Science

Editing without ‘cutting’: Molecular mechanisms of new gene-editing tool revealed

Joint research led by Yutaro Shuto, Ryoya Nakagawa, and Osamu Nureki of the University of Tokyo determined the spatial structure…

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Grow the skin you’re in: In vivo generation of chimeric skin grafts

Skin grafting is an essential procedure used to treat severe skin wounds. In the case of extensive wounds, however, it…

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Intermittent fasting shows promise in improving gut health, weight management

A new study by researchers from Arizona State University and their colleagues highlights a dietary strategy for significant health improvement…

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Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally

About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from…

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Echidnapus identified from an ‘Age of Monotremes’

Published in the Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, evidence of an 'Age of Monotremes' has been unearthed by a…

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Investigating the origin of circatidal rhythms in freshwater snails

Organisms, including humans, follow a schedule that coordinates important bodily functions such as sleep-wake cycles, metabolism, hormone production, cognitive function,…

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Combating carbon footprint: Novel reactor system converts carbon dioxide into usable fuel

Boilers are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. In a recent study, researchers from Japan and Poland developed a…

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Tiny target discovered on RNA to short-circuit inflammation

UC Santa Cruz researchers have discovered a peptide in human RNA that regulates inflammation and may provide a new path…

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Theory and experiment combine to shine a new light on proton spin

Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a new method that combines…

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Entomologist sheds light on 250-year-old mystery of the German cockroach

A team of international scientists, including Virginia Tech entomologist Warren Booth, have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most…

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