Increased water use in the rapidly growing oil industry in North Dakota’s Bakken oil shale…
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Research behind global switch to new polio vaccine strategy released
A single injectable dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) along with bivalent oral polio vaccine…
Liquid order: Fluid self-organizes into structure that controls cell growth, health
Although known since the 1830s as a round, dark spot in a cell’s nucleus, only…
Chemists develop simple new platform for development of macrolide antibiotics
Researchers have created a new, greatly simplified, platform for antibiotic discovery that may go a…
Researchers solve the structure of the Zika virus helicase
Scientists have solved the structure of the Zika virus helicase, which is a key target…
‘Canaries’ of the ocean highlight threat to world’s ecosystems
A new study highlights the urgent need for action to save our coral reefs as…
Graphene makes rubber more rubbery
Adding graphene to thin rubber films can make them stronger and stretchier, researchers have shown.
Modified microalgae converts sunlight into valuable medicine
A special type of microalgae will soon produce valuable chemicals such as cancer treatment drugs…
Two-stage nanoparticle delivery of piperlongumine, TRAIL anti-cancer therapy
A new combination approach of nanoparticles and liposomes successfully delivered a potent TRAIL sensitizer followed…
Long term effects of cardiac regenerative therapies in a left ventricle
To increase our understanding of cardiac regenerative therapies, a team of researchers has recently developed…