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UC Davis, Mars Researchers Discover Scalable Production Technique for Low-Calorie Sugar Substitute
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, in partnership with the Mars Advanced Research Institute, have announced a significant breakthrough in the production of low-calorie sugar substitutes, such as allulose. This discovery could help address one of the primary obstacles to the widespread adoption of these alternatives: production costs. Allulose, also known as D-psicose, is …
LSU Health lab researchers discover two new COVID-19 variants
Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …
LSU Health lab researchers discover two new COVID-19 variants
Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …
Researchers investigate origins of snake fungal disease in US
A team of researchers, including NAU assistant professor Jason Ladner, conducted a genetic study of snake fungal disease that was recently published in PLOS Biology. Credit: Northern Arizona University Although only recently recognized as an issue in wildlife ecology, snake fungal disease (SFD) is of emerging concern in the U.S., with parallels among other better-known …
Media Statements – WA researchers develop new technology for finding commodities
WA researchers identify new method for seismic sensing Technology makes it cheaper and easier for exploration companies to detect mineralised structures beneath the surface Curtin University researchers, supported by the State Government through the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, have developed a new technology for detecting seismic energy as it passes through rocks and …
Researchers in Minnesota Are Testing Wildlife for COVID
On the Grand Portage Reservation in northern Minnesota, researchers are administering COVID tests to bears, moose, deer, and wolves in an effort to understand how prevalent the virus is in local wildlife. SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans—has already been widely documented in whitetail deer in Iowa, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources …
Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say
Commenting, Dr Bonnie Waring of the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London, said: “These latest findings are consistent with the accumulating evidence that the twin pressures of climate change and human exploitation of tropical forests are endangering the world’s largest rainforest, which is home to one out of every 10 species …
Researchers test facial recognition technology on Asian carp in battle to stop invasive species
CHICAGO — There may come a day on the Illinois River when a fish swims up a chute, slides through a scanner, and, after being recognized as a feared silver carp, is sorted and removed, eventually ending up in a carp burger on your dinner plate. Keeping invasive carp out of the Great Lakes has …
Queensland researchers develop new anti-viral drug to fight coronavirus; Virgin Australia CEO says international borders need to reopen even if people die; Israel targets Gaza tunnels with air strikes; No new COVID-19 cases in Victoria
By Chanel Zagon17 May 2021 23:03 A leading infectious diseases expert has described the Prime Minister’s proposed incentive of quarantine-free travel for vaccinated Australians as “not a bad concept”. Australia’s international borders are expected to remain closed until mid-2022, according to predictions in Federal Budget papers. However, Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday flagged the “next …
Researchers develop graphene-based sensing technology for wearable medical devices
Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity’s School of Physics, have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material. The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a …
