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Mosquitoes Are Seeing Red: Why New Findings About Their Vision Could Help You Hide From These Disease Vectors

Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin.

New study is able to separate resident and transient microbes in the gut microbiome of small fish

Researchers from the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics have successfully managed to separate resident and transient microorganisms in the gut microbiome of small fish, marking an important step towards better use of host-microbiome interactions especially in aquaculture.

Hungry Yeast Are Tiny, Living Thermometers

Membranes are crucial to our cells. Every cell in your body is enclosed by one. And each of those cells contains specialized compartments, or organelles, which are also enclosed by membranes.

Glaciers Are Squishy, Holding Slightly More Ice Than Thought

Glacier ice is usually thought of as brittle. You can drill a hole in an ice sheet, like into a rock, and glaciers crack and calve, leaving behind vertical ice cliffs.

How To Clean Solar Panels Without Water

A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.

Shifting Ocean Closures Best Way To Protect Animals From Accidental Catch

Accidentally trapping sharks, seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles and other animals in fishing gear is one of the biggest barriers to making fisheries more sustainable around the world.

Shift Work Helps Marine Microbes Share Scarce Ocean Resources

Though they may be small, microorganisms are the most abundant form of life in the ocean.

Fast, Cheap Test Can Detect COVID-19 Virus’ Genome Without Need For PCR

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new test for COVID-19 that combines the speed of over-the-counter antigen tests with the accuracy of PCR tests that are processed in medical labs and hospitals.

New PhageLeads tool enables rapid assessment of phage’s therapeutic viability

The new PhageLeads resource uses machine learning to provide a free tool for researchers to rapidly assess therapeutic suitability for specific phages. This is an important step towards successfully using phages as a type of therapeutics for treating bacterial infections.

When It Comes To AI, Can We Ditch The Datasets?

A machine-learning model for image classification that’s trained using synthetic data can rival one trained on the real thing, a study shows.

Center for Theoretical Physics' team evaluates principles of quantum gravity with wormhole connection

A team of scientists from the Center for Theoretical Physics is spearheading efforts to evaluate the principles of quantum gravity using a quantum processor.

MIT sensory stimulation shows progress in treating Alzheimer's

A 40-hertz sensory stimulation could be a remedy in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to two early-stage clinical studies produced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Study shows health benefits of using wind energy could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are scaled back when wind-generation is available: 'We found that prioritizing health is a great way to maximize benefits in a widespread way'

New research from MIT has shown that the health benefits of wind power could be significantly increased if operators prioritized reducing output from the most polluting fossil-fuel-based power plants when energy from wind is available.

Knowledge of gut microbiota increases our understanding of disease recovery in fish

A new study carried out by researchers at Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics and colleagues offers a more holistic view on host and microbiota signals in rainbow trout.

A Possible New Covid-19 Vaccine Could Be Accessible For More Of The World

The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies.

New study uses multi-omics to better evaluate and explore the functional potential of probiotics

A newly published research study has explored the functional potential of pro- and synbiotics, using multi-omic datasets in order to account for the full scope of changes in the host fish and its gut microbiota. These findings may help the animal production industry to further their use of microbiome-associated tools.

Could We Make Cars Out Of Petroleum Residue?

A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.

International study of Danes sheds new light on heritable factors in disease multi-morbidities

More precise information about the roles genetics and environment play in determining disease is essential for better understanding and treating both common ailments and killer diseases.

Plastic pollution reduces fertility of zebrafish

Exposure to plastic nanoparticles in a generation of zebrafish causes changes in the metabolome and gut microbiota as well as a lower survival of embryos produced by exposed parents. This indicates that long-term effects may impact reproductive capabilities and potentially population dynamics; essential parameters that are often missed by short-term studies.

Making Quantum Circuits More Robust

Researchers have developed a technique for making quantum computing more resilient to noise, which boosts performance.