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Two-faced protein both inhibits and activates B cell receptor signaling
Researchers have found that restoration of B cell function in BCR signaling deficiencies involves the interaction of CD22, normally an inhibitory factor, with binding …
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People around the world like the same kinds of smell
What smells we like or dislike is primarily determined by the structure of the particular odor molecule. A collaborative study shows that people share …
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Urban agriculture in Detroit: Scattering vs. clustering and the prospects for scaling up
Despite Detroit's reputation as a mecca for urban agriculture, a new analysis of the city's Lower Eastside, which covers 15 square miles, found that …
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Making a ‘sandwich’ out of magnets and topological insulators, potential for lossless electronics
A research team has discovered that sandwiching a topological insulator between two 2D ferromagnetic insulators provides a quantum avenue towards ultra-low energy future electronics, …
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Using gene scissors to specifically eliminate individual cell types
With the help of the CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors, genetic information in a plant can be modified to make the latter more robust to pests, …
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Spotted hyenas adjust their foraging behavior in response to climate change
Spotted hyenas adjust to a decreased presence of migratory prey in their territories induced by climate change. Researchers investigated the relationship between rainfall volume …
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The material that could save industries heat
Scientists have found a common substance that can reversibly and rapidly store and release relatively large amounts of low-grade heat without decomposing. The research …
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Cause of metastasis in prostate cancer discovered
Prostate cancers remain localized in the majority of cases, giving affected individuals a good chance of survival. However, about 20% of patients develop incurable …
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Damaged nerve behind athletes' post-concussion issues
Depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect …
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Catalysts: The platinum riddle
Platinum is an important catalyst. But up until now, nobody know how exactly single platinum atoms behave during catalysis.
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Aggressive warming during surgery does not reduce major complications
Patients kept at a body temperature of 37 C during major surgery had no fewer cardiac complications than patients kept at 35.5 C, according …
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Understanding the use of bicycle sharing systems with statistics
Though bicycle sharing systems (BSSs) are popular in many big cities, it is necessary to actively rebalance the number of bicycles across the various …
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In food safety study, 25% of participants contaminated salad with raw chicken
In a study aimed at assessing the impact of washing poultry on kitchen contamination, researchers found that more than a quarter of study participants …
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Freshwater mussels can inhibit bacterial diseases
Researchers have found brown trout better survived a Flavobacterium disease outbreak if the fish had larvae of freshwater pearl mussel in their gills. In …
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Converting body heat into electricity: A step closer towards high-performance organic thermoelectrics
Researchers have introduce a new path towards superior organic thermoelectric devices: highly efficient modulation doping of highly ordered organic semiconductors under high doping concentrations.
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What's the skinny on those pandemic pounds?
More Americans weighed in as obese during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous year. A new study presents evidence …
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Omicron 'less severe' than Delta for children ages 4 and younger, study suggests
New research suggests that the children younger than age 5 who are infected with the COVID-19 Omicron variant have less risk of severe health …
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Learning from the single cell: A new technique to unravel gene regulation
How is the activity of genes regulated by the packaging of DNA? To answer this question, researchers developed a technique to measure both gene …
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New polymer membrane tech improves efficiency of CO2 capture
Researchers have developed a new membrane technology that allows for more efficient removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from mixed gases, such as emissions from …
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New research shows what it takes to make society change for the better
New research suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies. Using an innovative mathematical model, researchers studied a …
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'Flash droughts' coming on faster, global study shows
Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast -- drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. These events can wipe …
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Monkeys routinely consume fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our own taste for booze
Scientists analyzed the ethanol content of fruit eaten by spider monkeys in Panama, and found that the fruit regularly contained alcohol: between 1% and …
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Pandemic's urgency drove new collaborative approaches worldwide
In a new paper, nearly 130 authors from institutions around the world describe their groundbreaking collaborative work, 'Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on …
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Are 'person' or 'people' gender-neutral concepts? New study finds male tilt in analysis of billions of words
The concept of a 'person' or 'people' is, despite its definition, not gender-neutral when it comes to how we use these terms. In fact, …
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Shapeshifting volcano virus points to new ways to deliver drugs, vaccines
A discovery about a shapeshifting virus found in hot volcanic springs could have very useful implications.
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Improving the targeted treatment of movement disorders
Recent discoveries may prove vital in improving the treatment of dystonia, a neurological movement disorder. Their findings show that very specific networks in the …
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Wildfire smoke exposure in early pregnancy affects infant monkey behavior
Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a …
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Study sheds light on why immunodeficiency affects only one identical twin
Scientists have long queried the causes of immune disorders in only one of two identical twins with identical genes. New research has found the …
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Estimates of the carbon cycle - vital to predicting climate change - are incorrect, new researchers show
Researchers have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct, …
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Crowdsourcing campaign identifies drivers of tropical forest loss
To combat forest loss in the tropics, a new study uses crowdsourcing to identify the drivers of deforestation. The resulting dataset can be used …
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Higher blood fats more harmful than first thought
The increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has …
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Study shows: Fish can calculate
Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five. This has been shown in a recent …
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Can weekly prednisone treat obesity?
Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their …
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Polarized speech: A function of self-persuasion
A new study finds competitive debaters, randomly assigned a position, persuade themselves to the superiority of their side, even if it falls contrary to …
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Are COVID-19-linked arrhythmias caused by viral damage to the heart's pacemaker cells?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart's rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within the cells, according to …
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Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA
Less known than Attila's Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. …
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Perseverance records the first ever sounds from Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been surveying the surface of Mars since February 2021, has for the first time recorded the acoustic environment of …
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Researchers roll out data on COVID vaccine distribution and waste
Researchers are rolling out a data set that provides detailed information on COVID-19 vaccine shipments and wastage across the United States, with the goal …
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Pandemic lockdowns had severe mental health consequences for women in the developing world
While potentially crucial to preventing the spread of COVID-19, lockdowns are associated with increased rates of depression and anxiety as well as food insecurity …
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Lost bioscapes window into Polynesian settlement circa 12th century
Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to new …
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Periodic volcanism triggered multiple Jurassic extinctions
Geologists have provided critical new evidence for the timing of volcanic activity in the Karoo province, the largest of the Jurassic magma systems. The …
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Study shows COVID-19's lingering impacts on the brain
Researchers have shown in detail how COVID-19 affects the central nervous system, according to a new study. The findings are the first comprehensive assessment …
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Easy test can see if breeding bulls have the right stuff
Forget sending bull semen out for complicated laboratory tests to learn whether the agricultural animal is virile. Scientists have developed a faster, easier microfluidics …
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MARATHON measures mirror nuclei
Scientists are holding up a 'mirror' to protons and neutrons to learn more about the particles that build our visible universe. The MARATHON experiment …
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How giant viruses mature: New evidence from the medusavirus sheds light
Medusavirus, a giant virus, is more closely related to eukaryotic cells than other giant viruses are. In an exciting new study, scientists have used …
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Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
Scientists who developed the flash Joule heating process to make graphene have found a way to produce doped graphene to customize it for applications.
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Quantum 'shock absorbers' allow perovskite to exhibit superfluorescence at room temperature
Semiconducting perovskites that exhibit superfluorescence at room temperature do so due to built-in thermal 'shock absorbers' which protect dipoles within the material from thermal …
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Technology has the potential to change the patient-provider relationship
As personal health records (AKA patient portals) allowing patients to see test results, medications and other health information gain in popularity, scientists studied cancer …
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Viral transformations in the female genital tract can spell trouble for women’s health
A new study uses next-generation gene sequencing to get a clearer read on the community of viruses present in vaginal microbiome samples and its …
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Burst of accumulated zinc shows how the mineral boosts immune function, suggesting ways to improve health
Zinc's immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven't known exactly how it works. Scientists now reveal two ways the mineral supports immunity and suggest …
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Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
Engineers have developed a longer-lasting alternative to conventional deicers.
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Polynesian Island yields 'treasure trove' of fungal biodiversity
Researchers have provided a detailed description of the stunning array of fungi that make their home on the Polynesian island of Mo'orea. The collection …
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'We're more alike than we might think'
A study published in advance of World Autism Day suggests we need a more evidence-based approach to neurodiversity.
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German and Austrian deer thus far spared SARS-CoV-2 infections, unlike in North America
In North America, SARS-CoV-2 has spread from humans to white-tailed deer. The deer are now considered SARS-CoV-2 reservoirs and may even spill virus back …
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Complete human genome deciphered for the first time
Twenty years after scientists first reported reading the human genome, the Telomere-to-Telomere consortium has now unveiled a complete version. Their work uncovered hundreds of …
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First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions
The first truly complete sequence of a human genome, covering each chromosome from end to end with no gaps and unprecedented accuracy, is now …
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Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
A research team has finally completed the sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8 percent of the genome's 3 billion nucleotides. …
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New human reference genome opens unexplored regions
A complete sequence of the human genome has finally been published by an international consortium of scientists. The new reference genome fills in many …
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Researchers generate the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human …
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Massive collaboration fills the gaps in the human genome
A team of researchers from institutions around the globe has finally filled in the gaps in the Human Reference Genome--and repeated sections are more …
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First complete human genome poised to strengthen genetic analysis, study shows
Alongside the newly updated human genome, which fills in long-standing gaps to fully spell out the more than 3 billion letters that compose our …
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Study shows gaps in how STEM organizations collect demographic information
Professional organizations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields could more effectively collect data on underrepresented groups in their fields, according to a …
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Some hard-to-crack genome areas carry genes that make us distinctly humans
As part of recent completion of first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome by Telomere- to-Telomere consortium, researchers at UW Medicine offered first …
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The human genome is, at long last, complete
Twenty years ago scientists declared the Human Genome Project complete, but eight percent of our genome remained unsequenced and unstudied. Now, the final missing …
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New technology solves mystery of respiration in Tetrahymena
Tetrahymena, a tiny single celled-organism, turns out to be hiding a surprising secret: it's doing respiration -- using oxygen to generate cellular energy -- …
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Scientists bioprint tissue-like constructs capable of controlled, complex shape change
New cell-laden bioink, comprised of tightly-packed, flake-shaped microgels and living cells, the production of cell-rich 4D bioconstructs that can change shape under physiological conditions.
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NIH experts discuss controlling COVID-19 in commentary on herd immunity
Achieving classical herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may not be attainable, according to a new perspective article. However, widespread use …
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Easier, faster assay enables many more laboratories to identify COVID-19 variants
Using a commercially available test and simplified process, any laboratory that can run a real-time PCR assay can detect known SARS-CoV-2 variants in patient …
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Light pollution increasing year round for some migrating birds
Nighttime light pollution levels are increasing the most in the southeastern United States, Mexico, and Central America--findings based on year-round data collected over the …
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Mercury has magnetic storms
An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth. Their finding, …
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African network protects key turtle sites
A network of West African Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covers key sites used by green turtles, new research shows.
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How e-scooters can safely operate in a city
E-scooters have become a familiar sight in cities worldwide in recent years, with many new companies renting them for use. But their arrival has …
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New study explores relationship between psychedelics and consciousness
A new study addresses the question of whether psychedelics might change the attribution of consciousness to a range of living and nonliving things.
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Can an image-based electrocardiographic algorithm improve access to care in remote settings?
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model for clinical diagnosis that can use electrocardiogram (ECG) images, regardless of format or layout, to diagnose …
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Fruit flies adapt activity to 'white nights'
Fruit flies with a new variant of a 'clock gene' are spreading northwards. Neurobiologists have now found an explanation for this phenomenon.
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Blood vessels are guides for stimulating implants
A wireless neurostimulator a little bigger than a grain of rice can be put in place alongside blood vessels to treat neurological diseases and …
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Increased heat and drought stunt tropical trees, a major carbon sink
For a long time, ecologists assumed tree rings to be absent in tropical trees because of a lack of temperature and rain fluctuations in …
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Meltwater drainage, break-away icebergs linked at shrinking Helheim Glacier
Dark patches of open sea that appear in the ice-choked water around Helheim Glacier may reveal new clues about how a rapidly changing Greenland …
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Structure of a bacterial 'drug pump' reveals new way to counter hospital-borne infection
By revealing the structure of a protein used by bacteria to pump out antibiotics, a research team designed an early-stage therapeutic that sabotages the …
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Researchers identify new targets for immunotherapy in colon cancer
Scientists identify a pathway of immune cell inhibition that may provide the basis for novel approaches to immunotherapy of colon cancer. Their results also …
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Men with high blood pressure have a biased recognition of other people’s anger
Men with high blood pressure have a biased recognition of other people's anger, as shown in a new study.
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How is haze formed?
Haze is formed when a cocktail of various gaseous pollutants is oxidized and forms particulate matter diffusing sunlight. This process is mainly mediated by …
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Apples and other fruits can host drug-resistant, pathogenic yeasts on surfaces, study finds
Fungicides used to prolong shelf life of fruits may select for pathogenic yeasts and boost transmission. Those pathogens include Candida auris, a drug-resistant pathogenic …
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Making physics instruction more equitable
In The Physics Teacher, researchers explore the goal of culturally relevant pedagogy, which is to center students' cultural resources as a bridge to learning. …
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Convalescent plasma can be effective early COVID-19 therapy, study finds
Research shows that high-titer (antibody-rich) COVID convalescent plasma -- when administered to COVID-19 outpatients within nine days after testing positive -- reduced the need …
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Global disparities persist in opioid painkiller access
Global opioid sales increased by an estimated 4% annually from 2015 to 2019, but massive disparities in access to essential pain relief medications persist …
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Those who ogle also more likely to have harmful attitudes, study finds
New research examining 'eye gaze behavior' has found that looking at people's bodies, rather than their faces, is linked with harmful attitudes towards sexual …
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Scavenger nanoparticles could make fuel cell-powered vehicles a reality
Engineers have developed a material that could give fuel cell systems a competitive edge over the battery systems that currently power most electric vehicles.
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Classification of 16 adult sleep patterns based on large-scale sleep analysis
A research group found that the human sleep patterns could be classified into 16 types by combining ACCEL, their original machine learning algorithm for …
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Married mothers who earn more than their husbands take on an even greater share of the housework, research finds
While new mothers frequently take on a greater share of housework than their spouses, this effect is even more pronounced in mothers who earn …
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Heart complications after a stroke increase the risk of future cardiovascular events
A large, observational study found that heart complications within one month after an ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain) are very common. …
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A scaffold with a twist: Cryo-EM reveals the building blocks of poxvirus
Researchers have revealed how poxviruses build their scaffold - a temporary protein coat that forms and disappears as the virus matures.
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New study solves mystery of how soft liquid -- DROP lets erode hard surfaces
A new study shows why liquid -- DROP lets have the ability to erode hard surfaces, a discovery that could help engineers design more …
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Law enforcement seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased dramatically between 2018-2021, U.S. study finds
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing illicit fentanyl increased dramatically between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a new U.S. study. The number …
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Researchers outline bias in epidemic research -- and offer new simulation tool to guide future work
A team of researchers unpacks a series of biases in epidemic research, ranging from clinical trials to data collection, and offers a game-theory approach …
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Rising parental expectations linked to perfectionism in college students
Rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health consequences, according to …
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Babies exposed to cannabis in the womb may be at risk for obesity, high blood sugar
Cannabis use among pregnant women is on the rise and may be associated with negative health outcomes in children, according to a new study.
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Device directs sperm to ‘go against the flow’ to help infertility
Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes. A directional movement called rheotaxis, guides sperm cells …
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Critical signature sound when rocks crack
Finding the specific sound a rock makes when it cracks and breaks seems impossible when surrounded by other subsurface noises. But researchers have now …
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