New research led by UT Austin has found that an impact crater created by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was home to sea life less than a decade after impact.
AUSTIN, Texas — About 66 million years ago, an asteroid smashed into Earth, triggering a mass extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs and snuffed out 75 percent of life. (more…)
Opioide sind potente Schmerzmittel, aber sie haben eine Reihe von Nebenwirkungen. Wissenschaftler am Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie (MPIB) in Martinsried haben gemeinsam mit ForscherInnen der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck, der Universität Innsbruck und der Temple University, USA, ein Verfahren entwickelt, das tiefere Einblicke in die Reaktion des Gehirns auf Opioide ermöglicht. (more…)
By applying new data and Princeton’s supercomputers to the classic question of what lies beneath our feet, Princeton seismologist Jessica Irving and an international team of colleagues have developed a new model for the Earth’s outer core, a liquid iron region deep in the Earth. (more…)
Physiologische und soziale Hintergründe für das Teilverhalten von Kindern
Wann sind Volksschulkinder bereit, kostbare Ressourcen mit anderen zu teilen und wann eben nicht? Dieser Frage gingen ForscherInnen der Universität Wien rund um Kognitionsbiologin Lisa Horn in einem kontrollierten Verhaltensexperiment nach. (more…)
Artificial muscles grown from human stem cells could pave the way forward for treating muscle diseases, according to new research led by UCL.
The study, published in Cell Reports, found that 3D artificial muscles can be generated from both healthy and diseased stem cells of patients with different types of severe muscle disorders called muscular dystrophies. (more…)
Freiburger Wissenschaftler klären Mechanismus zum Transport von wasserunlöslichen Eiweißmolekülen in Mitochondrien
Forscherinnen und Forscher der Universität Freiburg haben in Zusammenarbeit mit internationalen Kolleginnen und Kollegen beschrieben, wie wasserunlösliche Membranproteine mit Hilfe von Chaperon-Proteinen durch den wässrigen Raum zwischen den mitochondrialen Membranen transportiert werden. (more…)
Programs combine research and enterprise network expertise to help early-stage and later-stage companies build and scale blockchain businesses
New York City: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Columbia University today announced two new accelerator programs to build and scale the next generation of blockchain innovation. As key components of the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, the accelerators will offer entrepreneurs and blockchain network founders around the world access to the expertise and resources they need to establish blockchain networks. (more…)
As all things pumpkin spice arrive in grocery store aisles and on restaurant menus, a new study published in the journal Asian Perspectives describes the earliest-known use of nutmeg as a food ingredient. (more…)
