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Binding to produce flowers
The LEAFY protein, a transcription factor responsible for flower development, is able to assemble itself…
Discovery could lead to better asthma treatment
Scientists have made a discovery that could lead to improved treatment for asthma sufferers. They…
Recycling an anti-hypertensive agent to fight brain tumors
Treatments available for glioblastoma — malignant brain tumors — have little effect. An international collaboration…
Battery tech with off-the-charts charging capacity
Researchers have invented nanowire-based battery material that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times,…
Scientist models Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome in adult stem cells
Studies using an innovative stem-cell model for a fatal developmental disorder is the focus of…
Peering deep into materials with ultrafast science
Creating the batteries or electronics of the future requires understanding materials that are just a…
Senior adults can see health benefits from dog ownership
Among adults 60 years of age or more, walking is the most common form of…
New tool calculates economic costs of methane leak detection
The ‘virtual gas field simulator’ calculates the economic costs of different technologies for plugging and…
Mapping neurons to improve the treatment of Parkinson’s
Because billions of neurons are packed into our brain, the neuronal circuits that are responsible…