Wired for efficiency: How methanogenic microbes manage electrons
A specialized enzyme machinery enables methanogenic microorganisms to thrive under extreme energy limitation.
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Stem-like T cells could aid immunotherapy in cancer treatment
Researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters.
Making methane from CO2: Carbon capture grows more affordable
Researchers can make methane from captured CO2 and renewably sourced hydrogen, offering a path toward cheaper synthetic natural gas.
Gut and heart signals affect how we see ourselves
Research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and internal organs is linked to how we feel about our appearance. The study has investigated the association between body image and the brain’s processing of internal signal…
Drug cocktail reduces aging-associated disc degeneration
Therapies that target aging cells early pave the way to easing back pain.
Threat of catastrophic supervolcano eruptions is ever-present
Scientists have studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for thousands of years after a super-eruption, prompting the need for a rethink of how these potentially catastrophic events are predicted.
Epilepsy brain implant does not transform patients’ sense of self or personality but offers them new insights into illness, study shows
A next-generation brain implant currently in clinical use for treating refractory epilepsy — to help prevent symptoms including seizures — does not induce changes to patients’ personalities or self-perceptions, a new study of patient experiences shows.
Astronomers create 3D-printed stellar nurseries
Astronomers can’t touch the stars they study, but an astrophysicist is using 3-dimensional models that fit in the palm of her hand to unravel the structural complexities of stellar nurseries, the vast clouds of gas and dust where star formation occurs….