Scientists Develop Rust-Disease Resistant Wheat

Medicine & Technology Jan 05, 2021

Scientists are currently developing wheat capable of resisting a new variant of rust disease, which threatens large losses to Australia's six-billion-dollar annual grain crop.

Cyberattack Could Trick Scientists Into Producing Dangerous Toxins or Viruses

Dec 07, 2020

SciTech Daily recently reported the discovery of an "end-to-end cyber-biological attack" in which unaware biologists may be deceived into producing hazardous toxins in their laboratories.

‘Dim the Sun’ to Save the Earth. Would It Work?

Nov 25, 2020

Emitting reflective particles into the atmosphere could eventually save the Earth from climate change.

Arecibo Radio Telescope Soon to End 57 Years of Service

Nov 20, 2020

The famous Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which has provided priceless service to scientists for more than five decades, is set for dismantling after incurring irreparable damage.

Scientists Freeze Ship in the Arctic to Study Climate Change

Oct 16, 2019

In an attempt to bridge the knowledge gap in the Arctic's climate system, scientists prepare to be marooned in the frozen Arctic Ocean for a full year.

Scientists Created a Pair of Autofocal Lenses to Correct Vision of People with Presbyopia

Jul 10, 2019

The prototype from the Stanford works much like the lens of the eye, with fluid-filled lenses that bulge and thin as the field of vision changes

Scientists Conceive Fast Method for ‘Direct Evolution’ of Molecules

Jul 09, 2019

The team set up conditions so that the only mutant genes to thrive are the ones encoding proteins capable of accomplishing the desired function within the cells including activating a particular receptor or switching on specific genes

OHSU Research Could Lead to New Therapies to Heal Nervous System Disorders

Jul 06, 2019

Researchers discovered an unexpected characteristic such as individual Schwann cells began spreading myelin across many axons

Scientists Made a Surprising Discovery of Undersea Fresh Water Aquifer off US Northeast

Jun 22, 2019

Researchers noted that they knew there was fresh water down there in isolated places, but they did not know the extent or geometry

Scientists are Closer than Ever to a Norovirus Vaccine

Jun 20, 2019

The most significant discovery of this research is a human antibody that can bind to a highly conserved region of the virus common among different strains of norovirus, potentially neutralizing all GII.4 strains of norovirus that exist in nature

Scientists Uncovered the Hidden History of a Giant Asteroid

Jun 11, 2019

The scientists provided a confident framework for understanding Vesta’s geological timeline, including the massive collision that caused the formation of the thick crust

Plant Scientists Discover Gene that Can Potentially Increase Crop Yields

Jun 11, 2019

Researchers have brought this goal a step closer by finding Phloem Unloading Modulator (PLM), a new gene that affects nutrient trafficking by altering the channels connecting neighboring plant cells called plasmodesmata

Scientists Detected Mass Anomaly under the Moon’s Largest Crater

Jun 10, 2019

A sufficient dispersed core of the asteroid that made the impact could remain suspended in the Moon’s mantle until the present day, rather than sinking to the Moon’s core

Scientists Developed Highly Efficient Catalyst for Ethanol Fuel Cells

Jun 07, 2019

The new catalyst has the combination of reactive elements in a unique core-shell structure that Brookhaven scientists have been exploring for a range of catalytic reactions to speed up all of these steps

Scientists Create New Automated Microscopes That Work Million Times Faster Than a Human Microscope Operator

Apr 10, 2019

The new AM recognizes objects in real time and decides whether to move on another point or process their images