Spending long periods in space not only leads to muscle atrophy and reductions in bone density, it also seems to have lasting effects on the brain. Neuroimaging studies (amongst others from this LMU team of researchers) has ...
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2021
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The development of alveoli in organoids derived from mammary-gland tissue follows the same physical principles as the formation of discrete droplets in a water jet.
General Physics
Oct 5, 2021
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Double-stranded breaks (DSBs) are among the most hazardous forms of DNA damage. The checkpoint protein kinase ATM plays a key role in the repair of DSBs. Many anti-tumor drugs act by inducing DSB formation, so inhibition ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 30, 2021
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Archeological finds show that people in the Arctic regions of Northwestern Siberia had already established long-range trading links with Eurasian populations some 2000 years ago. The initiation of trading relationships was ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2021
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During a research cruise off the coast of New Zealand, a team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich geobiologist Gert Wörheide discovered six new species of glass sponge.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2021
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Everyone knows what it's like to be out on a cold and cloudless winter night when the skies are studded with stars. In the open, the cold is all too keenly felt. But in a forest, under the protective cover of the trees, it ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 7, 2021
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In modern organisms, the hereditary material DNA encodes the instructions for the synthesis of proteins—the versatile nanomachines that enable modern cells to function and replicate. But how was this functional linkage ...
Biochemistry
Aug 31, 2021
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Micro-organisms persisting deep below the seafloor for millions of years continue to evolve despite living at the energy limit to life.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2021
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A new study shows that spatial and temporal environmental fluctuations can account for the maintenance of personality types in bird populations.
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2021
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During the course of evolution, animals have adapted to the particular demands of their local environments in ways that increased their chances of survival and reproduction. This is also true of diverse aspects of the sensory ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2021
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