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An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection, researchers say.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without producing antibodies. Researcher Eric Weaver described the finding as exciting and novel. He and his team are confident that future experiments will yield significant findings that could have a profound impact on the field of vaccinology. “If we can

Scientists at Caltech and USC identify how to encourage the chemical reaction by which carbon dioxide is locked away in the ocean Scientists at Caltech and USC have discovered a way to speed up the slow part of the chemical reaction that ultimately helps the earth to safely lock away, or sequester, carbon dioxide into

Economic inequality among nations and other factors have contributed to a global food system in which billions are hungry or lacking crucial vitamins, whereas another billion are overconsuming, spawning a public health epidemic involving conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease Dear EarthTalk: I understand a recent government report concluded that our global food system

A robotic biologist While some people may have been impressed (or intimidated) by the recent development of a system that automatically raises and analyzes cell cultures, it turns out that another facet of the biological research process may also be going to the machines. An interdisciplinary team of researchers recently demonstrated a computer system that

Orally administered material temporarily coats the intestine, reduces blood sugar spikes in preclinical study Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight loss surgery that not only reverses obesity but can also reverse type 2 diabetes in patients with both conditions. Despite dramatic improvements in quality of life and diabetes remission,

Most of today’s telecommunication data is encoded at a speed of 10 Gbit/s, but researchers are constantly looking for new ways to push this limit even further. A group of researchers at Cornell University have recently come up with the “time telescope,” a sophisticated system that can speed up optical communication by 27 times to

Could have the same impact on society as the development of synthetic plastics Scientists at Yale University have done what materials scientists have been trying to do for decades – create a material that boasts the look, strength and durability of metal that can be molded into complex shapes as simply and cheaply as plastic. The

Physicists are providing a greater level of autonomy for self-taught systems by combining how they respond to their learning as they evolve Cars that can drive autonomously have recently made headlines. In the near future, machines that can learn autonomously will become increasingly present in our lives. The secret to efficient learning for these machines

Of course, if it was that simple, we’d already be blasting around the Earth at orbital speeds In the 1800s, when pneumatic tubes shot telegrams and small items all around buildings and sometimes small cities, the future of mass transit seemed clear: we’d be firing people around through these sealed tubes at high speeds. And