The binding of proteins to DNA is crucial for producing other proteins, ensuring that all the necessary processes in cells are performed, and for switching genes on or off. Proteins that bind to DNA are called transcription ...
Biotechnology
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A decade after the government raised the participation age in England to 18, a new study from the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath finds the policy has had limited impact—with only modest gains in education ...
Education
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Looking up at the night sky, it may seem our cosmic neighborhood is packed full of planets, stars and galaxies. But scientists have long suggested there may be far fewer galaxies in our cosmic surroundings than expected.
Astronomy
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Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they'd been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such as lions and hyenas. But as a ...
Archaeology
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The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to potentially sue each other over the impacts of climate change and historically generated greenhouse ...
Environment
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The swirling spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 3285B, which resides 137 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra (the Water Snake). Hydra has the largest area of the 88 constellations ...
Astronomy
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Pronatalism—the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed—is having a moment in the U.S.
Social Sciences
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Marine life may be more resilient to climate stress than previously thought, thanks to shifting oxygen levels in coastal waters.
Ecology
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Wetlands are among the most efficient ecosystems for carbon sequestration, storing more than 30% of global soil carbon in only 3%–13% of Earth's land surface. However, the spatiotemporal patterns of wetland carbon uptake ...
Earth Sciences
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A KAIST research team led by Professor Won Do Heo (Department of Biological Sciences) has developed an optogenetic platform, RELISR (REversible LIght-induced Store and Release), that enables precise spatiotemporal control ...
Biotechnology
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