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Materials Science - May 10
VIPCOAT platform launched to make coating industry innovative, sustainable and green
VIPCOAT platform launched to make coating industry innovative, sustainable and green
Environment - May 10
State Secretary Martina Hirayama emphasizes the importance of research at the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial
State Secretary Martina Hirayama emphasizes the importance of research at the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial
Environment - May 7
The new monitoring program for marine areas expands its action range to all protected marine areas in Catalonia
The new monitoring program for marine areas expands its action range to all protected marine areas in Catalonia
Health - May 6
University of Birmingham joins drug discovery collaboration with Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb
University of Birmingham joins drug discovery collaboration with Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb
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A simple exterior - but complex interior
ETH Fellow Serina Robinson is devoted to microorganisms. She is particularly interested in the enzymes they use to produce and break down chemical substances, as well as the question of how and why they function as they do.
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Flatfish got weird fast due to evolutionary cascade
Study: Skull asymmetry arose rapidly from trait co-evolution Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder or sole, with two eyes on one side of its head, and think, "How did that happen?” You're in luck. Rice University biologist Kory Evans has the answer. "Flatfishes are some of the weirdest vertebrates on the planet, and they got weird very, very fast by changing multiple traits at once over a short period of time,” said Evans, an assistant professor of biosciences at Rice who specializes in studying the evolution of fish over long time scales.
Environment - Life Sciences - 29.04.2021
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Rapid evolution and host immunity drive the rise and fall of antibiotic resistance during acute infection
Antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to human health. Resistant infections now cause more than 750,000 deaths per year and are predicted to increase to 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
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Awakening "ghosts" in patients with Parkinson's
Scientists are developing a completely new "brain stress test" for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson's disease, the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It involves awakening the "ghosts" hidden in specific networks of the brain to predict the onset of hallucinations.
Life Sciences - Event - 27.04.2021
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Upgrade will lead to greater research impact
A major refurbishment to enhance world-class research facilities for the Faculty of Biological Sciences is complete.
Physics - Life Sciences - 27.04.2021 
Six faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Six Stanford faculty are among the newest members of an organization created in 1863 to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology.
Life Sciences - 27.04.2021
Life Sciences - 27.04.2021 
Proposal of new universal nomenclature for oxytocin and vasotocin genes
Oxytocin and arginine vasopressin are two hormones in the endocrine system that can act as neurotransmitters and regulate -in vertebrates and invertebrates- a wide range of biological functions, such as bonding formation, breastfeeding, birth or arterial pressure. Biochemists in the pregenomic era, named these genes differently in different species, due to small protein coding differences.
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Biodiversity loss in warming oceans
A fossil study from Stanford University finds the diversity of life in the world's oceans declined time and again over the past 145 million years during periods of extreme warming.
A fossil study from Stanford University finds the diversity of life in the world's oceans declined time and again over the past 145 million years during periods of extreme warming.
Researcher elected to world’s leading scientific society
The University of Queensland's Professor David Craik has been elected as a Fellow of the oldest learned society in the world, the Royal Society, for his outstanding contribution to science.
The University of Queensland's Professor David Craik has been elected as a Fellow of the oldest learned society in the world, the Royal Society, for his outstanding contribution to science.
International Experts Launch First Global Initiative to Map Ungulate Migrations
An international team of 91 scientists and conservationists, including from the University of Glasgow, has joined forces to create the first-ever global atlas of ungulate (hooved mammal) migrations, working in partnership with the United Nations' Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). The detailed maps of the seasonal movements of herds worldwide will help governments, indigenous people and local communities, planners, and wildlife managers to identify current and future threats to migrations, and advance conservation measures to sustain them in the face of an expanding human footprint.
An international team of 91 scientists and conservationists, including from the University of Glasgow, has joined forces to create the first-ever global atlas of ungulate (hooved mammal) migrations, working in partnership with the United Nations' Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). The detailed maps of the seasonal movements of herds worldwide will help governments, indigenous people and local communities, planners, and wildlife managers to identify current and future threats to migrations, and advance conservation measures to sustain them in the face of an expanding human footprint.
’Earswitch’ could allow people with neurological conditions to communicate using a hidden ear muscle
The revolutionary device being developed by a GP with researchers at Bath could offer fresh hope for people with conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease.
The revolutionary device being developed by a GP with researchers at Bath could offer fresh hope for people with conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease.
The Royal Society announces election of new Fellows 2021
Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society. Our new Fellows and Foreign Members are all at the forefronts of their fields from molecular genetics and cancer research to tropical open ecosystems and radar technology.
Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society. Our new Fellows and Foreign Members are all at the forefronts of their fields from molecular genetics and cancer research to tropical open ecosystems and radar technology.
ETH Fellow Serina Robinson is devoted to microorganisms. She is particularly interested in the enzymes they use to produce and break down chemical substances, as well as the question of how and why they function as they do.
Customized Brain Maps Improve Cancer Surgeries and Epilepsy Treatments
New sensors created at UC San Diego sit on brain's surface and allow surgeons to create higher-resolution brain maps Imagine describing a photograph of an oak tree growing in a meadow.
New sensors created at UC San Diego sit on brain's surface and allow surgeons to create higher-resolution brain maps Imagine describing a photograph of an oak tree growing in a meadow.
Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, have used gene therapy to prevent learning and memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a key step toward eventually testing the approach in humans with the neurodegenerative disease. The findings are published online in advance of the June 11, 2021 issue of Molecular Therapy-Methods & Clinical Development.
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, have used gene therapy to prevent learning and memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a key step toward eventually testing the approach in humans with the neurodegenerative disease. The findings are published online in advance of the June 11, 2021 issue of Molecular Therapy-Methods & Clinical Development.
Herpetologist David Wake, who warned of amphibian declines, is dead at 84
David Wake was an internationally renowned evolutionary biologist who used salamanders to explore deep questions of evolution.
David Wake was an internationally renowned evolutionary biologist who used salamanders to explore deep questions of evolution.
Study: Skull asymmetry arose rapidly from trait co-evolution Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder or sole, with two eyes on one side of its head, and think, "How did that happen?” You're in luck. Rice University biologist Kory Evans has the answer. "Flatfishes are some of the weirdest vertebrates on the planet, and they got weird very, very fast by changing multiple traits at once over a short period of time,” said Evans, an assistant professor of biosciences at Rice who specializes in studying the evolution of fish over long time scales.
Wasps are valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health (just like bees)
Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to a new review paper led by UCL and University of East Anglia researchers.
Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to a new review paper led by UCL and University of East Anglia researchers.
Antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to human health. Resistant infections now cause more than 750,000 deaths per year and are predicted to increase to 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
Opinion: why I love wasps, and why you should too
Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences) explains why wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and even an efficient source of protein.
Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences) explains why wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and even an efficient source of protein.
Analysis: How the UK is joining the genomic technology arms race
The announcement of taxpayer funding for genomic research signals the UK's intentions in the field of genomic technology, but the path forward will have lasting consequences on how we perceive genome tech in the public space, says PhD candidate Yusef Paolo Rabiah (UCL STEaPP).
The announcement of taxpayer funding for genomic research signals the UK's intentions in the field of genomic technology, but the path forward will have lasting consequences on how we perceive genome tech in the public space, says PhD candidate Yusef Paolo Rabiah (UCL STEaPP).
How SARS-CoV-2 Hijacks Human Cells to Evade Immune System
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way in which SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, hijacks human cell machinery to blunt the immune response, allowing it to establish infection, replicate and cause disease.
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way in which SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, hijacks human cell machinery to blunt the immune response, allowing it to establish infection, replicate and cause disease.
Scientists are developing a completely new "brain stress test" for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson's disease, the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It involves awakening the "ghosts" hidden in specific networks of the brain to predict the onset of hallucinations.
A major refurbishment to enhance world-class research facilities for the Faculty of Biological Sciences is complete.
Six Stanford faculty are among the newest members of an organization created in 1863 to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology.
Oxytocin and arginine vasopressin are two hormones in the endocrine system that can act as neurotransmitters and regulate -in vertebrates and invertebrates- a wide range of biological functions, such as bonding formation, breastfeeding, birth or arterial pressure. Biochemists in the pregenomic era, named these genes differently in different species, due to small protein coding differences.
Where have all the vultures gone? Ph.D. candidate investigates
Ph.D. candidate Mackenzie Kirchner-Smith photographs the fossil skull of a condor that she found in the Campanile, where, by 1913, 20 tons of fossils from the La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California had been brought for storage, before the tower even opened.
Ph.D. candidate Mackenzie Kirchner-Smith photographs the fossil skull of a condor that she found in the Campanile, where, by 1913, 20 tons of fossils from the La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California had been brought for storage, before the tower even opened.
Weight loss surgery significantly reduces brain pressure in patients with increasingly common neurological condition
Weight loss surgery significantly reduces brain pressure in patients with increasingly common neurological condition, study finds Weight loss surgery is more effective than dieting to reduce brain pr
Weight loss surgery significantly reduces brain pressure in patients with increasingly common neurological condition, study finds Weight loss surgery is more effective than dieting to reduce brain pr
Biomedical research without boundaries
In autumn 2021 a new biomedical reseach centre will be inaugurated in Bellinzona. To support this event, Ticino Management is running a special series of articles presenting the activities of the two main residents of the facility, IRB and IOR.
In autumn 2021 a new biomedical reseach centre will be inaugurated in Bellinzona. To support this event, Ticino Management is running a special series of articles presenting the activities of the two main residents of the facility, IRB and IOR.
CEA-Leti Announces EU Project to Mimic Multi-Timescale Processing of Biological Neural Systems
Targeted Applications Include High-Dimensional Distributed Environmental Monitoring, Implantable Medical-Diagnostic Microchips, Wearable Electronics & Human/Computer Interfaces - GRENOBLE, Franc
Targeted Applications Include High-Dimensional Distributed Environmental Monitoring, Implantable Medical-Diagnostic Microchips, Wearable Electronics & Human/Computer Interfaces - GRENOBLE, Franc
News in Brief
Materials Science - May 10
VIPCOAT platform launched to make coating industry innovative, sustainable and green
VIPCOAT platform launched to make coating industry innovative, sustainable and green
Environment - May 10
State Secretary Martina Hirayama emphasizes the importance of research at the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial
State Secretary Martina Hirayama emphasizes the importance of research at the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial
Environment - May 7
The new monitoring program for marine areas expands its action range to all protected marine areas in Catalonia
The new monitoring program for marine areas expands its action range to all protected marine areas in Catalonia
Health - May 6
University of Birmingham joins drug discovery collaboration with Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb
University of Birmingham joins drug discovery collaboration with Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb