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Veterinary medicine Sep 29, 2022

Scientists use machine learning to help fight antibiotic resistance in farmed chickens

Scientists have used machine learning to find new ways to identify and pinpoint disease in poultry farms, which will help to reduce the need for antibiotic treatment, lowering the risk of antibiotic resistance transferring ...

Political science Sep 29, 2022

What are tactical nuclear weapons? Security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine

Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine, has threatened that Russia will "make use of all weapon systems available ...

Molecular & Computational biology Sep 29, 2022

Climate change threatens farm animals: Italian researchers are using genomics to try to save them

Researchers of Università Cattolica, Piacenza, are searching for genes to make cattle and sheep breeds resistant to climate change, heat waves and drought: it is at risk the very survival of many local breeds, with huge ...

Condensed Matter Sep 28, 2022

Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists take self-assembly to new level by mimicking biology

A team of physicists has created a new way to self-assemble particles—an advance that offers new promise for building complex and innovative materials at the microscopic level.

Space Exploration Sep 9, 2022

DART sets sights on asteroid target

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft recently got its first look at Didymos, the double-asteroid system that includes its target, Dimorphos. On Sept. 26, DART will intentionally crash into Dimorphos, ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 8, 2022

Review paper: Tiny biohybrid robots for intelligent drug delivery

A review paper by scientists at Zhejiang University summarized the development of continuum robots from the aspects of design, actuation, modeling and control. The new review paper, published on Jul. 26 in the journal Cyborg ...

Social Sciences Sep 2, 2022

How election monitors and foreign interference in election processes can affect the public's perception of elections

Lauren Prather's new book "Monitors and Meddlers: How Foreign Actors Influence Local Trust in Elections" has been a long time in the making—a full decade, in fact.

Space Exploration Aug 31, 2022

Researchers find spaceflight may be associated with DNA mutations, increased risk of heart disease and cancer

Astronauts are at higher risk for developing mutations—possibly linked to spaceflight—that can increase the risk of developing cancer and heart disease during their lifetimes, according to a first-of-its kind study from ...

Biotechnology Aug 30, 2022

Drones working to detect crop disease early, propel agricultural research forward

Over the last decade, agriculture research has become more and more advanced—in large part because of unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones. At South Dakota State University, drones have become integrated ...

Plants & Animals Jul 28, 2022

How the circadian cycle affects the response to drugs in plants

Have you ever noticed that the time you take your daily caffeine hit can change how it affects you?

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