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Scientists produce first open source all-atom models of COVID-19 'spike' protein

The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The "spike" or S protein facilitates viral entry into host cells.

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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day

Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse Sunday.

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Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world

"Beam me up" is one of the most famous catchphrases from the Star Trek series. It is the command issued when a character wishes to teleport from a remote location back to the Starship Enterprise.

Quantum Physics

Jun 19, 2020

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Ancient societies hold lessons for modern cities

Today's modern cities, from Denver to Dubai, could learn a thing or two from the ancient Pueblo communities that once stretched across the southwestern United States. For starters, the more people live together, the better ...

Archaeology & Fossils

Jun 19, 2020

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Our deepest view of the X-ray sky

Over the course of 182 days, the eROSITA X-ray telescope has completed its first full sweep of the sky which it embarked upon about a year ago. This new map of the hot, energetic universe contains more than one million objects, ...

Astronomy

Jun 19, 2020

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New adjuvant successful in extending immunity against HIV

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Emory Vaccine Center (EVC) are first to show a new adjuvant, 3M-052, helps induce long-lasting immunity against HIV. The study results are published today ...

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Medical Xpress

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus cases surge in US, India, but slow in China, Korea
Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D may help prevent a common side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fears of second virus wave in Australia's second city
Health
Capital funding of health care in Canada is critical, yet declined in last 20 years
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US adds 305 more virus deaths
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil passes 50,000 deaths from coronavirus: official
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus outbreak could spin 'out of control' in South Sudan
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we're still in the 1st
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NYC virus tracing off to a bumpy start: report
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dubai opens up to tourists from July 7
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Iran reports over 100 new virus deaths for third day running
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italy mulls new WHO guidelines on virus patient isolation
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Saudi ends virus lockdown despite spike in infections
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rise in coronavirus cases brings new concerns in Alabama
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Beijing reports 22 new virus cases as millions tested
Health
One in four UK adults at risk of hunger and potential malnutrition following lockdown
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Latin America cases pass two million as Trump rally defies virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Morocco opens field hospital after spike in virus cases
Immunology
New adjuvant successful in extending immunity against HIV
Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough discovery to transform prostate cancer treatment
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swiss giant Novartis halts COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine study
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic becomes a patchwork of small successes and setbacks
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Portugal probes party that may have spread virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus cases exceed 2.5 million in Europe
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil, Europe pass bleak milestones as WHO warns of new virus phase
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Iran coronavirus death toll tops 9,500
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil tops 1 million cases as coronavirus spreads inland
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chile reports more than 7,000 virus deaths under new counting method
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
The Parkinson's disease gut has an overabundance of opportunistic pathogens
Medical research
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 in BAME populations remain unexplained

Tech Xplore

Business
Scandal-hit Wirecard admits missing 1.9 bln likely gone
Business
Apple re-closes some stores, raising economic concerns
Energy & Green Tech
Researchers model interactions between wind farm developers and landowners
Energy & Green Tech
New system uses wind turbines to defend the national grid from power cuts
Hardware
Computer engineers design research platform for mixing processor cores to boost performance
Computer Sciences
OpenAI releases powerful text generator
Computer Sciences
Bringing the predictive power of artificial intelligence to health care
Computer Sciences
How much control are people willing to grant to a personal privacy assistant?
Robotics
Model helps robots think more like humans when searching for objects
Computer Sciences
Innovative dataset to accelerate autonomous driving research
Internet
Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France
Business
Apple closes stores in 4 states, again, as infections rise
Automotive
BMW cuts jobs, ends self-driving project with Mercedes
Energy & Green Tech
People need to see the benefits from local renewable energy projects, and that means jobs
Energy & Green Tech
Algorithms are designing better buildings
Business
Green aviation still has electrifying future despite virus
Software
AI-powered interviewer provides guided reflection exercises during COVID-19 pandemic
Security
Australia under cyberattacks from state actor
Business
$68 million tax breaks may go to put Tesla plant to Austin
Automotive
UK leads green revolution in defence and off-highway transport
Business
US travel industry to see 40% drop in spending: study
Business
CEO of scandal-hit Wirecard resigns
Internet
YouTube hit with discrimination suit by black video artists
Business
JD.com racks up $38B in sales in annual online shopping fest
Energy & Green Tech
The electric car battery boom has screeched to a halt, for now
Computer Sciences
AI creates realistic faces from crude sketches
Computer Sciences
What jumps out in a photo changes the longer we look
Computer Sciences
Teaching humanoid robots different locomotion behaviors using human demonstrations
Engineering
Engineers develop new fuel cells with twice the operating voltage as hydrogen
Computer Sciences
Deep learning-based surrogate models outperform simulators and could hasten scientific discoveries

Teaching physics to neural networks removes 'chaos blindness'

Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered that teaching physics to neural networks enables those networks to better adapt to chaos within their environment. The work has implications for improved artificial ...

General Physics

Jun 19, 2020

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OpenAI releases powerful text generator

Artificial intelligence laboratory OpenAI announced it is making a powerful new neural network for natural language processing available for limited release to the public.

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Virus already in Italy by December, sewers show

The coronavirus was present in two large Italian cities in December, more than two months before the first case was detected, a national health institute study of waste water has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jun 19, 2020

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A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together

Searching for food at night can be tricky. To find prey in the dark, bats use echolocation, their "sixth sense." But to find food faster, some species, like Molossus molossus, may search within hearing distance of their echolocating ...

Plants & Animals

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Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa

A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher's wire snare punctured its windpipe and sapped its strength as the wound festered for days.

Italian glacier covered to slow melting

A vast tarpaulin unravels, gathering speed as it bounces down the glacier over glinting snow. Summer is here and the alpine ice is being protected from global warming.

Video: How tear gas affects your body

2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it's not actually a gas?

Researchers study a novel type of extracellular vesicles

Researchers from Sechenov University and the University of Pittsburgh compared the properties of two groups of extracellular vesicles. Either present in a liquid phase or attached to the fibres of the extracellular matrix, ...

Skyrmion dynamics and traverse mobility

Skyrmions could revolutionise computing exhibiting great potential in the electronic storage of information, and the key to such a breakthrough could be understanding their behaviour under applied currents.

COVID-19 has hit women hard, especially working mothers

A new analysis of USC's Understanding Coronavirus in America Study has found that women, particularly those without a college degree, suffered more job losses than men and bore significantly greater responsibility for child ...

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