153 articles from WEDNESDAY 11.9.2019
It takes a 'consortium': Researchers develop metabolic engineering technique
- ScienceDaily
- 19/9/11 23:46
For years, scientists have explored ways to alter the cells of microorganisms in efforts to improve how many products are made, including medicines, fuels, and even beer. But altering the genetic and regulatory processes that take place within cells presents challenges. Now bioengineers is working with a team of researchers to engineer microbial consortia, wherein cell subpopulations are...
Facebook wants to fight teen suicide. Experts aren’t sure they’re doing it right
Suicide among young people is on the rise, and many point to social media as the cause.
For the first time, a timeline reveals what happened in the minutes and hours after the asteroid crash that killed the dinosaurs
The dinosaurs' extinction was spurred by an asteroid that struck Earth. By studying the crater, scientists now know what happened after the...
Black hole at the center of our galaxy appears to be getting hungrier
- ScienceDaily
- 19/9/11 22:52
The enormous black hole at the center of our galaxy is having an unusually large meal, and researchers don't know why. 'We have never seen anything like this in the 24 years we have studied the supermassive black hole,' said a professor of physics and astronomy.
Cell-mostly internet users place privacy burden on themselves
- ScienceDaily
- 19/9/11 22:52
Do data privacy concerns disproportionately affect people who access the internet primarily through cell phones? New research indicates that cell-mostly internet users are more likely to be exploited online, be victims of data leaks, have less knowledge of phone security practices, and have attitudes of resignation with regard to their agency over their data.
Cancer survival in high income countries is improving, but international disparities persist
- ScienceDaily
- 19/9/11 22:52
An observational study including 3.9 million cancer cases in seven high-income countries between 1995-2014 finds that survival of seven cancers is generally improving, although the overall level and pace of improvement varies between countries and for each cancer type.
Gene therapy helps functional recovery after stroke
- ScienceDaily
- 19/9/11 22:52
A new gene therapy turns glial cells -- abundant support cells in the brain -- into neurons, repairing damage that results from stroke and significantly improving motor function in mice.
Experiments at temperature of sun offer solutions to solar model problems
- ScienceDaily
- 19/9/11 22:52
The theoretical model that astrophysicists have used for 40 years to determine the behavior and future of the sun is broken. It seems fixable, however, with information from experiments at Sandia's Z machine, done at the temperature of the sun, that can accurately determine how much energy the sun's components allow to pass through them.
UK still behind in cancer survival despite recent surge
Big improvement in past two decades fails to close gap with likes of Australia and CanadaCancer survival rates in the UK have improved markedly over recent decades but still lag behind those of comparable countries, a major research exercise has shown.The study looked at one-year and five-year survival of cancer patients in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK...
Black hole at the center of our galaxy appears to be getting hungrier
The enormous black hole at the center of our galaxy is having an unusually large meal of interstellar gas and dust, and researchers don't yet understand why.