Cas9 and Cas12a, two Cas proteins used most in gene-editing, both encompass a RuvC catalytic domain. To understand how the RuvC domain cleaves DNA, it is critical to elucidate the structures of RuvC-containing Cas complexes ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Biodegradable plastics are very much on trend. But there are still very few sustainable alternatives for products containing foamed plastic. ETH Pioneer Fellow Zuzana Sediva is developing a process that could one day be used ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2020
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Publishing in PNAS, biologists at Kyoto University report on a previously unknown mechanism in the retina that will perhaps lead to a better understanding of how our eyes see at night. The finding was made possible thanks ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 27, 2020
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Blue mussels in the Baltic Sea are getting smaller with time but bigger in numbers, according to a new study from Stockholm University. Analyzing data from the last 24 years, the main reason for this appears to be changes ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2020
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How confident should you be in election polls? Not nearly as confident as the pollsters claim, according to a new Berkeley Haas study.
Political science
Oct 27, 2020
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This election season, the USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll is reporting predictions for the presidential election based on a few different methodologies.
Political science
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The rapid changes in the chemical industry are connected on one hand with the depletion of natural resources and deepening of environmental concerns, and on the other hand with the growth of environmental awareness. Green, ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2020
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An international team of astronomers has identified one of the rarest known classes of gamma-ray emitting galaxies, called BL Lacertae, within the first 2 billion years of the age of the Universe. The team, that has used ...
Astronomy
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Crews working on the largest U.S. experiment designed to directly detect dark matter completed a major milestone last month, and are now turning their sights toward startup after experiencing some delays due to global pandemic ...
General Physics
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A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Purdue University and the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research has found that increased irrigation in parts of India has led to increasing heat stress ...
