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Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Enhancing Dialysis Outcomes for Kidney Patients
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Male crickets bulk up, females invest in reproductive organs
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A lab study in crickets has revealed sex differences in how the insects direct their…
MIT engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics
Cambridge, MA – Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it’s a…
Natural Wheat Enzymes Offer Safer Alternative to Chemical Additives in Breadmaking, Study Finds
Henan, China — A new study published in Food Innovation and Advances by researchers at Henan University of…
New Brain Monitoring Method Could Change Epilepsy Treatment
Osaka, Japan — Scientists at the University of Osaka have created a new way to monitor brain activity…
HKU Researcher and Collaborators Detect First “Heartbeat” of a Newborn Neutron Star in Distant Cosmic Explosion
A discovery involving researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has, for the first time, unveiled millisecond…
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INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS TO CONVENE IN JERUSALEM
World’s Largest Space Conference to Meet October 12-16The 66th annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2015 will take place in Jerusalem on October 12-16th. The Israel Space Agency will host the IAC, which serves as the premier international event where members of the space industry, agencies, and academia convene under one roof for a week of intense meetings […]
PolyU kicks off the 6th University Scholars Leadership Symposium
The Symposium is designed for promising young leaders who are committed to taking a leadership role in making the world a better place. The theme of this year is “Enrich,…
Single gene regulates Casparian strip formation
Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Aberdeen University have identified the master switch for formation of the Casparian strip, a special structure in the root that plays an important…
Acetic acid as a proton shuttle in gold chemistry
Scientists in Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow have studied the mechanism of gold-mediated transformation of acetylenic molecules. A recently published study by Ananikov and co-workers gives a vivid example of…
