THE LATEST RESEARCH NEWS

15 June, 2020

Red Sea plankton communities ebb and flow with the seasons

Studies of plankton communities in Red Sea waters provide insights into seasonal variations and dominant control mechanisms.

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14 June, 2020

A salt solution toward better bioelectronics

A water-stable dopant enhances and stabilizes the performance of electron-transporting organic electrochemical transistors.

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09 June, 2020

Clocking in with malaria parasites

Discovery of a malaria parasite’s internal clock could lead to new treatment strategies

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17 May, 2020

Stitching together the structure of the DNA replication toolbelt

Structural details of an enzyme complex shed light on DNA replication.

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15 May, 2020

Sea skaters are a super source of inspiration

A study of marine Halobates species highlights how their waterproofing techniques, size and acceleration capability helped them colonize the ocean.

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11 May, 2020

Moisture-sucking gels give solar panels the chills

Polymers that absorb water from the atmosphere can make it easier to run photovoltaic devices in hot climates.

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22 April, 2020

Fish flip a unique genetic switch in warming seas

Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others.

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12 April, 2020

Untangling untidy folds to understand diseases

Copper ions could play a key role when peptide folding goes wrong and leads to harmful aggregates.

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05 April, 2020

Better plant edits by enhancing DNA repair

A protein hijacked from a bacterial pathogen helps to facilitate more precise genome editing in plants.

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26 March, 2020

Jumping genes help make neurons in a dish

The conversion of skin cells into brain cells relies on proper insertion of L1 elements.

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22 March, 2020

Simple framework helps future ocean studies

A framework that helps marine scientists select localized carbon dioxide levels for experiments aims to improve robustness in global warming studies.

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16 March, 2020

Silkworms provide new spin on sticky molecules

E-selectin is grown in silkworms for the first time, revealing new aspects of its binding dynamics.

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15 March, 2020

Cleaving through the heart of viral infections

A Cas protein that cleaves viral RNA has been harnessed in a CRISPR/Cas system to destroy prolific viral infections in crop plants.

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19 February, 2020

Stressed corals set up progeny for a better life

First evidence that animal DNA methylation patterns can be passed to the next generation.

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16 February, 2020

Bursting bubbles clear the way for desalination

Carbon dioxide bubbles could be a fast and environmentally friendly way to unclog seawater filters and keep the supply of drinking water flowing.

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13 February, 2020

KAUST global research team first to observe inherited DNA expressions

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10 February, 2020

KAUST Professor Carlos M. Duarte receives award for research in ecology and conservation

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04 February, 2020

Dozens of new corals discovered on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

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03 February, 2020

Flushing nitrogen from seawater-based toilets

With about half the world’s population living close to the coast, using seawater to flush toilets could be possible with a salt-tolerant bacterium.

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26 January, 2020

Spotting cancer's greasy fingerprints

Laser-based microscopes can tune into multiple biomolecular signatures found in cancer cells.

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