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Discoverer Of GFP Osamu Shimomura Dies At 90 (In Memoriam)
Professor Osamu Shimomura’s discovery of green fluorescent protein in 1962 continues to shed light on the biomolecular pathways of biology.
AI Automatically Tracks Single Molecules In Cells
Researchers have developed a method of automatically tracking single fluorescent molecules in living cells, enabling the rapid analysis of large numbers of molecules.
Moss Makes A Good Air Pollution Sensor
Moss responds rapidly to air pollutants, especially sulfur dioxide, making it useful as a real-time pollution sensor.
Skin Hardness A Better Measure Of Body Temperature
Scientists in South Korea have found that human body temperature can be better estimated by measuring skin hardness in addition to skin temperature and sweat rate.
WuXi AppTec Launches Drug Screening Library
The DNA-Encoded Library platform consists of 80 billion unique molecules which are structurally diverse and chemically exclusive.
Ion-Based AI Makes Smart Decisions
A research group in Japan has invented an ionic device that can make decisions based on electrochemical phenomena.
HKU Sets Up New Space Research Center In China
The new laboratory will focus on the fields of astronomy, earth science and planetary sciences.
Viruses Supercharge Superbug Evolution
Viruses can transfer large chunks of bacterial genomes—including antibiotic resistance genes—among bacteria species.
Honey, I Shrunk The Particle Accelerator
By sending a beam of particles through plasma, researchers were able to accelerate those particles efficiently without large equipment like the Large Hadron Collider.
