Day July 10, 2021

IMAGE: Artistic rendering of dying cells protecting their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity. Holes in epithelium created by uncoordinated cell death are shown in purple. view more  Credit: © Institut Pasteur / Le?o Valon et Romain Levayer To enable tissue renewal,…

DNA is composed of nucleobases represented by the letters A, T, G and C. They form the basis of the genetic code and are present in all living beings. But in a bacteriophage, another base, represented by the letter Z,…

IMAGE: Measuring latent scientific trust in the mass public. A: Latent scientific trust as measured by factor analysis. B: Distribution of latent scientific trust by race. view more  Credit: Kazemian et al, 2021, PLOS ONE (CC-BY 4.0) Trust in science –…

IMAGE: The Rutgers-led researchers examined explosive ash deposits that are tens of meters thick about 35 km north of the Toba caldera in Indonesia. view more  Credit: Steve Self, UC Berkeley New Brunswick, N.J. (July 9, 2021) — A massive volcanic…

IMAGE: New phase-change material composites can regulate ambient temperatures inside buildings view more  Credit: Texas AM University College of Engineering Changing climate patterns have left millions of people vulnerable to weather extremes. As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world,…

IMAGE: Conceptual model depicting the relationship between policing and population health. view more  Credit: University of Washington A specific police action, an arrest or a shooting, has an immediate and direct effect on the individuals involved, but how far and wide…

Why do some Europeans discriminate against Muslim immigrants, and how can these instances of prejudice be reduced? Political scientist Nicholas Sambanis has spent the last few years looking into this question by conducting innovative studies at train stations across Germany…

IMAGE: Otter floating on water’s surface view more  Credit: Tray Wright/Texas AM University (Image obtained under USFWS Marine Mammal Permit No. MA-043219 to R. Davis) Sea otters are the smallest marine mammal. As cold-water dwellers, staying warm is a top priority,…

IMAGE: Using brain scans from children across the United States, researchers developed normalized growth charts for how healthy brains should grow during the first 18 years of life. Image: view more  Credit: humonia/Image compilation: College of Engineering In the United States,…

Growth impairment, a common complication of Crohn’s disease in children, occurs more often in males than females, but the reasons are unclear. Now, a physician-scientist from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and colleagues at eight other centers have found that…