Mindfully Curated
Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to generate an altered virus for vaccine development.
No amount of alcohol consumption is safe for a developing fetus. A new study presents in molecular detail how alcohol harms growth and functioning of developing brain organoids.
A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology has been used to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people.
Researchers mapping a molecular atlas for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have made a major advance toward distinguishing whether the early pre-cancers in the breast will develop into invasive cancers or remain stable.
Scientists have developed a new way to guide the self-assembly of a wide range of novel nanoscale structures using simple layered block copolymers as starting materials. The work could help guide the design of custom surface coatings with tailored opti…
Physicists explains how the theoretical chemist Martin Karplus and his team applied the approach of molecular dynamics simulation to a large biological molecule, a protein, deeply impacting biology and the physical sciences in the 20th and 21st centuri…
A mind-controlled wheelchair can help a paralyzed person gain new mobility by translating users’ thoughts into mechanical commands. Researchers now demonstrate that tetraplegic users can operate mind-controlled wheelchairs in a natural, cluttered envir…
A new method for describing energy loss in organic solar cells has paved the way for building better and more efficient devices.
A new discovery could finally usher the development of solid-state lithium batteries, which would be more lightweight, compact, and safe than current lithium batteries. The growth of metallic filaments called dendrites within the solid electrolyte has …
The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture, according to environmental engineering researchers.
An unusual type of antibody that even at miniscule levels neutralizes the Zika virus and renders the virus infection undetectable in preclinical models has been identified.
An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary team.
Genome mining uncovers a widespread class of natural products that could be excellent candidates for future drugs.
Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study shows.
Rock coasts, which make up over half the world’s coastlines, could retreat more rapidly in the future due to accelerating sea level rise.
Researchers have grown ‘mini eyes’, which make it possible to study and better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher syndrome for the first time.
Coupling two approaches of game theory can shed light on how moral norms evolve.
So far, there no uniform guidelines have existed for the treatment of arthritis of the jaw, a potentially debilitating consequence of juvenile arthritis.
A research team has reconstructed the origin of an unusual gravitational wave signal. The signal GW190521 may result from the merger of two massive black holes that captured each other in their gravitational field and then collided while spinning aroun…