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With this new alpha-gel, the cream of all skin creams could be here

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Cholesterol, Cosmetics, Hypertension, Nature of Water, Nuclear Energy, Organic Chemistry, Skin Care

Mixtures called alpha-gels are thick, do not flow easily, and can hold much water. Therefore, many skincare products are based on them. A group of scientists from Japan has made an alpha-gel with a compound resembling a main component of the moisture-holding layer on our skin. The characteristics of this alpha-gel indicate that it will make possible environment-friendly and effective skincare products at low energy-costs.

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Strategies of a honey bee virus

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbes and More, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Virology

The Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus is a pathogen that affects honey bees and has been linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, a key factor in decimating the bee population. Researchers have now analyzed in detail how the virus hijacks the cellular protein production machinery and misuses it for its own purposes.

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Immune response to influenza

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Bird Flu, Bird Flu Research, Cold and Flu, Immune System, Influenza, Microbiology, Virology

New research provides insights into how the body can protect itself from immunopathology during flu.

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Embryology: How cell competition modulates morphogen gradients

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Cancer, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immune System, Lymphoma, Molecular Biology, Stem Cells

Tissue patterning is an important process during embryo formation, which ensures that groups of cells are arranged in an appropriate manner that allows them to function properly.

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Driverless cars could lead to more traffic congestion

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Automotive and Transportation, Educational Technology, Energy Policy, Math Puzzles, Robotics, Transportation Science, Vehicles

New research has predicted that driverless cars could worsen traffic congestion in the coming decades, partly because of drivers' attitudes to the emerging technology and a lack of willingness to share their rides.

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World first study with drone cameras now separates living from the dead

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Detectors, Geography, Healthy Aging, Human Biology, Internet, Natural Disasters, Photography, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Tsunamis, Weapons Technology, Wearable Technology

Autonomous drone cameras have been trialled for several years to detect signs of life in disaster zones. Now, in a world first study, researchers have taken this a step further.

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Underwater grandmothers reveal big population of lethal sea snakes

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Environmental Awareness, Exotic Species, Fish, Frogs and Reptiles, Geography, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Sea Life

A group of snorkelling grandmothers is helping scientists better understand marine ecology by photographing venomous sea snakes in waters off the city of Noumea, New Caledonia.

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Fish pass 'hot genes' onto their grandchildren

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Fish, Fisheries, Marine Biology, Mating and Breeding, Nature, Sea Life, Wild Animals, Zoology

Fish that are able to survive and adjust to warming waters may pass heat-tolerant genes not just onto their children, but their grandchildren too.

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Scientists tout ocean protection progress, give road map for more

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Ecology, Ecosystems, Environmental Awareness, Geography, Global Warming, Oceanography, Water

World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, scientists reported today at the Our Ocean Conference.

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No defects found in reproductive ability of male mice returning from short stay in space

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Fertility, Mating and Breeding, Medical Topics, mice, Monkeys, NASA, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Space Probes, Space Station

Male mice raised in space using specially developed cages were returned safely to Earth. The sperm production/fertilizing ability of the mice were normal and the reproduction ability of the offspring were not affected by their parents' stay in outer space. The findings on the effects of the environment in space on the male reproductive system will contribute to the accumulation of basic knowledge for humankind to expand the range of its activity to space.