A new study led by researchers at UH Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) ToBo Lab has revealed that giant clam populations in American Sāmoa are far more stable and abundant than previously thought, demonstrating ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2025
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In an opinion piece published in Microbiology Australia, a James Cook University team led by Dr. Yaoqin Hong recently introduced a new theory to help scientists engineer biofilms, which are the gluey scaffolds made by bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 22, 2025
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While the dangers of secondhand smoke are widely recognized, a new study led by Prof. Sun Yele at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered a more persistent and stealthy hazard ...
Environment
Dec 22, 2025
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The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct transmission of genetic information. Most plants and animals have chromosomes with a single centromere, known ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2025
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G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are proteins triggered by ligands (protein-binding chemicals) from outside cells to transmit signals inside the cell. These signals are transmitted primarily through the activation of G ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 22, 2025
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When experimental results don't match scientists' predictions, it's usually assumed that the predictions were wrong. But new research into materials that pull carbon dioxide directly from the air shows how such mismatches ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 22, 2025
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When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question. Traditional methods can measure the concentration of a drug ...
Biochemistry
Dec 22, 2025
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How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we perceive those people as more attractive ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2025
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Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land.
Environment
Dec 22, 2025
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Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.
Quantum Physics
Dec 22, 2025
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