Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation: Modernizing Regulation Under the Coordinated Framework...

On September 12, 2022, the Biden administration issued the Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy (Executive Order)1. The Executive Order is important to regulated...

Stanford researchers create new technique for controlling protein production

Thanks to new RNA vaccines, we humans have been able to protect ourselves incredibly quickly from new viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These vaccines insert a piece of ephemeral genetic material...

Microwave photonics

This review is completed by Prof. Jianping Yao (Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa) and Prof. Jose Capmany (ITEAM Research Institute, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia). Credit: ©Science...

Big planets get a head start in pancake-thin nurseries

Super-thin planet nurseries have a boosted chance of forming big planets, according to a study announced this week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada, Spain. An international team, led by Dr...

Powerful Bragg reflector with ultrahigh refractive index metamaterial

We all look in the mirror at least once a day to see our reflection. Mirrors are used not only in daily life but also in cutting-edge technologies such as semiconductor processing and high-resolution...

Can a focus on politicians make the EU more human?

Individual politicians and their messages increasingly matter for our interest and trust in politics. Think only of the political figures in your country and how they influence your opinion. But little is known how...

New avenues to reduce long-term complications in preterm infants

Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is a rare disease characterized by delayed puberty or the complete absence of puberty in adolescence, leading to infertility. Some forms of the disease are caused by a lack of production...

College student “Fear of Missing Out” (FoMO) associated with illicit behavior

The fear of missing out (FoMO) on rewarding and fun experiences is something that most people feel at some point in life. Among college students, the degree to which someone experiences FoMO is associated...

After the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Obesity Medicine Association...

Denver, CO – The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) responds to the Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which set forth important strategies for addressing the obesity crisis that now impacts over...

Blood Pressure Regulating Sodium Channel Discovered Outside the Kidney

Thomas Kleyman, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the renal-electrolyte division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is a senior author of the study. Sodium channels found outside the kidney do some heavy...