[ad_1] Knowing exactly where proteins are frustrated could go a long way in making better drugs. This is one of the findings of a new study by Rice University scientists looking for mechanisms that stabilize or destabilize key sections of biomolecules. Atomic-scale models by rice theorist Peter Wolynes, lead author …
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[ad_1] Researchers have developed a new theory for observing a quantum vacuum that could lead to new insights into the behavior of black holes. The Unruh effect combines quantum physics and the theory of relativity. It has not been possible to measure or observe it so far, but now new …
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[ad_1] Fluorescent confocal microscope images of 8 day old Arabidopsis thaliana roots. Purple color shows cell walls and green color shows CRWN1-3 in immature leaf (top, cotyledon epidermis), mature root area (middle, differential), and actively growing root ends (bottom, meristematic zone) . © Yuki Sakamoto, CC BY Researchers from the …
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[ad_1] Thanh Nguyen has a habit of breaking down barriers. Take languages for example: Nguyen, a third-year graduate student in nuclear science and engineering (NSE), wanted to “connect with other people and cultures” for his work and social life, he says, so he learned Vietnamese. , French, German and Russian, …
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[ad_1] Cells are constantly moving throughout our body, performing a myriad of operations critical to tissue development, immune responses, and general well-being. This commotion is driven by chemical signals long studied by scientists interested in cell migration. To better understand this phenomenon, a team of biologists and physicists, led by …
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[ad_1] Pharmacy professor Tim Bugni led a UW-Madison effort to identify new antimicrobials from poorly studied ecosystems. School of Pharmacy Combing the ocean for antimicrobials, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new antifungal compound that effectively targets multi-drug-resistant strains of deadly fungi without toxic side effects in …
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[ad_1] DURHAM, NC – The bacterium that causes tularemia, the tick-borne disease, is a lean and mean infecting machine. It carries a relatively small genome and a unique set of infectious tools, including a collection of chromosomal genes called the “island of pathogenicity”. A team of researchers from Duke University, …
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[ad_1] Image of the Blue Ring Nebula, composed of expanding (blue) hydrogen gas expanding from a central star, which is the remnant core of a stellar fusion. Shockwave filaments from the fusion event are displayed in red. Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / NASA / JPL-Caltech / M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution …
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[ad_1] Researchers have developed a chip that is wirelessly powered and can be surgically implanted to read neural signals and stimulate the brain with light and electric current. The technology has been successfully demonstrated in rats and is designed to be used as a research tool. “Our goal was to …
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[ad_1] Ten JCU scientists have been named to an elite group of “highly cited” researchers as part of a worldwide survey on the impact of academic work, twice the number of recognized JCU scientists in last year’s ranking. Citations are recorded when a scientist’s work is referenced by another scientist …
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