New research helps explain the genetic basis for why we look the way we do
Which genes control the defining features that make us look as we do? And how do they make it happen?
Which genes control the defining features that make us look as we do? And how do they make it happen?
Evolution
Nov 10, 2021
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Deep in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, an ancient mangrove ecosystem flourishes more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the nearest ocean. This is unusual because mangroves—salt-tolerant trees, shrubs, and palms—are ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2021
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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can take the heat. Their key ingredients? Viruses from plants or bacteria.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 7, 2021
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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed immune cell-mimicking nanoparticles that target inflammation in the lungs and deliver drugs directly where they're needed. As a proof of concept, the ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2021
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The threat of antibiotic resistance rises as bacteria continue to evolve to foil even the most powerful modern drug treatments. By 2050, antibiotic resistant-bacteria threaten to claim more than 10 million lives as existing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2021
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Papers in leading psychology, economic and science journals that fail to replicate and therefore are less likely to be true are often the most cited papers in academic research, according to a new study by the University ...
Other
May 21, 2021
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Training neural networks to perform tasks, such as recognizing images or navigating self-driving cars, could one day require less computing power and hardware thanks to a new artificial neuron device developed by researchers ...
Nanophysics
Mar 18, 2021
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Starting as a single cell, organisms undergo millions of generations of divisions to ultimately generate the bones, heart, brain and other components that make up a living being. The mainspring within this intricate process ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 6, 2021
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The modern rise of gene drive research, accelerated by CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, has led to transformational waves rippling across science.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2020
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Some icebergs that break off of Antarctica are massive—the size of New York City—but previously these floating cities of freshwater were largely ignored in climate models. A new study by scientists at Scripps Institution ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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