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ACS announces editor-in-chief for open access journal JACS Au
The Society plans to add 9 additional open access journals to its suite
'Broken' coronavirus tracking system leaves California in the dark: 'We have no idea'
The lack of reliable test result data is disrupting pandemic response efforts, leaving officials in the dark about the spread of COVID-19.
A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens
Filter 'paper' made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery by an EPFL laboratory could be put to use in personal...
Scientists use CRISPR to knock down gene messages early in development
Researchers have harnessed the technology to target gene messages (messenger RNA) involved in early vertebrate development.
Pinpointing the cells that keep the body's master circadian clock ticking
Scientists have developed a genetically engineered mouse and imaging system that lets them visualize fluctuations in the circadian clocks of cell types in mice. The method gives new insight into...
Look: Deputy wrangles runaway emu in Wyoming
A Wyoming sheriff's deputy responded to an unusual loose animal call and ended up wrangling a runaway emu.
Updating Turing's model of pattern formation
In 1952, Alan Turing published a study which described mathematically how systems composed of many living organisms can form rich and diverse arrays of orderly patterns. He proposed that this...
Scientists use CRISPR to knock down gene messages early in development
Since its discovery, scientists have been using the much-lauded gene editing tool CRISPR to alter the DNA of model organisms and uncover the functions of thousands of genes. Now, researchers...
New reporter mouse strain offers powerful genetic tool to identify P2X2-expressing cells
Researchers created a reporter mouse strain in pursuit of a new way to answer an old question: Is purinergic receptor gene P2X2 expressed in particular populations of sensory nerve cells?...
How plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes
Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which is important for healthy plants production and global food security. Scientists have now discovered how legumes use small, well-defined motifs...
Oldest enzyme in cellular respiration isolated
Researchers have found what is perhaps the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration. They have been able to isolate the extremely fragile 'Rnf' protein complex from the heat-loving bacterium Thermotoga maritima....
Watch: Kylie Minogue sparkles in 'Say Something' video
Kylie Minogue released a video for "Say Something," the first single from her new album, "Disco."
¿Un crucero durante la pandemia? Estos barcos en Baja California, México, navegan con menos de 100 pasajeros
¿Un crucero durante la pandemia? Estos barcos en Baja California, México, tienen menos de 100 pasajeros
Oldest enzyme in cellular respiration isolated
In the first billion years, there was no oxygen on Earth. Life developed in an anoxic environment. Early bacteria probably obtained their energy by breaking down various substances by means...
Researchers discover how plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes
Legume plants know their friends from their enemies, and now we know how they do it at the molecular level. Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which...
Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel
In JST Strategic Basic Research Programs, a group led by Zhongrui Duan (Researcher, Waseda University) and Motoki Tominaga (Associate professor, Waseda University) succeeded in promoting plant growth and increasing seed...
Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel
Scientists succeeded in promoting plant growth and increasing seed yield by heterologous expression of protein from Arabidopsis (artificially modified high-speed motor protein) in Camelina sativa, which is expected as a...
Eye-catching conservation tool protects livestock, lions, and livelihoods
Painting eyes on the rumps of livestock can protect them from attacks by lions in landscapes where they coexist, a joint study from UNSW Sydney, Taronga Conservation Society Australia and...
Study finds platypus paddles in 'surprising' Sydney waterways
A pilot study of one of Australia's most elusive creatures, the platypus, has revealed they are living in unlikely, urban locations in Sydney.
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
The predation of livestock by carnivores, and the retaliatory killing of carnivores as a result, is a major global conservation challenge. Such human-wildlife conflicts are a key driver of large...
Researchers tease out the unique chemical fingerprint of the most aggressive free radical in living things
Free radicals—atoms and molecules with unpaired electrons—can wreak havoc on the body. They are like jilted paramours, destined to wander about in search of another electron, leaving broken cells, proteins...
Why it's important to save parasites
Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fish and birds that receive our attention, parasites are thought of as something to eradicate—not something to protect.
Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression to identify variants in yeast genes
Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the traditional way, which leverages an all-or-nothing approach to expression, scientists can now...
In Photo: Charlize Theron turns 45: a look back
Academy and Golden Globe-winning actress Charlize Theron turns 45 on August 7, 2020. Here's a look back at her career through the years.
Argentine marshland threatened by worst fires in decades
Ravaged by drought, the Parana Delta in Argentina, one of the largest and most biodiverse in the world, has been burning like never before since the beginning of the year.
New insight into the evolution of complex life on Earth
A novel connection between primordial organisms and complex life has been discovered, as new evidence sheds light on the evolutionary origins of the cell division process that is fundamental to...
Developing tropical system looms for flood-weary South Korea, Japan
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the opportunity for a new tropical system to form in the West Pacific Ocean that could eventually result in more heavy rain for an already flood-weary...
A new tool for modeling the human gut microbiome
Engineers have designed a device that replicates the lining of the colon. With the device, they can grow human colon cells along with oxygen-intolerant bacteria that normally live in the...