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A Platform for Making 3-D Nanosuperconductors With DNA
Scientists have developed a platform for making 3-D superconducting nano-architectures with a prescribed organization.
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12,000 New Species of Microbes Discovered Whilst Cataloguing Earth's Microbiomes
Identifying and characterizing the planet’s microbial diversity is key to understanding their roles in regulating nutrient cycles, and gaining insights into potential applications they may have. In the process of doing so, scientists identified 12,556 new species of bacteria and archaea, many of which could not be identified using older sequencing technologies.
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Protein That Protects Some Hosts From Lyme Disease Identified
Yale researchers have discovered a protein that helps protect hosts from infection with the tick-borne spirochete that causes Lyme Disease.
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Important Root Crop Could Make the Most of Atmospheric Changes
A team from the University of Illinois and Monash University studied how the root crop cassava will adapt to the amount of carbon dioxide expected by the second half of this century.
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Electron Microscopy Gets an Attosecond Boost
A team of physicists has now succeeded in combining a transmission electron microscope (TEM) with a continuous wave laser and thus designing the prototype of an attosecond electron microscope (A-TEM).
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Nanoparticle Crosses Blood–Brain Barrier To Deliver Drugs Directly to Brain Tumors in Mice
A novel synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of slipping past the nearly impermeable blood–brain barrier in mice could deliver cancer-killing drugs directly to malignant brain tumors, according to a new study.
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Team Uncovers New Prognostic Markers for Colon Cancer
In a recent study, a research team implemented a newly developed integrative strategy named DIICO/from Digital Immune Imaging to Clinical Outcome.
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Designing Artificial Microswimmers for Targeted Drug Delivery
Many types of motile cells need to propel themselves through confined spaces filled with viscous liquid. Mathematical models of the motion of cells in viscous liquids are helping scientists to design artificial microswimmers for numerous applications including targeted drug delivery.
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COVID-19’s Links to Psychiatric Disorders Explored in New Study
A new study has investigated the relationship between COVID-19 and psychiatric illness. The study’s authors say that their findings suggest that a diagnosis of COVID-19 increases the risk of subsequent psychiatric illness.
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Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine Has Efficacy Rate of 92%, Interim Analysis Suggests
The Gamaleya Center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund have announced that Sputnik V – the world's first registered vaccine against COVID-19 – demonstrates an efficacy rate of ~92%.
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