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Social distancing works: Here’s the Maths
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According to Dr. Robin Thompson, a junior research fellow in mathematical epidemiology, social distancing can lessen pass-on rates of COVID-19 generously. His...
Science
Antimicrobial insect wings hold clues for improved medical implants
Some insects, for example, dragonflies, have evolved nanoprotrusions on their wings that burst bacterias on contact. This has propelled the structure of...
Technology
Machine-learning enables capturing 3-D microstructures in real-time
Scientists at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility located at the...
Technology
Converting water into solar fuel
By transforming optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors, scientists at the University of Southampton were able to convert water into hydrogen fuel using...
Science
This protein sense light and temperature in plants
Temperature is a critical environmental cue influencing all aspects of plant development and growth. A better understanding of this mechanism will help...
Health
Coronavirus’s mysterious symptom found
Little is known about COVID-19, and even less is comprehended. Contrasted ominously and improperly with flu and SARS (another coronavirus syndrome), COVID-19...
Health
Yale’s lung fibrosis drug shows promise for treating COVID-19 lung distress
A few years ago, Yale pulmonologist Dr. Naftali Kaminski started developing a drug for lung fibrosis, which now seems effective against specific...
Health
Coronavirus varied alongside variations in its genome
In a new study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, are trying to establish if genomic variation in the virus is...
Health
PittCoVacc: Vaccine against COVID-19 shows promise
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have announced a potential vaccine against Coronavirus that shows promise for neutralizing the...
Technology
SmartBra to detect cancer at the earliest stages
In collaboration with startup IcosaMed, EPFL students have developed smart clothing that can be used to diagnose cancer at the earliest stages.
Science
New class of taste receptors discovered
According to a study, opsin proteins, known for decades to be required for vision, also function as taste receptors. The study sheds...
Science
Artificial proteins that function as molecular logic gates
Scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine have devised artificial proteins that can regulate gene expression inside human T-cells. What's...
Science
Humans’ direct ancestor existed 100,000 to 200,000 years earlier than previously thought
Fossil humans are rare, representing only a very small percentage of all of the fossil mammals discovered at any given paleontological site....
Health
Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen
Vitamin D is the sunshine hormone, and we need bright sunshine on the skin to make it, but variations in our genes...
Environment
We can rescue global marine life, study
A new study has found several components of marine ecosystems can be rebuilt if putting efforts to address the causes of their...