Nearly 800 million people in the world lack access to commercial electricity. It is easy to assume that connecting them to the grid will reduce poverty and improve lives. In fact, expanding energy infrastructure to everyone on the planet by 2030 is one of 17 global sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Nearly 800…
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)’s Marine Climate Change Unit and Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit have highlighted patterns of gene activation during Malabar grouper larval development, revealing an unusual early peak of activation of thyroid and corticoid genes during the early larval stage of these fish. Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science…
University of Liverpool researchers have engineered a library of strains that can be used to develop new antibacterial compounds to help address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria. University of Liverpool researchers have engineered a library of strains that can be used to develop new antibacterial compounds to help address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Acinetobacter…
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum poses a severe threat to agriculture worldwide, affecting numerous crops. The pathogen’s arsenal of type III effectors (T3Es) enables it to manipulate host defense mechanisms, aiding infection. One major challenge in managing bacterial wilt is understanding how these effectors interact with plant signaling pathways. This complexity underscores the need…
Researchers from the Faculty of S&T at the University of Twente have developed a novel approach for the design of efficient solar fuel devices. Research performed by graduated Ph.D. student Kaijian Zhu shows that reducing the light-induced twisting of molecules can turn hydrogen generation on. The study is published in Advanced Science. Researchers from the Faculty…
Humans, livestock and companion animals benefit from virus-based vaccines and gene therapies, but crops do not. This paradox is highlighted by an international research group led by the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP) within the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in an article published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering. Humans, livestock and companion…
Heat waves are generally thought to occur in hot, lowland regions—but what happens when extreme heat strikes the frigid, high-altitude Tibetan Plateau? Is the definition of a heat wave the same at 5,000 meters above sea level as it is in the plains? Could the Tibetan Plateau be facing a new threat? Heat waves are generally…
Scotland’s care system is taking years to find many of the country’s most vulnerable children permanent homes—and too many of them have no contact with their siblings, according to new research. Scotland’s care system is taking years to find many of the country’s most vulnerable children permanent homes—and too many of them have no contact with…
Marine phytoplankton take up atmospheric carbon and carry it to the seafloor when they die and sink (a process known as organic carbon sedimentation). This biological carbon pump is a powerful part of Earth’s carbon cycle, yet scientists don’t have a complete picture of marine organic carbon sedimentation rates. Marine phytoplankton take up atmospheric carbon and…
Biomolecules-based materials hold great promise for malignant tumor phototherapy. However, current supramolecular biomaterials primarily suffer from poor tissue penetration, inadequate tumor accumulation, and particularly neglecting the unique benefits of chirality, thus significantly limiting their phototherapeutic efficacy. Biomolecules-based materials hold great promise for malignant tumor phototherapy. However, current supramolecular biomaterials primarily suffer from poor tissue penetration, inadequate…
