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- Unexpectedly High Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Found by Scientists
- Artificial Intelligence Composes New Proteins – The Building Blocks of Life – as Musical Scores
- Unusual Bacterial Enzyme Discovered That Could Become a New Target for Antibiotics
- Tracking Down the Mystery of the Origin of Matter: Complex Experiment Runs for 2 Years in Search for “New Physics”
- Is Betelgeuse About to Explode? Dimming Red Supergiant Isn’t That Cool
- Horses Can Save the Permafrost – Here’s How
- Zealandia Secrets Brought to the Surface by Research Voyage – Upends Previous Theory
- COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Outside of China Have Overtaken Chinese Numbers
- Mysterious Bone Circles Built by Humans From the Remains of Mammoths Reveal Clues About Ice Age
- Brain Inflammation Is a Significant Factor in More Types of Dementia Than Previously Thought
- Rutgers Scientists Have Discovered the Origins of the Building Blocks of Life
| Unexpectedly High Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Found by Scientists
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 09:00 AM PDT
Recovering and safely destroying the sources of these chemicals could speed ozone recovery and reduce climate change. In 2016, scientists at MIT and elsewhere observed… The post Unexpectedly High Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Found by Scientists appeared first on SciTechDaily.        |
| Artificial Intelligence Composes New Proteins – The Building Blocks of Life – as Musical Scores
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 08:00 AM PDT
Using machine learning to create new proteins by translating proteins into musical scores. Proteins are the building blocks of life, and consequently, scientists have long… The post Artificial Intelligence Composes New Proteins – The Building Blocks of Life – as Musical Scores appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Unusual Bacterial Enzyme Discovered That Could Become a New Target for Antibiotics
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 07:26 AM PDT
Scientists discover the structure of an enzyme, found in the human gut, that breaks down a component of collagen. MIT and Harvard University chemists have… The post Unusual Bacterial Enzyme Discovered That Could Become a New Target for Antibiotics appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Tracking Down the Mystery of the Origin of Matter: Complex Experiment Runs for 2 Years in Search for “New Physics”
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 06:35 AM PDT
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have measured a property of the neutron more precisely than ever before. In the process, they found out… The post Tracking Down the Mystery of the Origin of Matter: Complex Experiment Runs for 2 Years in Search for “New Physics” appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Is Betelgeuse About to Explode? Dimming Red Supergiant Isn’t That Cool
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 04:35 AM PDT
Star’s dimming not a sign of imminent explosion: study shows Betelgeuse likely isn’t cold, just dusty. Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse… The post Is Betelgeuse About to Explode? Dimming Red Supergiant Isn’t That Cool appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Horses Can Save the Permafrost – Here’s How
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 03:49 AM PDT
New Mitigation Strategy Bears Great Potential Permafrost soils in the Arctic are thawing. As they do, large additional quantities of greenhouse gases could be released,… The post Horses Can Save the Permafrost – Here’s How appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Zealandia Secrets Brought to the Surface by Research Voyage – Upends Previous Theory
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 03:03 AM PDT
Fresh evidence of how the continent of Zealandia was created has been published by an international team of scientists co-led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University… The post Zealandia Secrets Brought to the Surface by Research Voyage – Upends Previous Theory appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Outside of China Have Overtaken Chinese Numbers
Posted: 16 Mar 2020 09:35 PM PDT
WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 56 Four new countries/territories/areas (African Region [2], European Region [1] and Region of the Americas [1]) in have reported… The post COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Outside of China Have Overtaken Chinese Numbers appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Mysterious Bone Circles Built by Humans From the Remains of Mammoths Reveal Clues About Ice Age
Posted: 16 Mar 2020 05:00 PM PDT
Mysterious bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe’s ice age. About 70 of… The post Mysterious Bone Circles Built by Humans From the Remains of Mammoths Reveal Clues About Ice Age appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Brain Inflammation Is a Significant Factor in More Types of Dementia Than Previously Thought
Posted: 16 Mar 2020 04:00 PM PDT
Inflammation in the Brain Linked to Several Forms of Dementia Inflammation Inflammation in the brain may be more widely implicated in dementia than was previously… The post Brain Inflammation Is a Significant Factor in More Types of Dementia Than Previously Thought appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Rutgers Scientists Have Discovered the Origins of the Building Blocks of Life
Posted: 16 Mar 2020 12:00 PM PDT
Rutgers researchers retraced the evolution of enzymes over billions of years. Rutgers researchers have discovered the origins of the protein structures responsible for metabolism: simple… The post Rutgers Scientists Have Discovered the Origins of the Building Blocks of Life appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
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