176 articles from THURSDAY 6.10.2022
Watch these baby mosquitos launch their heads like harpoons to ensnare prey
When you think of nature’s deadliest hunters, mosquito larvae probably don’t come to mind. But new state-of-the-art footage captures the baby bloodsuckers using sophisticated hunting techniques to ensnare and devour other...
Gas wells hold up deer during spring migration
It's as if deer showed up for a moving feast, only to stumble, balk and let the best food go stale.
Study: Lagoons from Arctic's forgotten coast vulnerable to climate change and human development
A new scientific review article led by WCS captures the unique and dynamic characteristics of coastal lagoon ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region, and discusses how climate change effects and human development could alter these habitats.
Intercultural romantic relationships aid personal growth, researcher says
Couples in intercultural romantic relationships benefit from each other's cultural differences, as they are exposed to new perspectives, knowledge and identities, three recent studies conducted by York University researchers indicate.
Onshore algae farms could become 'breadbasket for Global South'
How do we increase food production by more than 50%, on a limited amount of arable land, to feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050?
World's first stem cell treatment for spina bifida delivered during fetal surgery
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- 22/10/6 22:48
Three babies have been born after receiving the world's first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells.
Superconducting hardware could scale up brain-inspired computing
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- 22/10/6 22:48
Scientists have long looked to the brain as an inspiration for designing computing systems. Some researchers have recently gone even further by making computer hardware with a brainlike structure. These 'neuromorphic chips' have already shown great promise, but they have used conventional digital electronics, limiting their complexity and speed.
Lagoons from the Arctic's 'forgotten coast' teem with fish and birds, vulnerable to climate change and human development
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- 22/10/6 22:48
A new scientific review article captures the unique and dynamic characteristics of coastal lagoon ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region, and discusses how climate change effects and human development could alter these habitats.
Scientists discover protein partners that could heal heart muscle
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- 22/10/6 22:48
The key to a new cardiomyocyte-making technique is a gene activity-controlling protein called Ascl1, which is known to be a crucial protein involved in turning fibroblasts into neurons. Researchers had thought Ascl1 was neuron-specific.
New gene-editing platform broadens scope of use of CRISPR gene editing
A team of researchers at Northwestern University has devised a new platform for gene editing that could inform the future application of a near-limitless library of CRISPR-based therapeutics.
Onshore algae farms could be 'breadbasket for Global South'
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- 22/10/6 22:28
Growing nutritious, protein-dense microalgae in onshore, seawater-fed aquaculture systems -- particularly along the coasts of the Global South -- could help increase food production by more than 50% and feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050.
Discovering new cancer treatments in the 'dark matter' of the human genome
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- 22/10/6 22:28
Researchers have developed a screening method to discover new drug targets for cancer treatment in the so-called 'Dark Matter' of the genome. They applied their method to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the greatest cancer killer for which effective therapies are urgently sought. They could show that inhibiting identified targets could greatly slow down cancer growth, and their method is...
Simple new tool allows primary caregivers to detect young kids at high risk of asthma
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- 22/10/6 22:28
CHART categorizes children's risk of future asthma and persistent symptoms as 'High,' 'Moderate' or 'Low,' based on information reported before age three. The tool recommends follow-up actions for each group. In the study, CHART was applied to data from 2,354 children participating in CHILD, a longitudinal research study launched in 2008 that has been following the physical, social and cognitive...