A new type of cell death discovered in fly guts
A completely unknown type of cell death called “erebosis” has been discovered in the guts of the common fruit fly.
Apr 27
A completely unknown type of cell death called “erebosis” has been discovered in the guts of the common fruit fly.
Apr 6
Diagnosing fetal heart disease benefits from explanatory AI
Diagnosis accuracy improved when doctors used explanatory AI to help diagnose congenital heart disease from fetal ultrasound videos.
Apr 5
Chaos theory provides hints for controlling the weather
Computer simulations were used to show that small adjustments to certain variables in the weather system could modify weather phenomena such as sudden downpours.
Mar 29
Robotic exoskeleton learns to help people stand up
This new robotic exoskeleton uses machine learning to know when users want help standing up.
Feb 25
Nanocarrier spray: better crops without genetic modification
Gene expression, but not genomes, altered in plants and crops with a spray containing bioactive molecules tethered to nanocarrier peptides
Feb 16
Introducing Nikola, the emotional android boy
A new android named Nikola will help researchers study facial expressions, emotions, and social interactions.
Feb 15
Green hydrogen production for fuel cells and fertilizers
A new method of water electrolysis avoids rare metals, making hydrogen production green and sustainable.
Feb 9
Social contact-seeking behavior and loneliness in the brain
Levels of the peptide amylin in the brain are related to loneliness; activating amylin neurons in the MPOA drives isolated mice to seek social contact.
Feb 4
New treatment assembles cancer drug inside the body
Cancer drugs assembled inside the body on cancer cells should reduce harmful side effects to other tissue.
Jan 27
New lab-grown retinal sheets almost ready for clinical trials
A new retinal transplant technique works by preventing bipolar cells from maturing in lab-grown retinal sheets.
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