Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effect – according to a new study from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)…
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COVID-19 Research: Anti-viral Strategy With Double Effect In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defense mechanisms of the human body,…
A scientist places a water sample onto a custom-made platform before a test. Each water sample contains microorganisms such as the parasite Giardia and adenoviruses,…
Credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Developed a new 2D material to produce hydrogen, which is the basis of alternative energy; the material efficiently generates hydrogen molecules…
Illustration of quadruple helix DNA (green) forming. Credit: Ella Maru Studio The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists…
A synthetic polymer (teal tube) conjugated to a protein. The purple sleeve on the polymer is a reporting group, the key to Konkolewicz and Page’s…
Myosin with azoTP and ATP in its active site. Credit: UMass Amherst/Debold lab Synthesizing an alternative fuel for muscle could lead to medical advances. A…
Aorta tissues that were not exposed to BafA (left) did not sprout new vessels, while BafA-exposed aorta tissues (right) did. Credit: Kentaro Tsukamoto Scientists gain…
Three configurations of active sites where inhibitor GC-376 binds with the COVID-19 virus’s main protease (drug target Mpro), as depicted by 3D computer modeling. Credit:…
The “Triaxus” towing platform breaks through the choppy surface of the ocean during a storm. By towing such a platform with monitoring instruments through the…
This image shows a general view of the ringed caecilian, Siphonops annulatus. Credit: Carlos Jared Caecilians are limbless amphibians that, to the untrained eye, can…
A type of virus that preys on bacteria could be harnessed to combat bacterial infections in patients whose immune systems have been weakened by the…
A model of an S-protein. Illustration: Dr. Yeolkyo Choi/Lehigh The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The…
Bombardier Beetle. Credit: Stevens Institute of Technology How the Beetle Got Its Bang If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural…
A bacterial biofilm patterned using MeniFluidics. Credit: University of Warwick Engineered living materials (ELMs) is a new class of materials that exploit the properties of…
In 2017, Stanford University researchers presented a new device that mimics the brain’s efficient and low-energy neural learning process. It was an artificial version of…
Human Eggs Prefer Some Men’s Sperm Over Others Human eggs use chemical signals to attract sperm. New research from Stockholm University and Manchester University NHS…
Scientists have long debated which genetic information carrier — DNA or RNA — started life on Earth, but a new study suggests life could have…
Rice University scientists are analyzing the role of ferredoxin proteins produced when viral phages alter electron transfer in ocean-dwelling, photosynthetic bacteria that produce oxygen and…