Detecting viruses in whole blood usually requires a complex process that prevents swift, point-of-care detection in low-resource settings.

Now, new #ScienceAdvances research finds Zika and hepatitis C virus can be detected in dried whole blood by direct RNA amplification. https://scim.ag/4zTNcAq

¿Qué virus letal llevaba 3.700 años oculto en manuscritos medievales? #Ciencia #Historia #ADN #Virus #ViruelaOvina #ManuscritosMedievales #Pergaminos #Arqueogenetica #EdadMedia #Ganaderia #ScienceAdvances #felizmiercoles #9deseptiembre

In a new #ScienceAdvances study, researchers found that a single–amino-acid change in the sensing ion channel protein TRPA1 rewired heat sensitivity for embryos of egg-laying species, protecting them from increased temperatures.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4gVzzbc

Inspired by the cell network of the retina, a new photonic computing system described in #ScienceAdvances can rapidly learn to solve complex visual tasks—from classification to image segmentation—from very restricted datasets.

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New findings mark a potential use for heparin as a safe, accessible treatment to relieve people suffering from painful sea nettle stings.

Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/4gxcRav

New paper out now in @science.org #ScienceAdvances ‼️

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