- August 2, 2024
Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults in the United States overweight and more than
Novel nanosensing technique for quality control of viral vectors in gene therapy
Over the past few decades, there has been remarkable progress in genetic manipulation technologies, bringing us closer to the point where genes can be modified
Human odorant receptor for geosmin identified for the first time
Geosmin is a volatile compound of microbial origin with a distinct “earthy” to “musty” odor that can affect the quality of water and food. A
Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging in the development of Alzheimer’s
Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global ice
As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Method prevents an AI model from being overconfident about wrong answers
People use large language models for a huge array of tasks, from translating an article to identifying financial fraud. However, despite the incredible capabilities and
Climate anomalies may play a major role in driving cholera pandemics
New research suggests that an El Niño event may have aided the establishment and spread of a novel cholera strain during an early 20th-century pandemic,
The next generation of RNA chips
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has succeeded in developing a new version of RNA building blocks with higher chemical reactivity
Mass extinction 66 million years ago triggered rapid evolution of bird genomes
Shortly after an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, life for non-avian dinosaurs ended, but the evolutionary story for the early ancestors of
New small molecule could treat sickle cell disease in adults that don’t respond to hydroxyurea, alone
Sickle cell disease, while rare, is the most common inherited blood disorder and affects over 100,000 people in the United States, more than 90% of