological Laboratory sets the record straight. "This animal is well known in the internet community, has been on TV many times, and is popular in public aquariums," said Hanlon, a leading expert on camouflage in cephalopods.
Mitochondrial therapy in complicated pregnancies lowers the chance of cardiovascular problems in the offspring. It completely changes our way of thinking about heart disease Dino Giussani Babies that experience low oxygen levels in the womb due to pregnancy complications often go on to develop heart disease in adulthood.
News in Brief
Transport - Sep 21
Whittle Lab research key for accelerating the development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales
Whittle Lab research key for accelerating the development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales
Life Sciences - Sep 21
Discovery of a druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could stop virus in its tracks
Discovery of a druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could stop virus in its tracks
Health - Sep 21
As nation mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a look at advances in pancreatic cancer treatment
As nation mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a look at advances in pancreatic cancer treatment
Career - Sep 21
Lockdown could have lasting effect on survivors of sexual violence and the services that support them, experts argue
Lockdown could have lasting effect on survivors of sexual violence and the services that support them, experts argue
Economics - Sep 21
Oakland County’s economy hit during pandemic, but it’s well-positioned for recovery
Oakland County’s economy hit during pandemic, but it’s well-positioned for recovery
Health - Sep 21
Novartis Kisqali receives the highest rating of any CDK4/6 inhibitor on the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale
Novartis Kisqali receives the highest rating of any CDK4/6 inhibitor on the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale