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Phys.org / Location of reforestation projects has greater effect on climate than number of trees planted, study shows

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH Zurich researchers show that the location in which reforestation is taking place is usually more important ...

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Phys.org / Light-controlled hydrogel mimics soft human tissue for more realistic cell studies

For decades, lab-grown cells have been studied in materials that don't reflect the softness and flexibility of human tissue. Now researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a water-rich, Jell-O-like material ...

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Medical Xpress / RNA barcodes fast-track brain connection mapping

By tagging neurons with molecular "barcodes," researchers have mapped connections among thousands of neurons in the mouse brain with unprecedented speed and resolution. The approach could expand understanding not only of ...

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Medical Xpress / Universal, ready-to-use immunotherapy detects and destroys endometrial cancer in preclinical tests

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States and is one of the few cancers in which survival rates have steadily declined over the last few decades. The most aggressive subtypes are a significant ...

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Tech Xplore / First-of-its-kind ion pump developed for seawater desalination, energy and biomedical applications

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Israel's Tel Aviv University and other institutions have developed a first-of-its-kind membrane through which charged molecules pass using nothing more than a rapidly switching ...

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Phys.org / Structural modeling reveals phage proteins that manipulate bacterial immune signaling

The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem Sorek at the Weizmann ...

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Medical Xpress / EAU: Patient satisfaction improved with virtual reality to explain shock wave lithotripsy

Use of virtual reality (VR) to explain shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) can help improve calmness and satisfaction among patients, according to a study presented at the European Association of Urology Congress, held from March ...

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Phys.org / Personal change thresholds may explain why popular policies fail to spread

Why do widely supported solutions to major problems, such as climate change, so often struggle to gain real traction? A new study suggests that part of the answer lies in understanding why people resist change, and how the ...

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Phys.org / A milestone voyage for Antarctic science

Navigating monolithic icebergs, massive ocean waves and sub-zero snowstorms, CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator is a workhorse for Antarctic science. In just over 11 years and spread across seven voyages, the vessel ...

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Phys.org / Single-cell data reveal a cellular 'developmental hourglass' in vertebrate embryos

Scientists have long observed that embryos of different species within a phylum look quite distinct at early and late developmental stages but resemble one another more during mid-embryogenesis, a phenomenon known as developmental ...

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Phys.org / Breathing in nanoparticles could enable a 10-minute pneumonia check at point of care

Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a test to detect disease-related compounds in a patient's breath. The new test could provide a faster way to diagnose pneumonia ...

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Phys.org / A 60-year old mystery about the moon's magnetosphere is finally solved

One particularly well-known fact about the moon is that it doesn't have much of a magnetosphere to speak of. There's no blanket to protect it from the solar wind ravaging its surface, blowing away its atmosphere and charging ...

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