Credit: Christina Gandolfo Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the differentiation of these cells into more specialized cell types. In a new study in the journal eLife from Andy McMahon’s laboratory in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative […]

Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level Credit: Dr Sebastian Rosier Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping […]

Integrated power grids offer benefits, but also pose challenges best addressed by leveraging differences Credit: Matthew Henry The recent power outages in Texas brought attention to its power grid being separated from the rest of the country. While it is not immediately clear whether integration with other parts of the national grid would have completely […]

Scalpel? Check. Gaming console? Check. Study finds video games can be a new tool on surgical tray for medical students Credit: University of Ottawa Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study from a University of Ottawa medical student has found they could benefit surgical skills training. Arnav […]

Kessler Foundation research team finds that cognitive fatigue covaries with signal detection theory metrics, providing researchers with new investigative tools Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. April 1, 2021. A team of New Jersey researchers has shown that changes in perceptual certainty and response bias, two central metrics of signal detection theory (SDT), correlate […]

Toolkit easily incorporates into any laboratory science course Credit: ChristianaCare St. Georges Technical High School in southern New Castle County, Delaware is the first high school in the United States to use ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute’s innovative CRISPR in a Box Educational Toolkit™ in a science class. CRISPR in a Box brings to life the […]

System uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items, even when they’re hidden from view Credit: Image courtesy of Fadel Adib, Tara Boroushaki, Alberto Rodriguez In recent years, robots have gained artificial vision, touch, and even smell. “Researchers have been giving robots human-like perception,” says MIT Associate Professor Fadel Adib. In a new paper, Adib’s team […]

New model captures glycan molecules whose motions shield much of the spike from immune defenses Credit: Mateusz Sikora, Sören von Bülow, Florian E. C. Blanc, Michael Gecht, Roberto Covino and Gerhard Hummer A new, detailed model of the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals previously unknown vulnerabilities that could inform development of vaccines. Mateusz […]

New model provides clues into how whisker bending translates to sensory touch signals Credit: Northwestern University/Nadina Zweifel We know your cat’s whiskers are handsome — but you can’t even see the cool part. The base of the whisker, which is responsible for sending touch signals to the brain, is hidden inside the follicle, a deep […]

Physicists at the University of Bonn observe new phase in Bose-Einstein condensate of light particles Credit: © Gregor Hübl/Uni Bonn A single “super photon” made up of many thousands of individual light particles: About ten years ago, researchers at the University of Bonn produced such an extreme aggregate state for the first time and presented […]