An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Warsaw, have described a new method for the synthesis of nucleotides, compounds that are the basic components of DNA and RNA and play a key role in cell signalling and cellular energy processes.
Researchers from the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered large fragments of a 17th-century iconostasis in the attic of a church in Nowoberezowo (Podlaskie). In their opinion, it is the oldest such work of art in the region; a unique one, as evidenced by its originality and state of preservation.
When healthy cells transform into cancer cells, their mechanical properties change. An international group of scientists, including researchers from Poland, wants to create a procedure for detecting disorders in the mechanical properties of cells in order to diagnose cancer early.
The level of violence among ancient human communities in the Middle East fluctuated greatly throughout history and depended on the social life conditions in particular eras.
Scientists from the Polish Academy of Sciences in Zabrze are working on biodegradable polymers that can be used to obtain cardiovascular implants in the form of drug-coated stents.
According to UN forecasts, the Earth's population will reach 10 billion in 2060. The overpopulation of the planet and the climate crisis generate new challenges when it comes to food production and distribution, scientists said during a debate at the Science Festival in Warsaw.
Scientists from several universities are conducting interdisciplinary research aimed at saving the catacombs of the Eastern Orthodox Monastery of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Supraśl (Podlaskie Voivodeship).
Scientists from the Alfred Jahn Cold Regions Research Centre of the University of Wrocław (UWr) are investigating places with a high risk of future tsunami waves. Scientists plan to prepare recommendations for local communities on how to mitigate the effects of geohazards connected to climate change.
One hundred and twenty years ago, Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her husband Piotr Curie received the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the phenomenon of radioactivity and research on it. The other half of the prize went to Henri Becquerel, who was the first to observe the penetrating radiation of uranium ore. Skłodowska was the first woman to be honoured in this way.
Polish researchers have developed LongLLaMA, a large language model based on the OpenLLaMA software created by Meta. It is freely available for download.
Electrical brain signals in patients with multiple sclerosis, a disease mainly associated with the slowing-down of information processing and a lack of motor coordination, show traces of multifractality, scientists from four Polish research institutions have found.
