Mathematician’s breakthrough on non-toxic pest control
Breakthrough 'gene silencing' technique uses naturally occurring soil bacteria to kill specific crop-destroying pests without harming other insects or the environment. Non-toxic pest control..
Spider venom is a dangerous cocktail
Spider venom does not only consist of neurotoxins but also of a multitude of dangerous constituents. Researchers present a summary of many years of spider venom research in a new study and show how va..
Laser-driven spin dynamics in ferrimagnets: How does the angular momentum flow?
A team of researchers has now been able to follow the flow of angular momentum during ultrafast optical demagnetization in a ferrimagnetic iron-gadolinium alloy in great detail, in order to understand..
High thermal conductivity of new material will create energy efficient devices
Researchers have successfully demonstrated the high thermal conductivity of a new material, paving the way for safer and more efficient electronic devices — including mobile phones, radars and even e..
Pretreatment with TNF inhibitors may improve outcomes of combination cancer immunotherapy
This study proposes a new therapeutic approach against cancer that dissociates efficacy and toxicity in the use of combined immunotherapy in animal models. This clinical strategy consists of blocking ..
Dwarfs under dinosaur legs: 99-million-year-old millipede discovered in Burmese amber
An 8.2-millimeter fossil millipede was discovered in Burmese amber. Having used new-age 3D X-ray microscopy, a research team confirmed this is the first fossil millipede of the entire order. The new s..
The quiet loss of knowledge threatens indigenous communities
Most of the knowledge that indigenous communities in South America have about plants is not written down. Now, ecologists at the University of Zurich have analyzed comprehensive information about the ..
Medical costs create hardships for more than half of Americans
A new study finds more than half of people in the US report problems with affordability, stress, or delaying care because of medical costs.
Why you love coffee and beer
Why do you swig bitter, dark roast coffee while your coworker guzzles sweet cola? Scientists searched for variations in our taste genes that could explain our beverage preferences, because understandi..
Researchers ready B cells for novel cell therapy
Scientists are paving the way to use gene-edited B cells — a type of white blood cell in the immune system — to treat a wide range of potential diseases that affect children, including hemophilia an..