While it’s been known that plant roots were capable of sensing many individual soil characteristics…
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Food waste could store solar, wind energy
Saving up excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun is down or…
Meeting demand for ‘natural’ vanilla calls for creativity
In recent years, consumers have increasingly been looking for “natural” ingredients in their food products….
‘Open science’ paves new pathway to develop malaria drugs
Malaria remains one of the world’s leading causes of mortality in developing countries. Last year…
Study discovers potential new target for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy
In spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the affected nerve cells that control muscle movement, or motor…
For-profit trade schools prove costly for disadvantaged black youth
Young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods are drawn to for-profit trade schools as the quickest route…
Taste for Fat: Scientists discover molecular handle behind some cancers’ preference for fat
Most cancers have a sweet tooth but—mysteriously—some tumors prefer fat over sugar. Now, a study…
Seven-year study pays off with ‘most detailed’ picture of head and neck cancer stem cells to date
Cancer stem cells resist therapy and are a major cause of relapse, long after the…
Computer program beats physicians at brain cancer diagnoses
A computer program has been developed that uses radiomic features found in routine MRI scans…
Modern-day alchemy: Researchers reveal that magnetic ‘rust’ performs as gold at the nanoscale
Researchers are giving new meaning to the phrase “turning rust into gold”—and making the use…