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Spherical biodegradable carriers support scalable and cost-effective stem cell expansion and bone formation for tissue engineering.

A system composed of two different types of nanoparticles can be used to accurately, sensitively and quickly detect viruses.

Researchers have revealed the mechanism to recover the function of aging cells in HGPS patients using ROCK inhibitor. Propose a new research direction for studies on the improvement of aging and aging diseases.

A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event, but may be of a variety that scientists have never seen before.

A team in South Korea has opened a new horizon of aging recovery research by changing the irreversibility paradigm of aging. The research team was the world’s first to confirm that as cell aging progresses.

Enzyme follows a two-step verification system before cutting and repairing DNA damage.

A cutting-edge research conducted by a faculty member from Qatar University College of Medicine (QU-CMED) in collaboration with researchers from Cardiff University, UK showed that an important sperm protein required for the egg fertilization process, known as phospholipase C zeta (PLC), is ineffective in individuals suffering from infertility.

Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as alternatives to impact factor for journals as well as individual citation indexes (h-index). Altmetrics uses online activities to measure the impact, buzz and word of mouth for scientific information. It includes new methods to measure the usage at citation level.

Scientists have designed mathematical expressions that more accurately estimate gas movement through nanosized pores. This could help improve fuel cell development.

A new study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), finds key to produce perovskite solar cells that display both high efficiency and long-term stability.

Scientists develop new method to accurately count big cats over large landscapes. Authors say new methodology will greatly advance conservation monitoring of tigers and other big cats.

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a system for three-dimensional (3D) fingerprint identification by adopting ground breaking 3D fingerprint minutiae recovery and matching technology.

Nagoya University-led researchers have uncovered novel red- and violet-light-sensitive pathway that helps keep green algae’s sense of day and night in sync with surroundings.

When anonymity between people is lifted, they more likely cooperate with each other. Playing nice can thereby become a winning strategy, an international team of scientists shows in a study to be published in Science Advances.

Understanding how small organic ions stabilize gold nanoparticles may allow for better control.

A new method uncovers a four-decade mystery about metallic glass that could allow researchers to fine-tune its properties to develop new materials.

Mondulkiri (March 28, 2017) - The rescue of 11 Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) from a mud hole inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, on 24th March 2017 avoided a tragedy for wildlife conservation in Cambodia.

Discovery of a novel rotational force inside magnetic vortices makes it easier to design ultrahigh capacity disk drives.

A repository of metabolic information provides a quick reference tool for designing useful synthetic biological systems.

Discovery of a novel rotational force inside magnetic vortices makes it easier to design ultrahigh capacity disk drives.

Hokkaido University scientists have succeeded in developing a nickel complex that changes color and magnetism when exposed to methanol vapor. The new material can potentially be used not only as a chemical sensor, but also with future rewritable memory devices.

A non-coding RNA molecule, which sends chemical messages from bone-absorbing to bone-forming cells, could be playing a role in osteoporosis.

Prolonged prenatal ultrasound exposure leads to decreased bone density and strength in young rabbits.

Nano-size space help faster folding of molecules and stabilize the structure, which regulates enzyme reactions.

Researchers at Nagoya University have uncovered molecular shoot-to-root signal in nitrogen-starved plants, revealing role for mobile plant hormone.

New fluorescent lipids demonstrate how specialized regions in the cell membrane function.

Scientists have discovered that the male “androgen” hormone is an important element in the ovarian development of female chicken embryos, more so than in the development of male testes.

Research published today examines China’s recent successful economic growth and how this could be applied to help other developing countries grow their economies.

Ultra-sensitive devices are being developed to detect biological and chemical compounds.

The research group of Professor Akio Ishiguro and Assistant Professor Dai Owaki of Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated that by changing only its parameter related to speed, a quadruped robot can spontaneously change its steps between energy-efficient patterns (gait transition phenomena).