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Researchers may have found an effective, green way to remove microplastics from our water using readily available plant materials. Their device was found to capture up to 99.9% of a wide variety of microplastics known to pose a health risk to humans.Co… Continue reading Plant-based filter removes up to 99.9% of microplastics from water
Farmers around the world regularly burn post-harvest crop waste, producing a significant amount of greenhouse gases and air pollution in the process. A new portable system, however, can be brought to farms to convert that waste into useful products.Con… Continue reading Towable tech travels to farms to convert waste into valuable products
Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most known moons in the solar system. Astronomers have announced a bumper crop of 62 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, pushing its total to well over 100.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTa… Continue reading Huge haul of 62 new moons gives Saturn the solar system record
Scientists have discovered a completely new branch on the tree of life. This “supergroup” contains an incredibly diverse range of predatory microbes that are extremely different genetically from any other form of life on Earth.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading New branch on Tree of Life contains organisms unlike any others on Earth
A new study published in Nature Communications has homed in on a part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that seems to be shared across all known variants. The research also reveals an antibody fragment that can hypothetically block the virus from enterin… Continue reading Antibody “master key” discovery could neutralize all COVID variants
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a debilitating genetic disorder that eventually leaves patients in a wheelchair. In a new study, researchers have found that an existing cancer drug shows promise in slowing the progress of DMD by changing the type … Continue reading Cancer drug pulls surprising double duty to treat muscular dystrophy
Whales are famous for feeding by gulping down huge amounts of water to capture tiny krill. But how do they do this without drowning themselves with every mouthful? Researchers have now discovered an “oral plug” in the throats of some species that block… Continue reading Newly discovered “oral plug” keeps whales from drowning as they dine
Electronics woven into fabrics promise to open up all kinds of interesting possibilities, from clothing that monitors muscle activity and tracks breathing, to garments that can talk to one another. Developing pliable power sources to go with them is an… Continue reading Laundry-friendly battery can be put through the wash
As researchers continue to search for the causes behind Alzheimer’s disease and age-related dementia, one possibility is that a leaky blood-brain barrier could have a role to play, allowing for the easy passage of harmful proteins. A new study has explored how this defense might be shored up through the use of an existing anti-cancer drug, with the authors demonstrating some promising results around the reversal of cognitive decline in mice.
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Continue reading Cancer drug restores blood-brain barrier to reverse Alzheimer’s in mice
Cancer cells have a potent ability to divide and quickly spread throughout the human body, but they also carry some weaknesses that scientists are working hard to exploit. A research team in Canada has now identified a new vulnerability in an enzyme co… Continue reading Genetic screening exposes weakness in “Achilles’ heel” of solid cancers