Scientists from the University of Kent, the Research Institute for Environment Treatment, and Vita-Market Ltd have found the universal mathematical formula that can explain any bird's egg existing in nature, which has been unsuccessful previously. Egg-shape has long drawn in the interest of mathematicians, engineers, and biologists from an analytical point of view. The shape...
Researchers have discovered that an existing drug could help reverse lung fibrosis in mice. Credit: animaxx3d/Depositphotos Lung fibrosis is a lung condition involving too much scarring that affects people's breathing and currently can not be treated. But now, scientists at the College of Alabama have discovered a way to turn around the problem in mice,...
Scientists from IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University established a unique software device to evaluate possible CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPR modern technology enables researchers to edit genomes by modifying DNA series and hence changing gene features. Its many possible applications include fixing genetic defects, dealing with and preventing the spread of conditions, and bettering plants. Genome editing tools,...
Bacterial “miners” shown in relief working to process soil nutrients, some more efficiently than others. Bradyrhizobium, one of the three top nutrient processors identified in the study, is shown here consolidating its control of carbon from a glucose addition, processing the nutrients with industrial efficiency (in the form of a bucket wheel excavator). Credit:...
Marine bacteria in the icy waters of the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading oil and also diesel fuel, according to a brand-new study released in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Genomic sequencing exposed the unexpected potential for hydrocarbon bioremediation in lineages of bacteria including Paraperlucidibaca, Cycloclasticus, and...
Research by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés and Fayez Aziz, University of Illinois, reveals a “big bang” during evolution of protein subunits known as domains. The team looked for protein relationships and domain recruitment into proteins over 3.8 billion years across all taxonomic units. Their results could have implications for vaccine development and disease management. Credit: Fred...
The neuromorphic chip reliably and precisely detects high-frequency oscillations in previously recorded intracranial EEG. Credit: UZH, ETHZ, USZ Scientists from Zurich have created a portable, energy-efficient gadget made from synthetic neurons that can decode brainwaves. The chip uses information recorded from the brainwaves of epilepsy patients to determine which regions of the brain cause epileptic...
A set of brain signals known to assist memories form may additionally influence blood glucose levels, finds brand-new research in rats. Researchers at NYU Grossman College of Medicine discovered that a strange signaling pattern in the brain area called the hippocampus, connected by previous studies to memory development, likewise affects the metabolic process, the procedure...
The aerial scene depicts two Late Devonian early tetrapods – Ichthyostega and Acanthostega – coming out of the water to move on land. Footprints trail behind the animals to show a sense of movement. Credit: Davide Bonadonna One of the most critical questions in evolution is how and when significant groups of animals first evolved....
An artistic rendering of antibodies surrounding a SARS-CoV-2 particle. Credit: LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY An antibody treatment that seems to reduce the effects of all recognized SARS-CoV-2 pressures and various other coronaviruses was created with some help from architectural biologist Jay Nix. Lifesaving COVID-19 injections are enabling us to feel optimistic once again, after over a...
