Dong Hoon Lee, doctoral student in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is lead author on a study that provides an overview of organic-based nanozymes. Credit: College of ACES Nanozymes are tiny, engineered substances that mimic the catalytic properties of natural enzymes, and they serve a variety of purposes in biomedicine, … Read more
When I attended the first hands-off briefing for Star Wars Outlaws at Summer Game Fest 2023, I left Ubisoft’s demo room on a high, thinking this could be the piece of media that finally pulls me into the Star Wars universe. I loved the focus on a solo protagonist, Kay Vess, and her cute merqaal … Read more
Canadians may have noticed the value of their dollar dwindling ever since the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate cut last week. But it’s a decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve coming up this week that could have more of a say in whether the loonie holds pat for the rest of the summer. Canada’s … Read more
“I like you, that’s why I come here. You talk nicely.” She flatters me, but my patient’s warm words are cold comfort. This is her 14th hospital visit in a month that has yet to end. Not to mention the dozen visits over the last few months and many before that. The presentations are identical. … Read more
Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) and Cole Davis (Channing Tatum) in Fly Me to the Moon. Credit: Sony Pictures The new romantic comedy “Fly me to the Moon” tells the story of how, in the run up to the Apollo 11 mission, NASA hired a high-flying marketing specialist to bolster public support. The history books tell … Read more
Unapproved, compounded versions of a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug are being sold in Canada, the Ozempic maker said, amid a warning about dosing errors that have resulted in some people being hospitalized in the United States. Novo Nordisk told Global News on Monday that it has filed a complaint with Health Canada regarding the promotion … Read more
Roughly 7% of women of reproductive age in the US have attempted to induce their own abortions outside the formal healthcare system, a new study has found, up from 5% before Roe v Wade fell in 2022. The study, published on Tuesday in the Jama medical journal, determined how many people reported ever “self-managing” their … Read more
Heatmap illustrating the pairwise correlations among 37 photosynthesis-related traits, with clustered traits showing interrelatedness. Credit: Fruit Research (2024). DOI: 10.48130/frures-0024-0013 A research team investigated 71 citrus accessions and varieties using over 56,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 37 leaf reflectance parameters to study photosynthesis-related traits. They identified four distinct clusters of interrelated traits and found … Read more
The new minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, says she wants to lead a more “honourable discourse” about matters affecting the lives of First Nations people. On day two of her role, the Yanyuwa Garrwa woman spoke to Guardian Australia about one of her priorities: seeking to work collegially with all sides of politics … Read more
The overall structure of Cps3D. Credit: Nature Chemical Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01664-8 Bacteria have different strategies for protecting themselves. Some bacterial pathogens surround themselves with a shell made of many sugar chains that lie close together, also known as capsular polymers. This protects the bacteria from drying out and physical stress. In addition, the capsule … Read more