Imagine a world where food is printed like a document, but tastier and healthier. This is the promise of 3D food printing. It's a fun way to make food, but it's also a tool for creating personalized meals that meet specific nutritional needs. One big hurdle in the 3D food printing world is
Every so often, scientists figure out tiny tricks to get closer to a solution to a big problem. For instance, scientists have been using a special microscope that lets them zoom in on atomic movement and spot what the others miss in the big world of batteries and other materials. The reason this te
Vaccines come from different places and times, even if not made in the USA. In the 1980s someone was brewing up a new vaccine in China. A vaccine to fight polio. It was called the Sabin strains-derived inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV). This vaccine is part of the polio research legacy, so it is
CAPRI challenges are a way for teams to prove their skills in predicting how biomolecules will work together without any prior knowledge. This story looks at two teams, humans lead by Zou and a server group run by MDockPP, as they took on 9 rounds of these CAPRI challenges known as 47-55. One of th
The detailed study of microbes and their growth is vital for understanding their behavior and improving related projects. For many years, scientists used different methods to monitor these growth curves. However, it wasn't always easy or accurate. Two big problems were low automation and inefficien
Some bugs can tell us a lot about pollutants in water. It does not matter if they are metals like zinc or tough to break down plastic derived insecticides like methomyl, or "forever" chemicals like PFOA; these chemicals can mess with how freshwater amphipods like gammarus fossarum eat Norma
So, imagine tiny tunnels and caves. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe a mining rig. Imagine these tunnels and caves are so small that they can only form reactions in a specific way. World top chemists call this as shape-selective catalysis. The chemical reactions that happen here a
Ever wondered if those cops or detectives on shows can remember everything from a crime scene because they thought it happened in a video? Well, some studies pushed the idea that people on a screen may not be as accurate as they could be because we've grown up on video game prayers. Researchers wa
Imagine you are tiny and you're just learning how to breathe. This is the world that Kurt was interested in, in the field of lung biology. He worked strenuously in this area. Kurt Albertine stepped away from managing a research journal called The Anatomical Record in January 2021. But his impact ec
Too much sodium has health risks. This has pushed researchers to look for alternatives. One interesting option? Peptides from oysters. These tiny protein pieces can create a tasty umami flavor without all the sodium. Researchers looked at three of them: PQFAPEED, EEHPVLLTEA and DQAIPNKPE
