New compound allows bacterial communication to be controlled by light
In order to respond to their environment, bacteria 'talk' to each other through a form of chemical communication called quorum sensing..
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New species of early human found in the Philippines
Co-author and a lead member of the team, Professor Philip Piper from The Australian National University (ANU) says the findings represent a major breakthrough in our understanding of human evolution across Southeast Asia.
The researchers uncovered the remains of at least two adults and one juvenile within the same archaeological
Crucial 'electrical switch' in brain: Native structure of AMPA receptor in rodent model may lead to discovering mechanism behind conditions such as Alzheimer's disease
The new research, published in the journal Science, is the first to reveal the structure of AMPA receptors in their natural state.
Ice Ages occur when tropical islands and continents collide: Collisions in tropics expose rocks that take up carbon dioxide, cooling normally balmy Earth
The key trigger, they say, is mountain formation in the tropics as continental land masses collide with volcanic island arcs, such as the Aleutian Islands chain in Alaska.
Off-the-shelf smart fabric helps athletic coaching and physical therapy: Merging low cost and high performance in body motion sensing
The proposed fabric-sensing system is a flexible, motion-capture textile that monitors joint rotation..
Woolly mammoths and Neanderthals may have shared genetic traits: Findings point to molecular resemblance in climate adaptation traits of the two species
The research attributes the human-elephant relationship during the Pleistocene epoch to their mutual ecology and shared living environments, in addition to other possible interactions between the two species.
The study was led by Prof. Ran Barkai and Meidad Kislev of TAU's Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures and
Five-minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis
Described in ACS Nano, JILA's gentle, yet effective process involves binding DNA to mica, a flat silicate mineral.
Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae
EDCs are natural hormones and can also be found in many plastics and pharmaceuticals..
Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses
They hope to one day harness this capability to replace a century-old device: the surgical mask..
Slug glue reveals clues for making better medical adhesives: Findings could lead to suture alternatives that are flexible and strong
Typical sutures like staples and stitches often lead to scarring and create holes in the skin that could increase the chance of infection after surgeryz
Rebecca Falconer
Rebecca Falconer, who conducted one of the studies. "Understanding the roles of adhesive proteins in the slug glue would aid in the creation
Laying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protection
With this motivation, a team of roboticists at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has developed a robot that can autonomously drive interlocking steel sheet piles into soil.
The structures that it builds could function as retaining walls or check dams for erosion control.
The study will be presented
Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years: New design method to create soft robots
This trend comes with an increasing demand for caregivers capable of providing 24-hour care, not only at hospitals or nursing homes, but also at private homes and apartments.
New DNA 'shredder' technique goes beyond CRISPR's scissors
But sometimes, it takes more than scissors to do the job.
Just an hour of weekly walking staves off disability: All brisk walking, even short walks, help prevent disability in older adults with osteoarthritis
"This is less than 10 minutes a day for people to maintain their independence.
Rainfall changes for key crops predicted even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
The study uses four emissions scenarios from low to high to predict time of emergence (TOE) of permanent precipitation changes, meaning the year by which precipitation changes remain permanently outside their historical variation in a specific location.
The research shows that quick action on emissions -- in line with 2015's
