Tailocins: The next generation of antibiotics could come from viruses that infect bacteria
Basic science is paving the way for novel solutions to global challenges, like antibiotic resistance.
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The enigmatic origins of high energy cosmic rays
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Expansion of Telescope Array in Utah’s West Desert will yield more clues about these mysterious particles that carry far more energy than an Earth-bound accelerator can deliver.
Read MoreDiscovering the traits of extinct birds
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Analysis by U biologists found birds endemic to islands, lacking flight, with large bodies and pointy wings are the most vulnerable.
Read MoreStroke patients may benefit from virtual rehab
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Stroke care is expensive, and telerehabilitation may give patients better results and be cheaper than the usual therapy they’d receive in a clinical setting.
Read MoreIt might be wrecking the climate, but CO₂ is actually good for your cells
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U chemists discover how bicarbonate can protect cells from oxidative stress in a study that challenges how cell damage has been studied for decades.
Read MoreSeemingly ‘broken’ coronavirus genes may be essential for viral survival
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U geneticists are trying to find out why ‘accessory’ genes that don’t produce a working protein persist in coronavirus genome. They must be doing something vital, but what?
Read MoreBlood clot study could help astronauts—and Earthlings
Astronauts have a higher risk of blood clots. To learn why, scientists are sending blood cells to the International Space Station.
Read MoreWomen veterans weathered pandemic lockdowns better than men
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U economists uncover trend among veterans that runs counter to general population where women see greater job setbacks during recessions.
Read MoreUsing AI large language models to teach the next generation of students
Stanford’s Peter Norvig illuminates artificial intelligence at the U’s Frontiers of Science lecture.
Read MoreThe Bomb Hunters
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How Wayne Johnson’s combat experience clearing IEDs in Afghanistan guided his career as a researcher in the U School of Business.
Read MoreAs climate warms, California wildfires are becoming more severe, killing more trees
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U biologist Jon Wang, with UC Irvine colleagues, uses satellite imagery to document the growing destructiveness of Western wildfires since 1980.
Read MoreCambrian fossil from Utah illuminates origins of vertebrate life
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Meet Nuucichthys, a 500-million-year-old fish-like creature recovered in Utah’s Marjum Formation in the West Desert and held in NHMU collections.
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