‘For the benefit of all’: Why governments should play a ‘critical role’ in funding...
The GLP Needs Your Help
It is easier than ever for advocacy groups to spread disinformation on pressing science issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No, vaccines are not harmful. Yes, the use of...
Department of Biotechnology organizes Public Webinar on the “Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-19” – India...
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Simple robots, smart algorithms
Credit: Shengkai Li, Georgia Tech
Anyone with children knows that while controlling one child can be hard, controlling many at once can be nearly impossible. Getting swarms...
From toxic ions to single-atom copper
A more efficient, safer alternative to sourcing copper via bacteria
Credit: University of Houston
Copper remains one of the single most ubiquitous metals in everyday life. As a...
Experimental Drug Boosts Brain Cell Cleaning to Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms in Mice
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The drug works by reinvigorating a cellular cleaning mechanism—chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)—that gets rid...
Crops Steal Genes from Other Grasses to Adapt Better and Evolve Faster
Much of our understanding of evolution in the animal and plant kingdoms is based on the transfer of genetic information from parents to offspring. In a surprising discovery, researchers find globally cultivated crop plants...
Miniaturized Models Provide a Bigger Picture of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Based on U.S. population studies, a little over 5,000 people in the United States...
Researchers develop a method of fabrication for biodegradable polymer microcapsules
An international team led by a Skoltech researcher has developed a method of fabrication for biodegradable polymer microcapsules, made more efficient by turning to an unusual source of inspiration - traditional Russian dumpling, or...
Study could lead to new ways of targeting harmful bacteria
Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens. The study into the mechanisms which enable the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to...
Successful research development approach helps cancer patients using mobile tech
Research sustainability at the UVA Center for Engineering in Medicine
Credit: Dan Addison for UVA Communications, contributed photo from UVA Health
Home sensors to monitor cancer patients’ pain....
