DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon
HOUSTON – (Sept. 18, 2023) – Two Rice University scientists have received a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy ...
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Disease-resistant rice and wheat plants may modulate disease susceptibility in their neighbors
Growing several plant varieties in the same field for disease resistance is a longstanding agricultural practice, but can have unpredictable ...
Pusan National University scientists explore OsMATL2 gene as a candidate for haploid induction in rice
Conventional crop breeding is not time-efficient for creating inbred lines with desired genetic traits owing to the diploid nature of ...
Antidepressants may reduce negative memories while improving overall memory, according to Rice study
New research from Rice University finds that antidepressants may actually reduce negative memories in individuals suffering from depression while improving ...
Rice helps lead national quantum computing research efforts
HOUSTON – (Sept. 8, 2023) A team of Rice University researchers have won a 4-year, $1.2 million grant from the ...
Artificial intelligence can now estimate rice yields, according to new study
With the rise in global demand for staple crop products projected to substantially increase by 2050 due to population growth, ...
Pusan National University researchers identify peptides for pollen tube growth in rice
Double fertilization is a complex mechanism in flowering plants, wherein two sperm cells fuse with the embryo sac. To achieve ...
Rice lab’s boron nitride composite could be useful for advanced technology applications
HOUSTON – (Aug. 7th, 2023) – Just as carbon makes up both the brittle core of a No. 2 pencil ...
How heat treatment affects a milk alternative made from rice and coconut water
Whether they’re made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or just sourced straight from the cow, milk products must go through heat ...
Rice U.’s Kaiyu Hang wins NSF CAREER Award
HOUSTON – (July 25, 2023) – Kaiyu Hang, an assistant professor of computer science at Rice University, has won a ...
Pro1 protein malfunction allows rice blast fungus to thrive, new study shows
The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living ...
Rice researchers earn prestigious Defense Department grants
HOUSTON – (July 20, 2023) – Rice University professors Qimiao Si and Jeffrey Tabor, are recipients of prestigious Vannevar Bush ...
NIH grant backs Rice U. lab’s sickle cell disease research
HOUSTON – (July 18, 2023) – Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a 4-year, $2.6 million grant ...
Rice engineers’ storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean
HOUSTON – (July 17, 2023) – Rice University engineers have created containers that can keep volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from ...
Rice study: Men vastly outnumber women in studying legislative politics
It’s no secret that men outnumber women in the halls of Congress and in other political arenas, but new research ...
Rice University chemist wins $3.2 million National Cancer Institute grant
HOUSTON – (July 17, 2023) – Rice University chemist Han Xiao has won a $3.2 million research project (R01) grant from ...
Rice U. physicist to lead world’s longest-running nuclear collider experiment
HOUSTON – (July 7, 2023) – Rice University physicist Frank Geurts is one of two scientists elected to lead the world’s ...
Rice U.’s Songtao Chen wins NSF CAREER Award
HOUSTON – (July 6, 2023) – Songtao Chen, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, has ...
Relationship between groundwater cadmium and vicinity resident urine cadmium levels in Hunan Province——a region that is both the heartland of Chinese non-ferrous mining and the home of fish and rice
Cadmium (Cd) has received widespread attention owing to its persistent toxicity and nondegradability. Cd in the human body is mainly ...
Rice University chemist leverages heterogeneity for insight into catalysis, cancer initiation
HOUSTON – (June 16, 2023) – Rice University chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky has won an award from the National Science Foundation to investigate ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Did life exist on Mars? Other planets? With AI’s help, we may know soon
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New study definitively confirms gulf stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
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Distinct immune, hormone responses shed light on mysteries of long COVID
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Four novel receptors may link endometrial cancer to PCOS