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Deadly feline coronavirus variant has been present in the US for more than a decade
Cornell researchers have discovered that a lethal variant of feline coronavirus, previously thought to be limited to a devastating 2023 outbreak in Cyprus that...
Hidden plant molecules show up to 25 times stronger activity against Ebola and COVID-19
Scientists at the Université de Montréal's affiliated Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have identified a new family of natural molecules with strong...
Flooded fields across Midwest spur push for farm-tested solutions
Larry Dallas's farm in Central Illinois's Douglas County is as flat as it gets. That's a good thing for planting straight rows and maneuvering farm equipment in...
Immigrants help address the US eldercare shortage, analysis shows
Good caregivers are often in short supply, but after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, staff levels at nursing homes dropped by 10%. What was a...
Saturday Citations: In spaaa-aaace!
We're focusing on space news this week, but we did cover the usual amount of local news down here in Earth's gravity well: A new Tokamak reactor regime sustaine...
Bees can detect viruses in food sources, but don't necessarily avoid them
The ability to detect viruses and other harmful pathogens is highly advantageous for animals, as it can guide their behavior and prevent them from illness, and—...
Disentangling the many factors at play within exposure science
Take a brief walk outside and you're likely to encounter a wide range of things that could influence your health—the sunlight beaming on your face, a plume of e...
Q&A: What AI actually does in diffusion models for drug design
In the search for new drugs, artificial intelligence in the form of diffusion models is being used in drug design. What exactly does AI do in this context? Dr....
Early human embryonic cells may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection
A University of California, Riverside study reports that cells in the earliest stages of human development could be susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, whic...
NASA Laser Terminal enhances views during Artemis II mission
Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission's 10-day journey around the moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman...
Widespread genetic exchange in disease-causing parasites revealed
Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, published this spring in the Proceeding...
Mechanochemistry simplifies synthesis of challenging conductive organic molecules
Mechanochemistry is a growing field for chemical reactions that proceed in the solid state in the absence, or with minuscule amounts, of solvent added. For deca...