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Quantum Physics May 1, 2024

Generating graph states of atomic ensembles via photon-mediated entanglement

Graph states, a class of entangled quantum states that can be represented by graphs, have been the topic of numerous recent physics studies, due to their intriguing properties. These unique properties could make them particularly ...

Cell & Microbiology May 1, 2024

Discovery of an atypical heat shock factor, HSF5, involved in meiotic mechanisms has implications for male infertility

Kumamoto University researchers have identified a novel heat shock factor (HSF), designated as HSF5, which plays a crucial role in the completion of meiosis and the activation of genes essential for sperm formation. This ...

Archaeology Apr 25, 2024

Archaeologists unearth top half of statue of Ramesses II

A team co-led by a CU Boulder classics researcher has unearthed the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930; Ramesses II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe Shelly's "Ozymandias."

Cell & Microbiology Apr 24, 2024

Researchers unveil PI3K enzyme's dual accelerator and brake mechanisms

A group of researchers have expanded conventional knowledge on a critical enzyme that controls cell migration. In a publication in the journal Nature Communications, they reported that phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) not ...

Plants & Animals Apr 5, 2024

Study confirms A. yasumatsui as sole biotic threat to Micronesian cycad

A new study has confirmed that the invasive A. yasumatsui, known as Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (CAS), stands alone as the greatest threat to the existence of the Cycas micronesica species. The endemic cycad species to Micronesia ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 26, 2024

Uncovering the mysteries of microproteins

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a method to identify and characterize microproteins—a development that opens the door for understanding physiology and disease at a molecular level of detail not previously ...

Quantum Physics Mar 24, 2024

Beyond cloning: Harnessing the power of virtual quantum broadcasting

In a new study, scientists propose the concept of "virtual quantum broadcasting," which provides a workaround to the longstanding no-cloning theorem, thereby offering new possibilities for the transmission of quantum information.

Plants & Animals Mar 21, 2024

'Courtship' gene shows different effects in two fruit fly species

A gene associated with courtship behavior in fruit flies does not operate the same way in two different fruit fly species, a new study finds. The work demonstrates that conserved genes—the same genes found across species—do ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 13, 2024

Study shows for the first time that different forms of cellular adhesion structures can interconvert

Cells form adhesion structures to anchor themselves in their environment. The coordinated assembly and disassembly of these adhesions also enables cells to move from one place to another.

Space Exploration Mar 13, 2024

Commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit explodes moments after liftoff in Japan

A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that's still under investigation.

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