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11:42am, 25th April, 2019

How a Key Energy Technology Can Help Developing Countries

The World Bank has a new program for financing the advanced battery storage systems essential for making wind and solar power work-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases

5:53am, 4th April, 2019

Physics

Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) A new study provides critical insight into a little-known, yet relatively common, inherited neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The findings point to a pathway to possible treatments for this disea...

VLA makes first direct image of key feature of powerful radio galaxies

1:48pm, 2nd April, 2019

Physics

VLA makes first direct image of key feature of powerful radio galaxies

(National Radio Astronomy Observatory) A dusty, doughnut-shaped feature long thought to be an essential part of the 'engines' at the cores of active galaxies is seen for the first time in one of the most powerful galaxies in the Universe.

Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds

1:11am, 17th March, 2019

Humans

Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds

(Intermountain Medical Center) Any time a pregnant woman presents in heart failure there are risks to both mother and baby. What does it take to protect the mother and her growing baby for the best possible outcome? According to clinicians at Intermo...

NASA considers shifting a key test flight beyond the moon to commercial rockets

11:55am, 13th March, 2019

Space

NASA considers shifting a key test flight beyond the moon to commercial rockets

An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Orion deep-space crew capsule with its European Service Module placed beneath it and an upper stage powering it out of Earth orbit. (NASA Illustration) NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a Senate hearing today...

Cell study reveals key mechanism linked to healthy development

7:53am, 7th March, 2019

Humans

Cell study reveals key mechanism linked to healthy development

(University of Edinburgh) Researchers have uncovered details of the role played by a key biological component involved in healthy cell development.

Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants

6:04pm, 6th March, 2019

Environment

Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows promise as a biological factory for converting a renewable -- but frustratingly untapped -- bounty into a replacement for ubi...

Clouds May Hold the Key to Future Warming

1:12pm, 27th February, 2019

Nature

Clouds May Hold the Key to Future Warming

New findings that certain clouds could disintegrate under extreme warming come with key caveats-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Key differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic RNA silencing Argonaute enzyme unveiled

12:06pm, 25th February, 2019

Physics

Key differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic RNA silencing Argonaute enzyme unveiled

(Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) The Argonaute (Ago) enzyme complex plays a critical role in DNA and RNA target cleavage for a process known as RNA silencing in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, making them a target for future gene-ed...

9:01am, 16th November, 2018

Space

Spaceflight Industries goes through financial restructuring as key launch nears

Spaceflight’s team gathers in front of SpaceX’s facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California during preparations for a dedicated-rideshare launch. (SpaceflightInc via Twitter) Seattle-based laid out the status of a debt restructuring plan th...