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Phys.org / Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors
When a glass of red wine arrives at the table, most drinkers make a snap judgment before taking a sip. Is the color deep enough? Does the hue suggest quality or raise a red flag?
Phys.org / Natural compound from soil bacteria offers new approach to treating drug-resistant tuberculosis
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB) each year. It is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Treatment is lengthy and typically involves a combination ...
Tech Xplore / New robotic hand can walk, press keys and move objects on its own
For many of us, the last—and only—time we've seen a walking hand was Thing in "The Addams Family" movies or TV series. Now there's another. Engineers from the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich have adapted an off-the-shelf ...
Phys.org / It's the small things: Treating something as even slightly significant affects motivation
When Fan Yang's children came home complaining about a crafting class, they had a particularly strong advocate.
Phys.org / Soil heterogeneity helps bacteria find nutrients
Microorganisms regulate key processes in soils and aquifers, including nutrient cycling, carbon turnover and contaminant degradation. Many bacteria use chemotaxis, the ability to sense and swim toward chemical signals, to ...
Medical Xpress / A simple pill could prevent sight loss in diabetes-driven eye condition, early findings suggest
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication ("Danegaptide") can protect against vision-threatening damage in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), ...
Medical Xpress / Computer-designed T-cell receptors boost attacks on cancer and viral targets in early tests
A joint team of researchers at Bar-Ilan University and the Weizmann Institute has used advanced computational design methods to enhance the ability of genetically engineered immune cells to recognize and attack cancer and ...
Phys.org / Kibble with microbial proteins appeals to cats and dogs in new study
In a new study, cats and dogs showed a short-term preference for kibble containing some protein derived from microorganisms over kibble containing only standard animal-derived protein. Ally Motta de Matos and A.L.B. Cruz ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug reverses paralysis and vision loss in multiple sclerosis model
A drug developed by a UVA Health scientist has not only stopped but reversed paralysis and vision loss in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. The results are striking because existing MS treatments are designed to reduce ...
Phys.org / The far side of the moon provides clues to a past magnetic field
Unlike Earth, the moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field. On our planet, the movement of liquid iron in the outer core generates a global magnetic field. This so-called geodynamo works on a similar principle to ...
Phys.org / Past emissions from top polluters will keep the planet warmer for decades to come
If someone leaves the faucet running in your bathroom and the house floods, it's easy to assign responsibility for the damage. But for other disasters—bigger, more complicated and costlier ones—the link between cause and ...
Phys.org / Brain organoids uncover how primates develop different brain shapes
Most primate species have relatively large brains with surfaces marked by pronounced bulges and furrows. This is not the case with common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). The brains of these small monkeys are smooth and virtually ...