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Researchers reveal novel mechanism of enhanced P450 demethylase activity through engineered key gating residues

A crucial step in the degradation and utilization of lignin is the process of O-demethylation of lignin monomers, facilitated by O-demethylases. Current O-demethylases face challenges such as limited substrate specificity, unclear reaction mechanisms.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailJun 14th, 2024

Researchers built AI models that use less power than a light bulb

That's roughly the draw of a 100W light bulb, and a 50x improvement over the 700W that an NVIDIA H100 GPU consumes......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Contributors to Scientific American’s July/August 2024 Issue

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Teens’ Mental Health May Improve When They Help Others

Volunteering in community programs can reduce youth depression and anxiety, researchers are beginning to learn.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Threads fediverse integration enhanced, but still some key limits

Meta has just made a significant enhancement to its Threads fediverse integration – though there are still some key limits to what is possible in the app … more….....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Grammarly delivers enhanced security and control features for safer AI use

Grammarly announced an extensive set of new security, deployment, and control features to meet soaring enterprise demand for comprehensive, secure AI communication assistance. Grammarly already serves leading enterprises like Salesforce, Atlassian, Z.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Future risk of coral bleaching set to intensify globally, researchers say

An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide has projected future marine heat waves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously seen......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Study demonstrates that a process that turns off DNA transcription can, paradoxically, also turn it on

Researchers led by Kannosuke Yabe, Asuka Kamio, and Soichi Inagaki of the University of Tokyo have discovered that in thale cresses histone H3 lysine-9 (H3K9) methylation, conventionally thought to be a mark of turning off gene transcription, can als.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Researchers capture detailed picture of electron acceleration in one shot

Adjusting experimental methods achieved the first "single-shot" diagnosis of electron acceleration through a laser wakefield accelerator along a curved trajectory, according to a recent study led by University of Michigan researchers. The findings ar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Scientists discover next-generation system for programmable genome design

In a leap forward for genetic engineering, a team of researchers from the Arc Institute have discovered the bridge recombinase mechanism, a precise and powerful tool to recombine and rearrange DNA in a programmable way......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Unlocking the world of bacteria—researchers introduce new approach to make bacteria amenable to genetic engineering

Bacteria populate virtually every habitat on Earth, including within and on our own bodies. Understanding and engineering bacteria can lead to new methods for diagnosing, treating, and preventing infections. Additionally, it presents opportunities to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Stress testing pension funds—researchers present technique based on hidden Markov regime switching model

"We wanted to investigate how second pillar pension funds react to financial crises and how to protect them from the crises," says Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) professor Dr. Audrius Kabašinskas, who, together with his team, discovered a way.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

New calculation approach allows more accurate predictions of how atoms ionize when impacted by high-energy electrons

During electron-impact ionization (EII), high-energy electrons collide with atoms, knocking away one or more of their outer electrons. To calculate the probability that ionization will occur during these impacts, researchers use a quantity named the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Wolves reintroduced to Isle Royale temporarily affect other carnivores, humans have influence as well

In a rare opportunity to study carnivores before and after wolves were reintroduced to their ranges, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that the effects of wolves on Isle Royale have been only temporary. And even in the leas.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

AMD just revealed a game-changing feature for your graphics card

AMD is set to reveal a neural texture compression technique next week, which could have big implications for the next generation of graphics cards......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Lemur communication shows how humans evolved to create music

A type of lemur which communicates in rhythmic song shows how humans have evolved to create music, according to researchers at The University of Warwick......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Advancements in forecasting summer heat waves ten days in advance

Researchers have unveiled a system capable of predicting the likelihood of heat wave occurrences in Korea ten days in advance. This technology is expected to facilitate early preparations for heat waves, particularly given the anticipated yearly rise.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Plankton researchers urge their colleagues to mix it up

Comprising the base of the food web, plankton are extremely important to marine ecosystems. However, there is still much to be discovered about these organisms, and that's especially true for mixoplankton......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Frog "saunas" help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease

Macquarie University researchers have used heat to develop a simple and effective way to help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a pandemic sweeping multiple species......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Researchers address ocean paradox with 55 gallons of fluorescent dye

For the first time, researchers from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography led an international team that directly measured cold, deep water upwelling via turbulent mixing along the slope of a submarine canyon in the Atlantic Ocean......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Zebrafish reveal how bioelectricity shapes muscle development

A question left unanswered in a biologist's lab notebook for 40 years has finally been explained, thanks to a little fish that couldn't wriggle its tail......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024