Population structure analysis results of 100 proso millet accessions: clustering diagram at K = 2, at K = 3 and at K = 5. Credit: Agronomy (2023). DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13102514 Compared to other cereals, millet (Panicum miliaceum L) has an important advantage—resistance to a more arid climate. Millet contains all the essential amino acids, 10%–15% of … Read more
Frequencies of different magnitude and significance trends. Credit: Research Synthesis Methods (2023). DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1691 A large study, led by academics from Royal Holloway, University of London, found research used by policy-makers regarding conservation and environmental management is unstable over time and can quickly become out of date: presenting a serious potential threat to evidence-based decision-making. … Read more
Sensory pathways in Drosophila to detect and avoid 2MT are shown. Flies escape from 2MT through olfactory, taste, and nociceptive sensory pathways. This study identified that TRPA1 expressed in taste and nociceptive sensory neurons play a major role in 2MT-induced aversive behaviors. Evaporated 2MT is also detected by ORs in olfactory pathway. Credit: Shoma Sato … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain International sporting events like the football world cup or the aquatics championships rely heavily on media coverage to capture the action and share it with the world. But what about the experience of the journalists who bring these stories to life? A study in the International Journal of Sport Management and … Read more
At age 19, Joe Tsogbe underwent his first hip replacement. In his 20s, he averaged about nine hospitalizations a year. By his 30s, that rose to more than a dozen. All the result of sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder where a genetic mutation causes normally full-moon shaped red blood cells to form into … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Life expectancy for people aged over 50 has started to fall, according to new research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and the International Longevity Center (ILC). The research reveals changes to the health and life expectancy of people over 50 will have a significant impact on the economy, with a … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review in Fruit Research by researchers from Henan Agricultural University, China, explores the state of art of research on jujube witches’ broom (“Zaofeng”) disease, a fruit tree disease associated with phytoplasma. Phytoplasmas are insect-transmitted bacteria pathogen associated with more than 1,000 plant diseases worldwide. Phytoplasma infected plants exhibit extensive architectural … Read more
Reservoir computing hardware properties. a, Evoked response (raster plot and post-stimulation histogram) on a single bipolar voltage pulse stimulation (mean ± standard error of the mean (s.e.m.), n = 5 stimulation trials). b, Representative evoked normalized firing on pulses with different pulse times (tp) and pulse voltages (vp) (mean ± standard deviation, n = 5 stimulation trials . The red fitting curve (a … Read more
Credit: Yang et al. (Nature Electronics, 2023). Over the past few years, engineers have been trying to devise alternative hardware designs that would allow a single device to both perform computations and store data. These emerging electronics, known as computing-in-memory devices, could have numerous advantages, including faster speeds and enhanced data analysis capabilities. To store … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Even during a cost of living crisis, with interest rates and inflation high, the average spending per person for Christmas 2023 in the U.K. is expected to reach as much as £974. Retailers, advertisers and a sense of tradition continue to encourage us towards ever greater levels of consumption. Of course, … Read more
