The World Health Organization’s decision to downgrade the influenza drug Tamiflu on its essential medicines…
Month: July 2017
Miniature human hearts created from rat hearts
A miniature human heart created by introducing human cells into the matrix of a whole…
Slow earthquakes occur continuously in the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone
Seismologists studying earthquakes in the seismically and volcanically active Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone have found that…
Giant charge reversal observed for the first time
Charged surfaces submerged in electrolyte solutions can sometimes become oppositely charged. This nonintuitive phenomenon happens…
Toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra, Study finds
Vast amounts of toxic mercury are accumulating in the Arctic tundra, threatening the health and…
Field of microscopy with nanoparticle ‘buckyswitch’
Visualizing biological cells under a microscope was just made clearer, thanks to new research.
Gadget Ogling: Show and Tell, Fidget Folly, and Connected Nightlights
The Echo Show is the first in Amazon’s line of smart speakers to incorporate a…
Discovery of brain-like activity in immune system promises better disease treatments
Brain-like activity has been discovered in the immune system, which promises better treatments for lymphoma,…
Scientists simplify the incorporation of nitrogen into molecules
Scientists generalize the synthesis of aminating agents to simplify the design and manufacture of drugs…
Function of cerebellar interneurons probed with new technique
Researchers have developed a technique for selectively targeting and controlling the interneurons of the cerebellar…