Tag: Cornell University
Fluorescent glow can reveal life hidden in the universe
The fluorescent glow could trigger a protective glow from life on exoplanets called biofluorescence, according to new Cornell research.
TESS satellite uncovers ‘first nearby super-Earth’
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) satellite has recently characterized the first nearby super-earth outside of our solar system- located at a distance of...
Designer plants one step closer to growing low-cost medical, industrial proteins
Vaccines help protect individuals from lethal infections before they interact with the disease. Antibodies may likewise help reduce the symptoms of the infection brought...
Nearest exoplanets could host life, study
Excitement about exoplanets skyrocketed when rocky Earth-like planets were discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of some of our closest stars – until hopes...
Scientists discover taste center in the human brain
The sense of taste affords an animal the ability to evaluate what it eats and drinks. At the most basic level, this evaluation is...
Once-abundant sea stars imperiled by disease along West Coast
According to a new study conducted by Cornell University in collaboration with the University of California, Davis suggests that The combination of sea warming and an...
Plant breeder taps the latest technology to feed the world
Plant breeding has been continuing for a long time. However innovation – unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robots, computerized reasoning (AI) and machine learning –...
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
A new handheld cancer detection device from the Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine could have a major influence in the developing world. The device almost half...
Fetal T cells are first responders to infection in adults
According to a new study by the Cornell scientists, there is a division of work among resistant cells that battle attacking pathogens in the body....
