As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to sweep the globe, several groups have been working to develop and self-administer unapproved, unproven interventions that they describe as vaccines for COVID-19 ([ 1 ][1]–[ 4 ][2]). Some of the interest in these do-it-yourself (DIY) approaches apparently stems from a belief that self-experimentation is never subject to time-consuming…
Grasp analysis, motion plans, and field tests are presented for a robot using extendable booms to navigate difficult terrain.
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Root exudation could be harnessed for ecological and applied research
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A gene expression module in the fibroblasts lining the joint synovium is associated with sensory nerve growth and pain in rheumatoid arthritis.
Intrinsically safe designs and a staged transparent development process will be essential
Drugs of abuse are thought to promote addiction in part by “hijacking” brain reward systems, but the underlying mechanisms remain undefined. Using whole-brain FOS mapping…
To understand vulnerable glaciers, climate scientists extract ice from continent’s remote and stormy coast
