Breaking the protein-DNA bond
The verdict is in: too many single, flirty proteins can break up a strong relationship.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2017
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Individuals of victimized groups require group sincerity before giving forgiveness
Public and political apologies have steeply increased in recent times. Yet the sincerity of those apologies and how they are received by victims varies widely. Based on new social psychological research on group apologies, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2017
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Exploring the magic and mystery of mushrooms with the LA Mycological Society
There was a dump truck driver from Baldwin Park, a humanities professor from Long Beach, a conceptual artist from Altadena and a stay-at-home dad from Mid-City.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2017
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Technique makes more efficient, independent holograms
Not far from where Edwin Land—the inventor of the Polaroid camera—made his pioneering discoveries about polarized light, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 4, 2017
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Researchers investigate how songbirds teach themselves songs
Music can be a powerful form of expression. It's especially important for songbirds such as zebra finches, which learn the songs of their fathers in order to court mates.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2017
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Airbnb fans and critics both correct in home-sharing debate, says study
Most Airbnb hosts in Manhattan make less than $10,000 a year, but hosts who rent out their homes for more than 90 days each year make $20,000 or more, generating 80 percent of the revenue, says a new study by Columbia University ...
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2017
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Melting snow contains a toxic cocktail of pollutants
With spring finally here and warmer temperatures just around the corner, snow will slowly melt away, releasing us from the clutches of winter. However, that's not the only thing that the melting snow will release. Researchers ...
Environment
Apr 4, 2017
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Continuous fitness check predicts potential machine faults
It keeps a constant eye on the condition of the machine, it carries out diagnostic analyses and it notifies the operator when a part needs to be replaced. The research team led by Andreas Schütze at Saarland University has ...
Engineering
Apr 4, 2017
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A self-healing, water-repellant coating that's ultra durable
A self-healing, water-repellent, spray-on coating developed at the University of Michigan is hundreds of times more durable than its counterparts.
Materials Science
Apr 4, 2017
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Two new mechanisms for herbicide resistance found in Palmer amaranth
Palmer amaranth is a nightmare of a weed, causing yield losses up to 80 percent in severely infested soybean fields. It scoffs at farmers' attempts at control, having evolved resistance to six classes of herbicides since ...
Ecology
Apr 4, 2017
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