Muscle machine: How water controls the speed of muscle contraction
The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a University of Michigan study.
The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a University of Michigan study.
General Physics
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In a study published in Nature on July 3, researchers from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Toronto, Canada, discovered a novel anti-CRISPR protein called AcrIF25, which ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2024
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Cooperative hunting, resource sharing, and using the same signals to communicate the same information—these are all examples of cultural sharing that have been observed between distinct animal species. In an opinion piece ...
Evolution
Jul 11, 2024
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As a science communication scholar, I've always supported vaccination and trusted medical experts—and I still do. As a new mom, however, I've been confronting new-to-me emotions and concerns while weighing decisions about ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2024
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Aboriginal Elders in Perth are working with mainstream mental health service leaders to improve mental health services for their community.
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2024
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New research from the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) has provided a complicated glance into young women's responses to interpersonal conflict, with retaliation often the answer to rejection and perceived social exclusion ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2024
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Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful—we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today's understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave.
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2024
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Scientists at the University of Malaga have shown, in an unprecedented way, how the so-called "elephant graveyard" of the Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Orce—a name given due to the amount of remains of the extinct ...
Ecology
Jul 11, 2024
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Large swaths of the Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been covered with purple and white flowers after unusual rainfall patterns in northern Chile.
Environment
Jul 11, 2024
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The UK is not on track to meet its climate targets and has no credible pathway to get there. However, a new set of more specific targets would provide some clarity for the country's new government and would ultimately help ...
Environment
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