Cellular processes controlling the formation of lymphatic valves
A mouse model study has identified new cellular processes controlling development of the small valves inside lymphatic vessels, which prevent lymph fluid from flowing...
Possible blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19 found
Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists have now identified a mechanism they believe to be implicated. A...
Ecologists find a ‘landscape of fearlessness’ in a war-torn savannah
Using a series of well-designed experiments in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, a research team confirmed each step in a trophic cascade between the elimination...
Engineers model mutations causing drug resistance
Whether it is a drug-resistant strain of bacteria, or cancer cells that no longer react to the drugs intended to kill them, diverse mutations...
Scientists achieve first ever acceleration of electrons in plasma waves
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for accelerating electrons to very high energies over short distances.
Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
A drug that inhibits the protease plasmin is hypothesized to reduce the infectivity and virulence of the virus, as measured by reduced need for...
A small forage fish should command greater notice, researchers say
A slender little fish called the sand lance plays a big role as 'a quintessential forage fish' for puffins, terns and other seabirds, humpback...
Surprises in ‘active’ aging
Aging is a process that affects not only living beings. Many materials, like plastics and glasses, also age -- ie they change slowly as...
Trees and green roofs can help reduce the urban heat island effect
Air pollution experts have found that green infrastructure (GI), such as trees, can help reduce temperatures in many of Europe's cities and towns.
