SCIENCE

Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
- By West virginia digital
- . August 2, 2024
Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults in the United

Novel nanosensing technique for quality control of viral vectors in gene therapy
- By West virginia digital
- . August 2, 2024
Over the past few decades, there has been remarkable progress in genetic manipulation technologies, bringing us closer to the point

Human odorant receptor for geosmin identified for the first time
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
Geosmin is a volatile compound of microbial origin with a distinct “earthy” to “musty” odor that can affect the quality

Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging

Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global ice
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers

Method prevents an AI model from being overconfident about wrong answers
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
People use large language models for a huge array of tasks, from translating an article to identifying financial fraud. However,

Climate anomalies may play a major role in driving cholera pandemics
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
New research suggests that an El NiƱo event may have aided the establishment and spread of a novel cholera strain

The next generation of RNA chips
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has succeeded in developing a new version of RNA building

Mass extinction 66 million years ago triggered rapid evolution of bird genomes
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
Shortly after an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, life for non-avian dinosaurs ended, but the evolutionary story

New small molecule could treat sickle cell disease in adults that don’t respond to hydroxyurea, alone
- By West virginia digital
- . August 1, 2024
Sickle cell disease, while rare, is the most common inherited blood disorder and affects over 100,000 people in the United