Advanced Science News
Posts By Victoria Corless
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BiosystemsScientists create living concrete from bacteria and sand
Regenerating bricks are created from sand, gelatin, and bacteria.
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ChemistryPrinting in color with photoswitchable polymers
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures for structurally colored surfaces.
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BiotechnologyCRISPR cleans up DNA origami
Researchers use CRISPR-Cas12a as a DNA shredder to clean up and mobilize parts of DNA-origami structures.
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ChemistryScientists observe ultrafast proton transfer reaction
X-rays capture the ultrafast proton transfer reaction in ionized liquid water, forming the hydroxyl radical and the hydronium ion.
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AstronomyNASA telescope finds its first Earth-sized habitable world
TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone world discovered by TESS.
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Disease PreventionUltrasound therapy improves the memory of Alzheimer’s patients
In a small group of patients, language and memory showed improvement for up to 3 months after ultrasound brain stimulation therapy.
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Disease PreventionPioneers in Science: Sir Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick Banting and the world-changing discovery of insulin in combating diabetes.
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BiotechnologyThe first CRISPR gene therapy to cure sickle-cell disease
In 2019, CRISPR gene-editing therapy was used for the first time to treat sickle cell disease.
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ChemistryA Switchable Catalyst Based on a Molecular Motor
The first switchable catalyst for asymmetric catalysis based on a molecular motor.
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AstronomyAstronomers Cast Doubt on the Cosmological Principle
Recent studies incorporating gamma-ray bursts have yielded interesting new results that cast doubt on the validity of the cosmological principle.