A new study sheds light on how to reduce the number of infections in patients with…
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Usher syndrome: Gene therapy restores hearing and balance
Scientists have recently restored hearing and balance in a mouse model of Usher syndrome type 1G…
A sustainable future powered by sea
Researchers develop turbines to convert the power of ocean waves into clean, renewable energy.
Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper
It has always been the Holy Grail of materials science to describe and control the material's…
Stimuli fading away en route to consciousness
Whether or not we consciously perceive the stimuli projected onto our retina is decided in our…
Ancient textiles reveal differences in Mediterranean fabrics in the 1st millennium BC
Analysis of Iron Age textiles indicates that during c. 1000-400 BC Italy shared the textile culture…
Crowning the ‘king of the crops’: Sequencing the white guinea yam genome
Scientists have, for the first time, provided a genome sequence for the white Guinea yam, a…
Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening
When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause…
Flint’s water crisis led to fewer babies and higher fetal death rates, researchers find
An estimated 275 fewer children were born in Flint, Michigan, while the city was using lead-contaminated…
Breathing dirty air may harm kidneys
Outdoor air pollution may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease and contribute to kidney failure,…