One in ten patients is at risk of having new post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related…
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Researchers ride new sound wave to health discovery
Acoustics experts have created a new class of sound wave — the first in more…
Your symptoms? Evolution’s way of telling you to stay home
Our selfish genes are behind the aches and fever, suggests new research. In the paper,…
Science-driven strategies for more effective endangered species recovery
18 conservation researchers and practitioners propose six broad strategies to raise the effectiveness of the…
Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team
New research shows how bacterial enzymes team up to attack lignin. The findings could lead…
Flu virus hijacking tactics revealed by scientists, paving way for new treatments
Scientists have discovered how flu viruses ‘hijack’ cell machinery when they infect the body. The…
Droughts hit cereal crops harder since 1980s
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9 percent to…
High-fidelity CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases have no detectable off-target mutations
A new engineered version of the gene-editing CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease appears to robustly abolish the unwanted,…
‘Seeing’ black holes with the naked eye
All you need is a 20 cm telescope to observe a nearby, active black hole….
Toward liquid fuels from carbon dioxide
In the quest for sustainable alternative energy and fuel sources, one viable solution may be…