An arms race is unfolding in our cells: Transposons, also known as jumping genes or mobile genetic elements as they can replicate and reinsert themselves in the genome, threaten the cell's genome integrity by triggering DNA ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Scholars accused of sexual misconduct saw a significant decline in citations within three years of public allegations, reveals a new study from the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management.
Economics & Business
Mar 5, 2025
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For the first time, Northwestern University scientists have watched water molecules in real-time as they prepared to give up electrons to form oxygen.
Analytical Chemistry
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Survey data, published in PLOS Climate reveals that while the UK's top earners are far more likely to adopt green technologies like electric vehicles and heat pumps, they remain unwilling to compromise their lifestyle to ...
Environment
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A fundamental goal of physics is to explain the broadest range of phenomena with the fewest underlying principles. Remarkably, seemingly disparate problems often exhibit identical mathematical descriptions.
Condensed Matter
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The physical structure of corn plants—including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches—makes a big difference for yield. Compact plants can be planted closer together, adding ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Working in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, scientists at the University of Cologne's Institute for Genetics have discovered a strategy in bacteria by which they embed themselves ...
Cell & Microbiology
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A new University of Maryland study has revealed a coordinated dance of microscopic particles—breaking up and clustering back together in just seconds—after receiving electrical and chemical stimuli. This work represents a ...
Analytical Chemistry
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In Latin America, deeply ingrained cultural beliefs about gender roles—what women and men should and shouldn't do—persist. This is despite increased involvement by women in traditionally male spheres, such as business and ...
Social Sciences
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Miranda Zammarelli, Guarini, was a graduate student at Dartmouth for just nine days when her interests in birds, history, and archives converged in a set of old filing cabinets in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
Plants & Animals
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