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A roadmap for deepening understanding of a puzzling universal process

April 23, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Hantao Ji, William Daughton, Jonathan Jara-Almonte, Ari Le, Adam Stanier, Jongsoo Yoo. Magnetic reconnection in the era of exascale computing and multiscale experiments. Nature Reviews Physics, 2022; 4 (4): 263 DOI: 10.1038/s42254-021-00419-x Reconnection converts the magnetic field energy to particle eruptions in astrophysical plasmas by snapping apart and explosively reconnecting the magnetic field … Read more

A new understanding of how the immune system deals with malaria

April 20, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Maximilian Julius Lautenbach, Victor Yman, Carolina Sousa Silva, Nadir Kadri, Ioanna Broumou, Sherwin Chan, Sina Angenendt, Klara Sondén, David Fernando Plaza, Anna Färnert, Christopher Sundling. Systems analysis shows a role of cytophilic antibodies in shaping innate tolerance to malaria. Cell Reports, 2022; 39 (3): 110709 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110709 “Our results contribute to a better … Read more

Understanding the Samsung TV ranges: what do all these letters mean?

April 15, 2022 by Eden Kently

News hardware Understanding the Samsung TV ranges: what do all these letters mean? Published on 04/15/2022 at 07:05 Samsung is a particularly good company in marketing. The site is pretty, the names of the proprietary technologies are catchy, the ads are well done… so be it. Nevertheless, when it comes to televisions, you can quickly … Read more

Understanding ‘sensible,’ spitting archerfishes

April 11, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: M G Girard, M P Davis, H H Tan, D J Wedd, P Chakrabarty, W B Ludt, A P Summers, W L Smith. Phylogenetics of archerfishes (Toxotidae) and evolution of the toxotid shooting apparatus. Integrative Organismal Biology, 2022; DOI: 10.1093/iob/obac013 Yet, scientifically speaking, not enough really has been known about archerfish: What makes … Read more

Once called cellular particles, tiny bubbles may play key role in understanding, treating diseases

March 27, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Inna A. Nikonorova, Juan Wang, Alexander L. Cope, Peter E. Tilton, Kaiden M. Power, Jonathon D. Walsh, Jyothi S. Akella, Amber R. Krauchunas, Premal Shah, Maureen M. Barr. Isolation, profiling, and tracking of extracellular vesicle cargo in Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biology, 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.005 The study, which appears in the journal Current Biology, … Read more

Understanding complex faults: Rupture propagation during the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake

March 25, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Shinji Yamashita, Yuji Yagi, Ryo Okuwaki. Irregular rupture propagation and geometric fault complexities during the 2010 Mw 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake. Scientific Reports, 2022; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08671-6 In nature, it is rare for the faults that cause earthquakes to be completely planar, and they are typically subject to some complexities. These complexities, … Read more

Plotting the placental protein NRK: Understanding the molecular evolution processes underlying placenta acquisition in eutherian ancestors

March 4, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Plotting the placental protein NRK: Understanding the molecular evolution processes underlying placenta acquisition in eutherian ancestors – NovLink Home Mash N Plotting the placental protein NRK: Understanding the molecular evolution processes underlying placenta acquisition in eutherian ancestors We would love to say thanks to the writer of this article for this remarkable web content Plotting … Read more

New understanding of complex catalysis advances catalyst design

February 26, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Nicholas Marcella, Jin Soo Lim, Anna M. Płonka, George Yan, Cameron J. Owen, Jessi E. S. van der Hoeven, Alexandre C. Foucher, Hio Tong Ngan, Steven B. Torrisi, Nebojsa S. Marinkovic, Eric A. Stach, Jason F. Weaver, Joanna Aizenberg, Philippe Sautet, Boris Kozinsky, Anatoly I. Frenkel. Decoding reactive structures in dilute alloy catalysts. … Read more

HIV an infection: Better understanding the reservoir of virus in the body

January 15, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Manuel Albanese, Adrian Ruhle, Jennifer Mittermaier, Ernesto Mejías-Pérez, Madeleine Gapp, Andreas Linder, Niklas A. Schmacke, Katharina Hofmann, Alexandru A. Hennrich, David N. Levy, Andreas Humpe, Karl-Klaus Conzelmann, Veit Hornung, Oliver T. Fackler, Oliver T. Keppler. Rapid, efficient and activation-neutral gene editing of polyclonal primary human resting CD4 T cells allows complex functional analyses. … Read more

Understanding mouthfeel of food using physics

December 6, 2021 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Matias A. Via, Mathias Baechle, Alexander Stephan, Thomas A. Vilgis, Mathias P. Clausen. Microscopic characterization of fatty liver-based emulsions: Bridging microstructure and texture in foie gras and pâté. Physics of Fluids, 2021; 33 (11): 117119 DOI: 10.1063/5.0070998 Researchers from Denmark and Germany conducted a series of experiments relating food microstructure and rheology, the … Read more