James Webb Space Telescope identifies origins of icy building blocks of life
Frozen molecules were central to the origin of life on Earth. In addition to impacts of icy comets and asteroids, ...
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Origins of pleasurable touch traced from skin to brain in mice
NEW YORK, NY — A parent’s reassuring touch. A friend’s warm hug. A lover’s enticing embrace. These are among the ...
Investigators capture a “molecular snapshot” to illuminate the origins of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and incurable disease of the lung arteries that causes early death. In PAH, ...
Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death
Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and contemporary times, researchers at ...
SwRI examines the origins of the building blocks of life
SAN ANTONIO — Jan. 11, 2023 — A new study led by Southwest Research Institute Research Scientist Dr. Danna Qasim ...
Researchers have identified the origins of serious illness in children
The origins of the serious cancer-like disease LCH have been identified by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with Karolinska ...
Study: Without more data, a black hole’s origins can be “spun” in any direction
Clues to a black hole’s origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, ...
SFI Press publishes “Ex Machina: Coevolving Machines & the Origins of the Social Universe”
Earth is full of examples of social behavior. When individual bacteria, insects, primates, and even self-driving cars make productive choices ...
Harvard researchers discover embryonic origins of adult pluripotent stem cells
Stem cells are a biological wonder. They can repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans these ...
Evidence of autoimmunity’s origins uncovered via new approach
Autoimmune diseases are thought to be the result of mistaken identity. Immune cells on patrol, armed and ready to defend ...
Long-standing genomic mystery about the origins of introns explained in new study
One of the most long-standing, fundamental mysteries of biology surrounds the poorly understood origins of introns. Introns are segments of ...
New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the ...
Neuroscientist leads national project on pain’s molecular origins
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is leading a team of national experts in a new National Institutes of ...
Independent Task Force on COVID-19 and other Pandemics: origins, prevention, and response
October 10th, 2022 – The Independent Task Force on COVID-19 and other Pandemics (www.independentcovidtaskforce.org) announced that their report “Pandemic Origins ...
University of Warwick continue pioneering research into planet origins with £1.3m grant
Since the discovery of the first exoplanet, awareness and knowledge of these planets has significantly increased. They are almost considered ...
Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma
(Memphis, Tenn.—September 21, 2022) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered which cells give rise to certain high-risk groups of medulloblastoma. ...
Mount Sinai researchers use artificial intelligence to uncover the cellular origins of Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders
Mount Sinai researchers have used novel artificial intelligence methods to examine structural and cellular features of human brain tissues to ...
The origins of donkey domestication
The donkey has shaped the history of humankind, both as a source of power for farm work, and of transportation ...
UC San Diego receives $1.3M from W. M. Keck Foundation to study origins of dementia
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1.3 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation ...
Post-COVID lung disease shares origins with other scarring lung disorders
While most people recover from COVID-19 within a week or two, up to one-third of survivors experience persistent or new ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Can pigeons match wits with artificial intelligence?