Your cells need to get around. For example, immune cells must roam around your body to locate sites of infection, and neurons must migrate to specific positions in the brain during development. But cells do not have eyes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 9, 2022
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The double-helix structure of DNA is deformed by environmental stimuli, which will then affect gene expression, and eventually trigger a sequence of cellular processes. Recent research led by a physicist from City University ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 7, 2022
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New research provides the first evidence for why we have complex life forms in polar oceans and highlights the threat posed to them by global warming.
Evolution
Jun 3, 2022
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The membrane-bound form of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is essential for enabling infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal Cell.
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2022
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In the cold, choppy waters of Alaska's Resurrection Bay, all eyes were on the gray water, looking for one thing only.
Environment
May 25, 2022
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A heat wave gripping parts of the nation added an exclamation point to a series of announcements this week about the world's warming climate.
Environment
May 23, 2022
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An international research team headed by the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Aarhus University and the Science for Life Lab in Uppsala has developed tiny particles that measure the oxygen concentration ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2022
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A discovery by former Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. student, Mingyi Wang, leading a large collaborative team, sheds light on one way new particles are forming in the upper troposphere. The study, published in Nature, reveals an unexpected ...
Materials Science
May 18, 2022
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Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that another aspect of climate change—rising carbon dioxide (CO2)—could trigger extra plant growth, enabling ...
Environment
May 18, 2022
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Aerosol particles can form and grow in Earth's upper troposphere in an unexpected way, reports the CLOUD collaboration in a paper published today in Nature. The new mechanism may represent a major source of cloud and ice ...
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2022
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