Solar Orbiter set to reveal Sun's secrets

The European Space Agency will embark upon one of its most ambitious projects to date Sunday…

Biologists find that generalist diet is helping Cincinnati's rusty crayfish take over streams

An invasive species of crayfish that is taking over streams from Minnesota to Maine might be…

New platform for composing genetic programs in mammalian cells

A new synthetic biology toolkit developed at Northwestern University will help researchers design mammalian cells with…

Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options

The global gene therapy market is expected to reach $13 billion by 2024 as new treatment…

Scientists can now design new proteins from scratch with specific functions

Proteins are the molecular machines that make all living things hum—they stop deadly infections, heal cells…

High levels of PFAS affect immune, liver functions in Cape Fear River striped bass

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found elevated levels of 11 per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)…

Bacterial influencers—rhizosphere microbiome mediates root metabolite exudation

The rhizosphere is home to a rich microbial diversity. The metabolites secreted by the roots (products…

Mediterranean sea urchins are more vulnerable than previously thought

The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, an eatable species of great commercial interest found in the Mediterranean…

Large dipole moment induced wide-spectrum bismuth chromate for efficient photocatalytic performance

The conversion and utilization of solar energy for chemical fuel production and environmental remediation through artificial…

Jackiw-Rebbi zero-mode: Realizing non-Abelian braiding in non-Majorana system

As an important branch of quantum computation, topological quantum computation has been drawing extensive attention for…