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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 of researchers from Penn State developed an ultrathin optical element known as a metasurface, which can attach to a conventional camera and encode the spectral and polarization data of images captured in a snapshot or video through tiny, antenna-like nanostructures that tailor light properties.
UC Berkeley archaeologists have proposed a new theory about how early humans hunted megafauna 13,000 years ago using Clovis points. Rather than throwing spears or scavenging, they suggest humans used planted spears braced against the ground to impale charging animals.
Researchers led by UC Berkeley have developed a groundbreaking micromachine called MEGA2D that can precisely twist and manipulate 2D materials, such as graphene and hexagonal boron nitride, to explore quantum material properties.
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An international collaboration that included the University of Michigan has spotted six likely rogue worlds—objects with planet-like masses but untethered from any star’s gravity—using the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST.
Researchers from UC Berkeley have discovered a new species of choanoflagellate, Barroeca monosierra, in the harsh environment of Mono Lake.