Scientists everywhere are banding together to fight the novel coronavirus, and they're already making progress. Computational chemists are focused on building computer models of the virus's parts, which could aid in developing ...
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In humans (as well as all other organisms) genes encode proteins, which in turn regulate all the different specific cellular functions of the body. The genetic information found in our DNA is first converted into messenger ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 22, 2020
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From two seeds grew a thousand plants.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2020
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Over 6,000 languages are currently spoken worldwide, but a substantial minority—well over 5%—are in danger of dying out. It is perhaps surprising that this fraction is no higher, as most models have so far predicted that ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2020
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Straw incorporation—shredding and burying straw—has been widely promoted as an environmentally friendly method to increase soil organic carbon stocks and improve soil fertility. Scientists have also found crop straw incorporation ...
Environment
Apr 22, 2020
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A new tool maps the threats to the tropical dry forests in Peru and Ecuador. Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven combined data on possible threats to these forests—including fires and overgrazing—with data on the vulnerability ...
Ecology
Apr 22, 2020
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Cribellate spiders spin thousands of tiny nanofibers into sticky threads. To keep from getting caught in their own webs, these spiders use a nonstick comb on their back legs. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Nano ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 22, 2020
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Galaxies grow large by eating their smaller neighbours, new research reveals.
Astronomy
Apr 22, 2020
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Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and its vertical concentration gradient is important for an accurate understanding and interpretation of global warming, the inversion of carbon sources ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2020
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Mesmerising aerial images showed a herd of more than 30 dugongs drifting serenely off the coast of a Thai island on Wednesday.
Ecology
Apr 22, 2020
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