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Photosynthesis is at the core of all life. But what lies at the crux of photosynthesis?Scientists have long known of the specific components of the cell where photosynthesisoccurs, but the precise mechanisms by which these components are maintained remainunknown. Now, the possibility of unprecedented high?resolution visualization using cryoelectronmicroscopy has allowed a team of scientists to reveal how the structural integrityof the site of one half of the photosynthesis process is maintained.

RUDN University mathematicians have developed a model for calculating the density of 5G stations needed to achieve the required network parameters.

A special issue highlights the Fengyun satellites' data applications and encourages further research among domestic and international collaborators

For 30 years, University of Tokyo Associate Professor Hisayoshi Nozaki has visited the Sagami River to collect algal samples to understand how living things evolved different sexes. The threes sexes of the Pleodorina starrii algae are male, female, and a third sex called bisexual in reference to the fact that it can produce both male and female sex cells in a single genotype and exists due to normal expression of the species' genes.

Children living in urban areas with high levels of air pollution, noise and traffic may be at higher risk of childhood obesity, according to a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)--a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation--and the University Institute for Primary Care Research Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol). The study was funded by the La Marató de TV3 Foundation.

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat today released the first official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect Nature and its essential services to people.

Scientists identified hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) subtypes with distinctive metabolic phenotypes through bioinformatics and machine learning methods, and elucidated the potential mechanisms based on a metabolite-protein interaction network and multi-omics data.

Co-authors Bulat Galimzyanov and Anatolii Mokshin (Department of Computational Physics) have developed a unique model that allows for a universal interpretation of experimental data on viscosity for systems of different types, while also proposing an alternative method for classifying materials based on a unified temperature scale.

Photoelectrochemical water splitting allows us to produce pure hydrogen from water using solar energy. However, available photocatalyst materials offer low conversion efficiency and insufficient durability. Addressing this problem, scientists from Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, combine TiO2 and 3C-SiC, two promising photocatalysts, in a tandem structure, allowing their water splitting system to achieve a state-of-the-art efficiency and high durability. These findings could pave the way for sustainable hydrogen societies.

Human Usher syndrome is the most common form of hereditary deaf-blindness. Researchers have now identified a novel pathomechanism leading to Usher syndrome. They have discovered that the Usher syndrome type 1G protein SANS plays a crucial role in regulating splicing process. Furthermore, they have been able to demonstrate that defects in the SANS protein can lead to errors in the splicing of genes related to the Usher syndrome, which may provoke the disease.

If we pay closer attention to how birds, rabbits and termites transform their local living spaces in response to varying climate conditions, we could become much better at predicting what impact climate change will have on them in future.This is according researchers* from the Universities of Montana and Wyoming (USA), Tours (France) and Stellenbosch (South Africa). They examined how animals' ability to respond to climate change likely depends on how well they modify their habitats, such as the way they build nests and burrows.

After cutbacks and layoffs, remaining employees were more likely to feel they were treated fairly if the companies invested in them - and morale was less likely to plunge, according to new research. Those investments can include training for workers, team-building exercises or improving company culture. Even keeping workloads manageable after layoffs can help employees' job attitudes, according to the study.

The destruction of ecosystems in Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado endangers local soy agriculture: Researchers calculate that extreme heat costs $3.55 billion annually on top of $1 billion annually for drier conditions

Movies and television often show romance sparking when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends. Two-thirds of romantic relationships start out platonically, a new study in Social Psychological and Personality Science finds.

A new study from CU Denver found that greater trunk flexion has significant impact on stride length, joint movements, and ground reaction forces. How you lean may be one of the contributors to your knee pain, medial tibial stress syndrome, or back pain.

Scientists have produced the first fine-detail molecular blueprints of a bacterial enzyme known as Lit, which is suspected to play a "stealthy" role in the progression of infection by reducing the immune response. Blueprints such as these allow drug designers to uncover potential weaknesses in bacterial arsenals as they seek to develop new therapeutics that may help us win the war against antibiotic resistance.

USC researchers have achieved a better method to identify elusive DNA variants responsible for genetic changes affecting cell functions and diseases.

A novel method of gene therapy is helping children born with a rare genetic disorder called AADC deficiency that causes severe physical and developmental disabilities. The study, led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, offers new hope to those living with incurable genetic and neurodegenerative diseases.

When compared to individuals of European ancestry, South Asians had a more than two-fold risk of developing heart disease.Risk calculators used by clinicians to guide decisions about preventing or treating heart disease do not always reflect the increased cardiac risks faced by people of South Asian descent.

The blood-brain barrier protects the brain and is notoriously hard to get past for drug delivery, making it difficult to treat disorders in the central nervous system. In a mice study, a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen used a novel approach to study the barrier and in detail characterized a Trojan horse technique to help to solve the challenge.