Programmed cell death: The roles of caspase-1 and gasdermin D in apoptosis and pyroptosis

Caspase-1 triggers programmed necrosis called pyroptosis by gasdermin-D (GSDMD) cleavage. GSDMD-deficient cells are, however, susceptible to…

Effect of insecticides on damselflies greater than expected

The latest research from the Leiden outdoor laboratory “Living Lab’ shows that the insecticide thiacloprid strongly…

The impact of the slave trade on the Dutch economy

To what extent did the Netherlands grow rich from the Transatlantic slave trade? In his dissertation…

Slow progress: NASA's still trying to get inSight's Mole working again

The InSight lander has been on Mars for 213 Sols on its mission to understand the…

'Eyes' for the autopilot: Successful automatic landing with vision assisted navigation

Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports have the infrastructure…

New dairy cattle breeding method increases genetic selection efficiency

Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland…

Researchers find a core cow microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

An international team of researchers has found that a core cow microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity…

Molecular energy machine as a movie star

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used the Swiss Light Source SLS to record…

Remembering Those Who Lived the Apollo 11 Mission

Portraits of people forever tethered to the moon landing. Click here for original story,…

Earth's Glow, the Moon and a Starry Night

This was the view as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the Pacific Ocean,…