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Switching to hydrogen fuel could prolong the methane problem
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- 23/3/13 21:27
Hydrogen is often heralded as the clean fuel of the future, but new research suggests that leaky hydrogen infrastructure could end up increasing atmospheric methane levels, which would cause decades-long climate consequences.
The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check
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- 23/3/13 21:27
Researchers sheds light on a face-off in the intestines between the immune system and a bacterial pathogen whose family members cause gastrointestinal disease and the plague. The team's insights may extend to other chronic infections and could inform the development of immunotherapies capable of fully extinguishing such diseases.
Agriculture needs fresh approach to tackle insect resistance to biopesticides, new analysis finds
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- 23/3/13 21:27
Insect pests which attack crops have extraordinary powers to develop resistance to greener pesticides and a new way to manage resistance risks is needed, according to a recent analysis.
Researchers develop new technology to easily detect active TB
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- 23/3/13 21:27
A team of faculty has discovered new technology that will quickly and easily detect active Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection antibodies.
Research highlights gender bias persistence over centuries
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- 23/3/13 21:27
Using archaeological findings and survey data on contemporary gender attitudes, political scientists find individuals who live in areas that historically favored men over women display more pro-male bias today than those who live in places where gender relations were more egalitarian centuries ago. Findings speak to the power of cultural transmission of gender norms.
Swan populations grow 30 times faster in nature reserves
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- 23/3/13 21:27
Populations of whooper swans grow 30 times faster inside nature reserves, new research shows.
Researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than previously thought
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- 23/3/13 21:27
A new study found that plants and small organisms in Arctic rivers could be responsible for more than half the particulate organic matter flowing to the Arctic Ocean. That's a significantly greater proportion than previously estimated, and it has implications for how much carbon gets sequestered in the ocean and how much moves into the atmosphere.
A new and better way to create word lists
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- 23/3/13 21:27
Word lists are the basis of so much research in so many fields. Researchers have now developed an algorithm that can be applied to different languages and can expand word lists significantly better than others.
TurboID uncovers new meiotic proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana
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- 23/3/13 17:10
Meiotic recombination assures genetic variation during breeding. During meiotic prophase I, chromosomes are organized in a loop-base array by a proteinaceous structure called meiotic chromosome axis which is critical for meiotic recombination and genetically diverse gametes. An international research team reports the application of a TurboID (TbID)-based approach to identify proteins in proximity...
Gut microbiome plays key role in response to CAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy
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- 23/3/13 17:10
Scientists have found that the gut microbiome may modulate the efficacy of CAR-T cellular immunotherpy CAR-T cells in patients with B cell lymphomas. Individualized microbiome information retreaved from patients' gut microbiomes prior to initiation of CAR T therapy could accurately predict their subsequent responsiveness to therapy, but only in the condition that these patients were not...
Magnetism fosters unusual electronic order in quantum material
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- 23/3/13 17:10
Physicists have published an array of experimental evidence showing that the ordered magnetic arrangement of electrons in crystals of iron-germanium plays an integral role in bringing about an ordered electronic arrangement called a charge density wave that the team discovered in the material last year.
Scientists transform algae into unique functional perovskites with tunable properties
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- 23/3/13 17:10
Scientists have transformed single-cell algae into functional perovskite materials. The team has converted mineral shells of algae into lead halide perovskites with tunable physical properties. The new perovskites have unique nano-architectures unachievable by conventional synthetic production. The method can be applied to the mass production of perovskites with tunable structural and...
Are piezoelectrics good for generating electricity? Perhaps, but we must decide how to evaluate them
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- 23/3/13 17:10
A 'best practice' protocol for researchers developing piezoelectric materials has been developed by scientists. The protocol was developed by an international team led by physicists in response to findings that experimental reports lack consistency. The researchers made the shocking discovery that nine out of 10 scientific papers miss experimental information that is crucial to ensure the...
Getting a good night's sleep could boost your response to vaccination
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- 23/3/13 17:10
We all know how important sleep is for mental health, but a meta-analysis found that getting good shut-eye also helps our immune systems respond to vaccination. The authors found that people who slept less than six hours per night produced significantly fewer antibodies than people who slept seven hours or more, and the deficit was equivalent to two months of antibody waning.
Entire populations of Antarctic seabirds fail to breed due to extreme, climate-change-related snowstorms
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- 23/3/13 17:10
The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to build nests and lay their eggs. However, from December 2021 to January 2022, researchers did not find a single skua nest on Svarthamaren, one of the regions where the birds go to raise their young. Similarly, the number of Antarctic petrel and snow petrel nests dropped to...
Study shows how biodiversity of coral reefs around the world changes with depth
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- 23/3/13 17:09
Dramatic differences between shallow and mesophotic reefs stress the importance of studying--and conserving--these vital ecosystems along their entire depth gradient.
A quick new way to screen virus proteins for antibiotic properties
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- 23/3/13 17:09
A whole new world of antibiotics is waiting inside the viruses that infect bacteria. Scientists are making it easier to study them.
Scientists demonstrate time reflection of electromagnetic waves in a groundbreaking experiment
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- 23/3/13 17:09
Scientists have hypothesized for over six decades the possibility of observing a form of wave reflections known as temporal, or time, reflections. Researchers detail a breakthrough experiment in which they were able to observe time reflections of electromagnetic signals in a tailored metamaterial.
Minke whales are as small as a lunge-feeding baleen whale can be
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- 23/3/13 17:09
A new study of Antarctic minke whales reveals a minimum size limit for whales employing the highly efficient 'lunge-feeding' strategy that enabled the blue whale to become the largest animal on Earth.
Scientists discover a new way to help prevent breast cancer 'time bomb'
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- 23/3/13 17:09
Scientists have discovered why breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs may 'wake up' following years of sleep -- forming incurable secondary tumors. Their research reveals the mechanism that triggers this breast cancer 'time bomb' -- and suggests a strategy to defuse it.
Changing landscapes alter disease-scapes
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- 23/3/13 17:09
A new study has?highlighted?how and when?changes to the environment result in?animal-borne disease?thresholds?being breeched, allowing for?a?better understanding and?increased?capacity to?predict?the?risk of?transmissions.
3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries revealed
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- 23/3/13 17:08
Researchers have pioneered a technique to observe the 3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries. This opens up a wide range of areas for the new technique from energy storage and chemical engineering to biomedical applications.
Arctic climate modelling too conservative
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- 23/3/13 15:11
Climate models used by the UN's IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic's future will be, experts say.
Triggering bitter taste receptors could someday treat asthma, COPD
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- 23/3/13 15:11
Surprisingly, bitter taste receptors are not only located in the mouth, but also elsewhere in the body, including the airways. Activating those receptors opens up lung passageways, so they're a potential target for treating asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Now, researchers report that they have designed a potent and selective compound that could lead the way to such...
Thermal conductivity of metal organic frameworks
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- 23/3/13 15:11
Metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, are kind of like plastic building block toys. The pieces are simple to connect, yet they're capable of building highly sophisticated structures.