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New channels discovered between malaria and blood cells that could lead to treatment

New research into the deadliest form of the malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, shows another set of channels, pore-like holes, in the membrane sac surrounding the parasite that allows it to draw in nutrients from the infected blood cell.

Microswimmers adapt swimming behavior by deforming in response to environmental stimuli

Some microorganisms use spiral-shaped, shape-changing flagella to help them move more smoothly through their surrounding environments, but the direction and velocity of the swimmers is controlled by elements, like magnetic fields, because the organisms' bodies cannot deform.

Los Alamos National Laboratory development could give new window into quantum interactions

A development from the Los Alamos National Laboratory promises to provide new insights into what occurs at the quantum level and may have further applications in ultrasensitive rotational measurements and quantum computing.

UC BERKELEY: Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades

Living under a translucent rock can be quite comfortable — if you’re a moss in the Mojave Desert.

Europeans were not the first to the Americas, Stanford study finds

Stanford graduate students published a paper on July 8 detailing a study claiming that Polynesians made contact with Native Americans hundreds of years before the arrival of Europeans.

UVA: Discovery Reveals How Plants Make Cellulose for Strength and Growth

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals how plants create the load-bearing structures that let them grow – much like how building crews frame a house.

Professors study evolutionary novelty

Scientists have areas of agreement, as well as differing views on some matters

COVID-19 may cause permanent changes in the higher education system

Universities and colleges across the United States closed their doors and moved to the Internet in March 2019.

Study analyzes attitudes of electric vehicle owners to vouch for nationwide system of charging stations

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology conducted a study to analyze the attitudes of electric vehicle drivers during a time with few charging stations.

Ioannidis responds to criticism over Neeleman funding the controversial coronavirus antibody study

The lead researcher, John Ioannidis, of the controversial study of antibodies has responded to his critics who complained about a conflict of interest after David Neeleman was found to have provided funding for the study. An anonymous complaint was filed with Stanford University in early May.

New screen technology takes cue from butterflies in using ambient light to to light up displays

A new screen that gets brighter from environmental light could soon be in the works due to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) at the University of Central Florida.

Denver-based team develops photopolymer with properties akin to spinal cartilage

A University of Colorado Denver team of researchers have discovered a new way to form liquid crystal elastomers into material that has the potential to match the properties of tissues such as cartilage.

Swiss physicist says intuitionist mathematics can clear up questions of physics and time

Quanta Magazine has published on the question of how time works, highlighting Swiss physicist Nikolas Gisin’s papers which have been said to clear up the “fog around physics,” according to an April 7 report.

Bacteria discovered uses magnetic properties to navigate

Two of Berkeley's fellows are investigating a certain type of aquatic bacteria that seems to use iron to travel on a magnetic field.

Machine learning helps researchers categorize the ocean's ecology

Scientists at MIT used machine learning to find distinct points enabled them to split the world’s oceans into different “provinces” based on ecological makeup.

JOHNS HOPKINS: Releases Comprehensive Report on Digital Contact Tracing to Aid COVID-19 Response

Johns Hopkins University issued the following announcement on May 26.Johns Hopkins University on May 26 released a comprehensive report to help government, technology developers, businesses, institutional leaders and the public make responsible decisions around use of digital contact tracing technology (DCTT), including smartphone apps and other tools, to fight COVID-19.Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response – a report led by the Berman Institute for Bioethics in collaboration with the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins, as well as leading experts worldwide – highlights the ethical, legal, policy and governance issues that must be addressed as DCTT are developed and implemented.

Despite pandemic, MIT undergrads develop next-generation intelligence tools

Despite the ongoing pandemic, undergraduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed what's being called "next-generation intelligence tools."

Stanford researchers create satellite imagery, AI tool to help fight poverty in Africa

A team of researchers from Stanford University are using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to map poverty in Africa.

Report: Federal income tax deductions affect affordability of homes--sometimes in negative ways

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a report May 18 on federal tax deductions, spotlighting how they “miss the mark” when it comes to affordability for taxpayers.