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Plants & Animals 11 hours ago

Adaptation of photosynthetic mechanism in air plants occurs through gene duplication, study finds

Researchers at the University of Vienna, along with collaborators from France, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S., have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis ...

Biotechnology 11 hours ago

New tool decodes complex, single-cell genomic data

Unlocking biological information from complex single-cell genomic data has just become easier and more precise, thanks to the innovative scLENS tool developed by the Biomedical Mathematics Group within the IBS Center for ...

Earth Sciences 11 hours ago

How the plant world shapes the climate cycle

In order to understand the Earth's resilience, researchers at ETH Zurich are modeling climate changes from times long past. And they show that plants are not simply victims of circumstances, but have helped to shape climate ...

Nanomaterials 11 hours ago

First high-resolution 3D nanoscale chemical imaging achieved with multi-modal tomography

By exploiting a smart learning algorithm that fuses two microscopy signals, University of Michigan researchers have accomplished high-resolution, efficient 3D chemical imaging for the first time at the one-nanometer scale. ...

Nanophysics 12 hours ago

New research reveals terahertz waves' impact on dynamics of nanoconfined water molecules

In a new discovery, researchers have revealed novel insights into the behavior of water molecules confined within nanostructures. Their study, published in Science Advances on April 24, delves into how terahertz (THz) waves ...

Other 13 hours ago

Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility—a sign of the Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists ...

General Physics 13 hours ago

Robots can't outrun animals. A new study explores why

The question may be the 21st century's version of the fable of the tortoise and the hare: Who would win in a foot race between a robot and an animal?

Earth Sciences 16 hours ago

Abrupt permafrost thaw found to intensify warming effects on soil CO₂ emission

According to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have found that soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are more sensitive to climate warming in permafrost-collapsed areas than in non-collapsed areas.

Biotechnology 16 hours ago

Team develops new type of anticoagulant whose action can be rapidly stopped

Anticoagulant treatments are crucial for managing many conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and venous thrombosis. Current options, however, carry an inherent risk of serious bleeding due to trauma or unforeseen events. ...

Agriculture 16 hours ago

Hong Kong team plants seeds to safeguard legacy grains

Far from the soaring skyscrapers synonymous with Hong Kong, scientists and farmers labor in a paddy field on the city's outskirts to revive dormant rice varieties that once sprung from local soil.

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