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New land grant research detects dicamba damage from the sky
URBANA, Ill. — Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate—simulating…
Scientists create biological ‘artificial intelligence’ system
Named PROTEUS (PROTein Evolution Using Selection), the system harnesses ‘directed evolution,’ a lab technique that mimics the natural…
$2.6 million NIH grant backs search for genetic cure in deadly heart disease
Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the heart’s walls,…
Progress towards potassium-ion batteries
In a review published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, researchers have surveyed the battery technologies that will…
Chinese researchers uncover mechanisms of locust swarming, paving way for targeted pest control
A team of Chinese researchers has uncovered the biological mechanisms behind locust swarming, offering new insights into how…
Breaking new ground: Novel human stem cell-derived liver organoids
Adding bile acids as farnesoid X receptor agonists to the culture medium supported the growth and development of…
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Houston-area Conference to Feature Planetary Science Results
NASA researchers and other scientists is going to present early science results from the agency’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) Rosetta mission, and an exploration of the evolution of Mars’ climate and atmosphere during the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 16-20. The conference will take place at the […]
NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards
The winners of the 2014 Agency-Level NASA Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) were announced at NASA Headquarters in Washington during the spring 2015 NASA Industry Forum meeting, hosted by the…
NASA Holds Teleconference on Hubble Observations of Jupiter’s Largest Moon
NASA is going to host a teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12, to discuss Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. These results are said to…
Narrowing the Knowledge Gap on Glaciers in High Mountain Asia
Kathmandu— Researchers and students from around the globe met in Kathmandu last week to assemble a more complete picture of glaciers and glacier changes throughout high mountain Asia. Two-hundred and…