Life Sciences and Chemistry

Articles and reports from the Life Sciences and chemistry area deal with applied and basic research into modern biology, chemistry and human medicine.

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Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons

Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a world leader in molten salt reactor technology development — and…

Teaching Old Birds New Tricks

Zebra Finches Defy Age-Related Learning Limits. We all know the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering…

Mathematicians model a puzzling breakdown in cooperative behaviour

Darwin was puzzled by cooperation in nature—it ran directly against natural selection and the notion of survival of the fittest. But over the past decades, evolutionary mathematicians have used game…

PFAS-free synthesis of fluorinated pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds

Chemists at the University of Amsterdam have developed a method to furnish a range of molecules with a trifluoromethyl group attached to a sulphur, nitrogen or oxygen atom. Their procedure,…

Atomic force microscopy upgrade captures 3D images of calcite dissolving

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, implement modifications to their high-speed atomic force microscopy that simultaneously improve resolution and speed, while enabling direct measurements of 3D structures…

Artificial intelligence (AI) Allows Peering into the Deep

High-Resolution 3D Tracking of Coral Reef Fish. A study by the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) is employing new methods in coral reef research. Under the leadership of…

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