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A study by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that supplying healthy mitochrondra to damaged nerve cells can signifantly help millions managing pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.
Researchers from the USF College of Marine Science are studying soft tissue samples from barnacles, oysters, and fish to better understand the state of contamination and its origins in Tampa Bay, Florida's largest estuary.
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
The olfactory senses of ants help them hunt, detect outsiders, and know their role within a colony. In a new study, researchers have discovered how ants can switch one gene on out of hundreds to ensure their survival.
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A team from UArizona has discovered a method to target mosquito larvae by exploiting the unique alkaline environment of their guts.
Scientists have used electrical pulses to manipulate magnetic information into a polarized light signal, a discovery that could revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications, including between Earth and Mars.
A professor from UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's R01 program to explore the role of gene isoforms in lung cancer progression and treatment response.
A new, rare species of succulent plant has discovered and named by a researcher with the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum.
Recent research by the University of Kansas and the University of California-Irvine has uncovered that AI systems emit substantially less carbon dioxide equivalent compared to ahuman efforts.