Pig holdings are important reservoirs for an increasing number of diverse influenza viruses, some of which can be transmitted to humans and may have pre-pandemic potential. This also applies to European pig holdings, a comprehensive study shows.

In a new study, a research group at Uppsala University explain their outstanding success in harvesting “hot electron holes”. The results of their work can be used to improve solar cells, photochemical reactions and photosensors.

The new Desorption Electrospray Ionization DESI XS source is available on the Waters Select Series Cyclic IMS, Synapt XS, and Xevo G2-XS QTof Mass Spectrometers.

Researchers at Centre for Organelle Research (CORE) have brought us one step closer to solving the fundamental question of how plants build the photosynthetic machinery.

Life scientists, in particular, spend a great deal of time pipetting and required more productive tools. Integra turned its attention to driving innovation in this niche market, and offers novel solutions such as the Voyager adjustable tip spacing pipette, Grip Tips and the Assist Plus pipetting robot.

Astronomers are grappling with a puzzle that suggests dark matter is more evenly spread across the Universe than previously thought. Maps of more than 30 million galaxies reveal a smoother sweep of the elusive material than predicted by the leading theory about the Universe’s early expansion.

Thermoset polymers, found in car parts and electrical appliances, have to be durable and heat-resistant, but typically cannot be easily recycled or broken down after use. MIT chemists have now developed a way to modify thermoset plastics that allows them to be more easily broken down without compromising their mechanical strength.

Thermo Fisher Scientific and biotechnology company Lyell Immunopharma are partnering to develop manufacturing processes designed to create more effective cell therapies to benefit cancer patients.

A new Trinity study highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver disease during exercise trials, rather than weight loss. The findings have been published in the medical journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Grain-based materials fermented with Propionibacterium freudenreichii have enough vitamin B12 to be nutritionally significant. With the help of Lactobacillus brevis in the fermentation process, vegans can also be guaranteed a sufficient and safe B12 intake directly from grain-based food, without pills, says a study conducted by scientists at the University of Helsinki.