Scientists have published new research showing light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells. The technique helps naturally balance mitochondria.
Tuberculosis vaccine passes safety test: study
The vaccine candidate VPM1002 shows its safety in a study with HIV- and non-HIV-exposed newborns.
Legacy of ancient ice ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threats today
In the classic 'nature versus nurture' debate, scientists discovered ancient ice ages have shaped the genetics of eelgrasses today -- and those genetics could play a stronger role than the environment in shaping how eelgrasses respond to threats.
What’s new under the sun? Offering an alternate view on how ‘novel’ structures evolve
New research provide evidence that the crustacean carapace, along with other plate-like structures in arthropods (crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and myriapods) all evolved from a lateral leg lobe in a common ancestor more than 500 million years ago. This work further supports their proposal for a new concept of how novel...
Signaling ‘stressed-out’ plants
As plants experience multiple stressors from heat, drought and flooding because of extreme weather events, a plant scientist recently discovered a new way of measuring whether they are stressed out.
Building bricks from waste materials
Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists are working on more sustainable alternatives -- focusing on building materials made from waste products. In another move into the circular economy, researchers have used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight but durable polymer building blocks which can...
Cloud study demystifies impact of aerosols
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a bigger impact on cloud cover -- but less effect on cloud brightness -- than previously thought, new research shows.
Long-term consequences for Europe’s climate ambitions when the EU turns off Russian gas
Have the European climate ambitions been put back by the war in Ukraine? New research shows that the very high gas prices currently experienced by the Eurozone are actually a very efficient driver for the green transition.
Turning fish waste into quality carbon-based nanomaterial
Carbon nano-onions (CNOs), a form of carbon nanostructure with excellent electrical and thermal conductivities, find several applications in biomedicine, bioimaging, energy conversion, and electronics. However, conventional methods to produce them suffer from high complexity, toxicity, and energy consumption. Fortunately, scientists have now found a convenient and eco-friendly way to synthesize...
Increased heart disease risk from red meat may stem from gut microbe response to digestion
A new study found that chemicals produced in the digestive tract by gut microbes after eating red meat (such as beef, pork, bison, venison) explained a significant portion of the higher risk of cardiovascular disease associated with higher red meat consumption. High blood sugar and inflammation may also contribute to...