Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that microorganisms are breathing arsenic in a large area of the Pacific Ocean.
Arsenic-Breathing Life Discovered in the Tropical Pacific Ocean
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Synthetic Speech Generated from Brain Recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract – an anatomically detailed computer simulation including the lips, jaw, tongue and larynx.
Scientists See Fingerprint of Warming Climate on Droughts Going Back to 1900
In an unusual new study, scientists say they have detected the fingerprint of human-driven global warming on patterns of drought and moisture across the world as far back as 1900.
UBC Okanagan Engineers Make Injectable Tissues a Reality
A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and patients alike.
Training for First-Time Marathon “Reverses” Ageing of Blood Vessels
Training for and completing a first-time marathon “reverses” ageing of major blood vessels, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
UV Light May Be Ripe to Replace Chemicals in Fungus Fight
Thanks to the work of an international, multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Cornell AgriTech’s David Gadoury, farmers may no longer have to rely exclusively on fungicides to suppress destructive plant pathogens like powdery mildew.
