Human sweat contains several biomolecules the research community is exploring for noninvasive medical testing. Analyzing sweat…
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Team decodes another piece of the histone code puzzle
Inside our cells, DNA is tightly packed and spooled around proteins called histones. Packaging DNA in…
Survival of coronavirus in different cities, on different surfaces
One of the many questions researchers have about COVID-19 is how long the coronavirus causing the…
Targeting SARS-CoV-2 enzyme with inhibitors
As the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread around the world, many…
New nanodevice could use solar energy to produce hydrogen
Scientists describe the design of a PSI-GNP-PSII conjugate that could be used as a platform for…
Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check
When a lake is covered with green scum during a warm summer, cyanobacteria—often called blue-green algae—are…
A new mechanism improves the efficiency of antibacterial surfaces
Resistance to antibiotics has become a serious public health problem. Hospital infections, prostheses or surgical implants…
Scientific fieldwork 'caught in the middle' of US-Mexico border tensions
Imagine you’re a scientist, setting out camera traps to snap pictures of wildlife in a remote…
The state of magma in crustal reservoirs
Research conducted by a Ph.D. student at the Wits School of Geosciences reveals that basaltic magma…
Human presence weakens social relationships of giraffes
The effects of human presence on the social relationships of wild animals have rarely been studied.…