A simple sensor for liver cancer

Luminescent paper discs under UV lamp: (1) without enzyme; (2), (3) and (4) with β-glucuronidase enzyme. In the presence of the enzyme, the discs show a strong green luminescence. Credit: UM Group Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) have developed a unique luminescent probe that uses Terbio, a rare earth metal, to feel…

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2 ‘new stars’ have exploded in the night sky at the same time, potentially for the first time in history

A second “new star” has appeared unexpectedly in the night sky, less than two weeks after an almost identical light point First exploded without prior notice. These “stars” never seen before light from rare star explosions known as classic novas. Scientists believe that this can be the first time in registered history that more than…

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Metashinobius gen. Nov., the second Asian genre with non -clear subfamily placement of Trehaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoid) of the southwest China, with the description of a new species

A new genre, Metashinobio Gen nov.It is established, based on a new species in the province of Guizhou, southwest China: Metashinobio Hikariae sp. nov. (♂). This is the second Asian genre of Trehaleidae. Diagnosis, detailed descriptions, color illustrations and distribution map of new species is provided. The type specimen of the new species is deposited…

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Was it habitable to Mars old? NASA’s perseverance rover is becoming a ‘strange and non -cooperative’ rock to discover

NASA’s perseverance rover is deepening in the geological past of Mars as it begins to grind on the rock surfaces of the red planet to expose material that could contain clues about the old environment and habitability of the planet. Earlier this month, the perseverance rover used its abrasion tool to extract the upper layer…

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