Salivary gland mini-organs grown from pluripotent stem cells offer potential path to treating severe dry mouth
Phys.orgby Laurie Kaiser·11d ago
Salivary gland mini-organs grown from pluripotent stem cells offer potential path to treating severe dry mouth Extreme dry mouth, caused by radiation used to treat cancer and by autoimmune diseases...
Engineer brings 'surgineering' mindset to future of medicine
Phys.orgby Rice University·11d ago
Engineer brings 'surgineering' mindset to future of medicine Farshid Alambeigi refers to one of his most ambitious research efforts as "the sci-fi project." The idea lives up to the name.
How the biological clock regulates phases of wakefulness
Phys.orgby University·11d ago
How the biological clock regulates phases of wakefulness The circadian clock is an internal biological system that regulates sleep-wake cycles, as well as many physiological functions such as body...
Google DeepMind develops invisible watermarks for AI-designed proteins
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·11d ago
Google DeepMind develops invisible watermarks for AI-designed proteins Paul Arnold Author Watermarks have long protected everything from bank notes and fine art to digital photographs and software...
The ocean as a medicine cabinet: Researchers search for useful microbes
Phys.orgby Hilde Pracht·11d ago
The ocean as a medicine cabinet: Researchers search for useful microbes New medicines, crop protection products and treatments for fish diseases could have their origins on the seabed.
Machine learning detects bacterial invasion and DNA damage in human cells
Phys.orgby HUN-REN Biological Research Center·11d ago
Machine learning detects bacterial invasion and DNA damage in human cells When scientists assess how dangerous a bacterium is, the first question often seems simple: Can it be stopped or killed?
EarthCARE's view of volcanic plume boosts air safety
Phys.orgby European Space Agency·11d ago
EarthCARE's view of volcanic plume boosts air safety Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Krakatoa, has been active sporadically since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of the last century in...
Learning math goes (slightly) better with AI, but human teacher plays a key role
Phys.orgby Radboud University Nijmegen·11d ago
Learning math goes (slightly) better with AI, but human teacher plays a key role Elementary school students who use an AI-supported learning tool learn arithmetic more quickly than children who do...
How cities and extreme rainfall shape each other
Phys.orgby Newcastle University·11d ago
How cities and extreme rainfall shape each other New research brings together recent advances in urban hydrology, boundary-layer meteorology, extreme precipitation and flood-risk research and...
RAB1 proteins help recruit membrane-building vesicles to mitochondria during mitochondria-selective autophagy
Phys.orgby Tokyo Metropolitan Institute·11d ago
RAB1 proteins help recruit membrane-building vesicles to mitochondria during mitochondria-selective autophagy The Intracellular Quality Control Project at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of...
How African restoration projects spill over into surrounding landscapes
Phys.orgby University·11d ago
How African restoration projects spill over into surrounding landscapes Researchers from the University of Sheffield and University of Cambridge have conducted the most comprehensive study to date...
Crystals thinner than human hair can move or partly dissolve when exposed to chloroform
Phys.orgby University·11d ago
Crystals thinner than human hair can move or partly dissolve when exposed to chloroform Many of the common materials we encounter in our daily lives are crystalline, including ice, salt and sugar.
Pickpockets and poets—creating elite mindsets in soccer
Phys.orgby William Lee-Wright·11d ago
Pickpockets and poets—creating elite mindsets in soccer New research from NTNU's Department of Psychology indicates that elite soccer players experience lower levels of competitive anxiety than...
Hidden 'funnels' let complex systems slip between stable states
Phys.orgby Sam Jarman·11d ago
Hidden 'funnels' let complex systems slip between stable states Sam Jarman Author Many systems in nature can settle into several different stable states, with the final state depending on their...
Trehalose analog provides a new platform for designing water-soluble glycopolymers
Phys.orgby Saitama University·11d ago
Trehalose analog provides a new platform for designing water-soluble glycopolymers Sugars are attractive building blocks for functional materials because of their high water affinity and diverse...
Python removal index identifies large females as key targets for limiting population growth
Phys.orgby Lourdes Mederos·11d ago
Python removal index identifies large females as key targets for limiting population growth When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another.
Social media hasn't killed personal style, it's killed how we communicate it
Phys.orgby Catherine Greenwood·11d ago
Social media hasn't killed personal style, it's killed how we communicate it This summer, social media was filled with posts declaring that almost anything was "kinda chic".
Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors
Phys.orgby Australian National University·11d ago
Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the...
How North Korean defectors help us understand refugee entrepreneurs
Phys.orgby Matt Shipman·11d ago
How North Korean defectors help us understand refugee entrepreneurs Refugees are more likely than native citizens to begin entrepreneurial ventures in their adopted countries, either by choice or...
Desert alga reveals how fast growth and resistance to extreme conditions can coexist
Phys.orgby Julia Reichelt·11d ago
Desert alga reveals how fast growth and resistance to extreme conditions can coexist A single-celled green alga from the sand dunes of the Negev Desert has, within just a few years, become a key...
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