Although there have been significant advancements in diagnostic tests for viral diseases, many highly sensitive tests still rely on complex sample preparation and result interpretation…
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If you tuned in to the latest Super Bowl, you saw firsthand the crucial role that a referee’s decisions play in determining the outcome of…
It sounds like a party trick: Add water to the clear, licorice-flavored ouzo liquor, and watch it turn cloudy. This “ouzo effect” is an example…
Have you ever been disappointed by the taste of a strawberry, despite its plump and red appearance? The cause might be the use of certain…
Certain diseases, including Alzheimer’s, are currently considered “undruggable” because traditional small-molecule drugs can’t interfere with the proteins responsible for the illnesses. But a new technique…
Using Small Molecules To Keep SARS-CoV-2 Closed for Business The infamous spike proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 help it bind to and enter human…
An automated reaction path search method can predict the accurate stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions using only the structure of the target product molecule. The Institute…
Plants are often thought of as sources of food, oxygen, and decoration, but not as a source of electricity. However, scientists have discovered that by…
Even as detailed images of distant galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope show us more of the greater universe, scientists still disagree about how…
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Until recently, a definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was only possible after someone had died. However, contemporary biomarker studies have led to the development…
Hair loss is undesirable for many men — and women — because one’s hairstyle is often closely tied to their sense of self-confidence. And while…
Over the last couple of hundred years, the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has skyrocketed. Scientists predict that if we don’t remove at…
Demand is growing for effective new technologies to cool buildings, as climate change intensifies summer heat. Now, scientists have just designed a transparent window coating…
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