Genetic screen finds previously unidentified loci for human melanogenesis. By exploiting melanin’s light-scattering properties, we conducted a genome-wide screen and uncovered genes regulating melanin content and hence, melanogenesis, in human…
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Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked
Protecting oneself from the summer sun and its damaging ultraviolet rays is often not straightforward. And public health messaging around when and how to be screened for skin cancer has…
Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self
The age-old adage “you are what you eat” holds profound truth. Nearly every molecule in your body is absorbed from what you eat and drink. Your food choices are directly…
Hubble captures lenticular galaxy NGC 6684
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 bathes this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in a pale light. Captured with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for…
A novel method uses gravity data to determine where density anomalies lie inside planetary bodies
Researchers are developing a new technique to help visualize the complex internal layering and anomalous structures inside planetary bodies, including the Moon. Credit: NGC 54/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Getting to…
Low-Code/No-Code Platforms Enable IoT in Manufacturing
Smart factory initiatives integrating advanced digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning within the manufacturing environment present an expansive array of opportunities for manufacturers to develop novel business…
Boosting concrete’s ability to serve as a natural ‘carbon sink’
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Damian Stefaniuk is a postdoc at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub). He works with MIT professors Franz-Josef Ulm and Admir Masic of the MIT Department…
Should University Agricultural Research Scientists Partner With Industry?
Paul Vincelli, extension professor and Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Kentucky | March 7, 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: • Biases, conflicts of interest come from many sources, including associations with…
Exercise training and yoga can improve lung function in adults with asthma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed…
Computer security experts offer advice to freeze out risk of thermal attacks
Thermal camera. Credit: University of Glasgow A team of computer security experts have developed a set of recommendations to help defend against “thermal attacks” which can steal personal information. Thermal…
