Researchers from the University of Illinois have proven that increases in mesophyll conductance can be engineered and that it leads to increases in photosynthesis. These results were shown in a model crop (tobacco) field trial. The modification will be tested in the food crop soybean in the coming years. Credit: RIPE project It is possible … Read more
Virologist Zhang Yongzhen speaks at a coffeeshop in Shanghai, China on Dec. 13, 2020. Zhang, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. Zhang wrote in an online post on Monday, April 29, 2024, that he and … Read more
The image illustrate the combined action of two molecules cooperating to inhibit thrombin. The antidote dissociates the two molecules, preventing the cooperativity. The association and dissociation of the two molecules is controlled by hybridization of oligonucleotides. Credit: Millicent Dockerill / Nicolas Winssinger Anticoagulant treatments are crucial for managing many conditions, such as heart disease, stroke … Read more
A mechanical analysis of the distinctive canines of California’s saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis) suggests that the baby tooth that preceded each saber stayed in place for years to stabilize the growing permanent saber tooth, perhaps allowing adolescents to learn how to hunt without breaking them. Credit: Massimo Molinero California’s state fossil—are familiar to anyone who … Read more
A breakthrough study presents a highly efficient method for encapsulating tea tree oil using beta-cyclodextrin, enhancing its stability and versatility in various industries. Credit: Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan In a study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, a team of scientists led by Peifu Kong … Read more
Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain What do the flow of cars on a highway and the movement of bacteria towards a food source have in common? In both cases, annoying traffic jams can form. Especially for cars, we might want to understand how to avoid them, but perhaps we’ve never thought of turning to statistical … Read more
Analysis of A37 and the epilancin group. (A) Gene organization of the BGC of epilancin A37, compared with the BGCs of 15X and K7. The gene truncation of ElaI2 is marked with an asterisk. (B) Predicted primary structure of A37. Blue: different from K7. Green: different from 15X. Red: different from K7 and 15X. Dha: … Read more
by Ye Jiajiu and Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences The introduction of CsPb2Br5 enhances the transport of charge carriers within CsPbBr3. Credit: WANG Changmao A recent study conducted by the research team at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has introduced a new method … Read more
An Edmonton couple might be living on a piece of history. Last year, Jennifer Yeoman and her husband Hector Lomack were doing some landscaping in their yard when they found a curious-looking black rock. “As Hector was digging out the front, I was out here around and about, and he came to me with a … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eighty percent of climatic migrants are women and children. This figure means that a new international legal framework is required to protect human rights by adding gender-sensitive measures to policies and legislation. This is the claim made by Susana Borràs, a researcher from the University of Rovira’s Department of Public Law … Read more
