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New discovery about nature’s ‘high-end machines’ could have big implications for…
Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery that could have big implications for biology.
Researchers have revealed a new way nature can inhibit or deactivate…
Why are crows and ravens so smart?
Ravens are considered a dominant symbol around the world, including as a sacred animal in Aboriginal culture and as a harbinger of death in ancient Greece. Birds have played a prominent role in several cultures due to their…
Machine learning helps predict protein functions
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Unforeseen changes have brought unforeseen opportunities over the past few years, but positive changes depend on successful digital transformation at the heart of businesses in the Asia-Pacific region.As the world transformed, many…
How Jupiter and the Moon Influence Our Lives | science and technology
The Moon eclipsing Jupiter in this image taken in the United States in 2004.Jimmy Westlake,The isotopic properties of a compound can be used to study its origin and evolution, and we can apply this technique to studying the origin of water…
In fact, it’s men who need to smile more
New research continues to show that male faces are more likely than female faces to be associated with anger. So come on handsome, can you give me a smile?
The sun is kind of shining and the pandemic is…
Clouds on Mars? Migrator birds ? Darien students to represent CT at National Science Symposium
DARIEN — With research projects identifying clouds on Mars and tracking the evolution of songbirds, two Darien High School students are heading to New Mexico after scoring top marks in a national symposium on sciences and humanities.Seniors…
New research shows what it takes to improve society
Many people are trying to change society for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale when there is a major change. New research suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial…
A primary defense against SARS-CoV-2: defensins
Figure 1: The amphipathic nature of defensins
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This article is an extension of a previous series which is now available in anthology form in the book, "Natural immunity and Covid-19: what it is and…
Rotating between ponatinib and imatinib temporarily increases the efficacy of imatinib, as shown in…
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has defined the paradigm for targeted cancer treatment, following the resounding success of imatinib in the early 2000s. These targeted therapies consist of tyrosine kinase (TKI) inhibitors, which eliminate…
Tongue hairs of bees are stiff and hydrophobic, new study finds
The tongue of bees, which feed on liquid food in nature, has a unique segmented surface covered with dense hairs. Since bees are able to use their tongues to adapt to the widest range of foraging environments to exploit all possible…
Scientists find that a new fire ant colony structure evolved in one species before spreading to…
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered that a new form of ant society is spreading across species. They found that after the new social form evolved in one species, a "social supergene" carrying the set of…
Younger Lagoon study tells tale of two fish
Deciphering how species interact with other organisms and their environment is the daily bread of ecologists. For rare or endangered species, understanding what factors cause populations to explode or collapse is not just academic; the…
New geoscientific modeling tool yields more holistic results in forecasting
Chaopeng Shen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State (seated, right), and…
Vision scientists uncover a new angle on the path of light through photoreceptors
Press releaseWednesday, March 2, 2022An NIH study on ground squirrels suggests a dual function for mitochondria in photoreceptor cells.
Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have found that energy-producing organelles…
A laboratory and simulation platform to integrate individual life history traits and population…
Medwar, P. An unsolved problem in biology (Taylor and Francis, 1952).Promislow, DEL Senescence in natural populations of mammals: a comparative study. Evolution 481869–1887 (1991).Google Scholar article
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Higher levels of biodiversity seem to reduce the risk of extinction in birds
A new study from the University of Michigan has found that higher levels of biodiversity - the enormous variety of life on Earth and the species, traits and evolutionary history they represent - appear to reduce the risk of extinction in…
ASU Graduate College Announces 2021-2022 Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Awards
February 21, 2022
On February 28, the Graduate College will honor four graduate professors from Arizona State University with Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Awards. Now in its 35th year, the…
Monasticism sees revival as people search for meaning in a rushed world
When Judith Valente, a Benedictine Oblate, leads contemplative retreats online and in monasteries across the country, she has noticed that lay people - whether Catholic or spiritual but non-religious, married or not, male or female -…
Study finds antigenic profile of Omicron RBD is distinct from previous SARS-CoV-2 variants of…
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which is responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is constantly mutating and reemerging as new variants of concern (COVs). These…
A new varanid fossil from China supports the Asian origin of the Varanidae
Fig. 1 Reconstruction of Archaeovaranus lii. Credit: IVPP
A study based on a new fossil species of varanids from China shows that the transition from ancient Varaniformes to Varanus occurred in Asia and supports the Asian origin…
Raytheon satellite sensor payload tested for survival in space
Raytheon has announcement the completion of thermal vacuum testing of the sensor payload for the US Space Force's next-generation persistent infrared missile warning satellites.
According to the company, thermal vacuum testing…
East Asia’s subtropics strongly affected by Arctic warming
Arctic winters are getting warmer due to climate change. According to a global study conducted by UZH researchers, temperature anomalies and cold damage in East Asia are caused by the warming Arctic.
As a result, the woods in the region…
ICCT study finds LH2-powered combustion aircraft can play important role in meeting 2050 aviation…
A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that although liquid hydrogen (LH2)-Combustion aircraft are not as capable as their jet-fueled counterparts, but they can still play an important role…
Analysis of Japanese and English folk songs reveals cross-cultural regularities in the evolution of…
Substitution distance and rhythmic function predict rates of musical evolution Left side represents English folk…
A new structure prediction model has mapped 500 previously unsolved proteins
Elucidate the structures of proteins secreted by plant pathogens with machine learning-based structure prediction tools. Machine learning and plant-pathogen interaction usually have a black box. When predicting primary input sequences to…
The extreme exoplanet has a complex and exotic atmosphere
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An international team made up of researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva as well as the National Research Center (NCCR) PlanetS has analyzed in detail the atmosphere…
New study suggests ‘missing billions of years’ in ‘Snowball Earth’…
A view of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim in Arizona.
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"The Great Discordance" has puzzled geologists since it was first described nearly 150 years ago. It is an erosional surface found…
New research strengthens link between glaciers and Earth’s ‘Great Unconformity’
The researchers used thermochronometric data from four North American sites to determine the cause of the "Great…
What We’re Reading Today: The Dynamics of Partially Molten Rock
What we are reading today: The process of animal domestication by Marcelo Sanchez-Villagra
Around the world and at different times over the past millennia, the evolutionary history of domesticated animals has been greatly affected by…
Recreational cannabis companies use marketing that appeals to teens
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Many recreational cannabis companies market their products in a way that appeals to children and teens, despite state regulations prohibiting it, according to a new study in the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Studies. This…
In memory of the enterprising engineer Géza Kmetty
January 18, 2022
The dramatic upheaval that Géza Kmetty endured during his early years makes his life and career trajectory, professional achievements, and contributions to engineering and higher…
99: Justin E. Lane – Neohuman
For the 99and episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah chats with Justin E.Lane.
“I am a mind hacker and consultant who focuses on how cognitive science and technology converge to create AI innovations for the future. I have a PhD from Oxford…
British Columbia biologists develop computer model to detect strains of COVID-19
A computer model developed by Boston College biologists could change the future of COVID-19 strain detection by helping to discover new antibodies and cellular mutations in the virus, Babak Momeni says.
"This kind of modeling can have many…
Wolves, Chronic Wasting Disease and Covid
Mule deer in Wyoming. Photo George Würthner
Recently, the Wyoming Game and Fish reported that between 2016 and 2020, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was found in over 60% of mule deer tested in central Wyoming. Recent tests suggest it can…
The brain as a prediction machine: the key to consciousness?
The future, especially knowing the future, has been a side issue in psychology for over a century. The canonical human being, Psychological homo, is a prisoner of the past and the present ... What happens when the…
Preparation is key to AI success in 2022
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other executives and senior executives on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit on January 12, 2022. Learn more
Artificial intelligence differs from previous technological innovations…
High-speed impacts may have shaped the story of Venus – and explain why it is uninhabitable
New modeling suggests rapid collisions could explain why Earth is habitable while Venus is not. Credit: Southwest Research Institute / Simone Marchi & Raluca Rufu
New modeling suggests rapid collisions could explain why Earth is…
Earth’s First Giant – Eurasia Review
Is it possible to transfer a balance with bad credit?
Although a balance transfer with bad credit is technically conceivable, it is unlikely to be practical. The only balance transfer cards you are likely to qualify for are secured cards,!-->!-->…
New ichthyosaur species discovered was dinosaur ocean monster
The skull of the first giant creature to ever live on Earth, the ichthyosaur "Cymbospondylus youngorum" currently on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM). Credit: Photo by Natalja Kent, courtesy of the Natural…
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The science behind the rapid spread of Omicron
As Omicron has quickly become the dominant variant of the coronavirus in South Africa and the UK, scientists are starting to piece together what gives it its evolutionary advantage.Researchers are further refining and expanding their…
We know enough about Omicron to know we’re in trouble
Updated at 12:00 p.m. ET on December 17, 2021Much has changed for Omicron in just two weeks. By early December, the variant was barely present in Europe, appearing in 1 to 2% of COVID cases. Now it's accountant 72 percent of new cases in…
Arts & Culture Newsletter: Kennedy Center Honors celebrates Joni Mitchell, and so do we
Hello and welcome to the UT Arts & Culture newsletter.I am David L. Coddon, and here's your guide to all the essentials in San Diego arts and culture this week.If ever there was a year to watch the Kennedy Center Honors, it's this one.…
How Hydras regenerates decapitated buds
FFrom the tail of salamanders to deer antlers, the innate ability of some animals to regenerate lost body parts has captivated scientists for centuries and has led research into the molecular mechanisms of such healing in the hope that…
UK provides clues as to how Omicron could play in the US
LONDON — The UK is emerging as a testing ground in the battle for dominance between the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus and Delta, the earlier strain that is currently the cause of most infections in the US- United and Europe.How…
Find out how an extinct mollusk got its weird shell
If you've seen one ammonite, you might think you've seen them all. Most of the 10,000 extinct cephalopod species sported tightly coiled shells with polished mouthfuls of tentacles.Enter Nipponites mirabilis, a species of ammonite straight…
Switching costs in stochastic environments lead to the emergence of pairing behavior in…
Binary choice experimentsTo test whether the animals would really adopt a simple WSLS strategy and exhibit PM behavior, we conducted binary choice experiments using budgerigars, which have been widely used in studies of different cognitive…
Athens News Matters: Dr John Drake discusses new Omicron variant of COVID-19 | WUGA
The science of disease modeling can give public health officials clues as to how far and how quickly diseases like the coronavirus can spread, and their severity. Omicron is yet another variant of COVID-19, and researchers and public…
The omicron variant is a mystery. Here’s how science will solve it
From last Friday, the race was on, between a virus and information about it. And for a while, information circulated faster, although there was hardly any.!-->!-->…
Interesting research, but no we don’t have live and breeding robots
Enlarge / The crescent-shaped balls of cells would move in circles, stacking cells that could turn into mobile clusters.Sam Kriegman and Douglas Blackiston
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Bronx designer Mugzy McFly cultivates community through fashion
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For designer of the Bronx breed, Jevaughn williams-better known as Mugzy mcfly- walking through the doors of his fashion studio nestled in the heart of the arrondissement is to come full…
San Antonio SwRI’s mission is to deflect the asteroid from its path
In 2003, Dan Durda, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, joined a research team to shoot tiny aluminum balls at the rocks.Researchers bought large chunks of carbon that looked like asteroids from private…
Prevent the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 by targeting low probability stochastic events
The rapidity with which severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants are emerging poses a threat to obtaining herd immunity against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Multiple point mutations are…
Many men do not take good care of themselves. COVID-19 vaccination rates are the latest in a…
They are less likely to see the doctor. They eat less fruits and vegetables. They are more likely to smoke, die in alcohol-related crashes, and engage in other activities that can lead to traumatic brain injury. By almost all known…
The next turning point in the pandemic hinges on three unknowns
Winter has a way to bring out the worst of the coronavirus. Last year the season saw a record wave that left nearly 250,000 dead and overwhelmed hospitals across the country. This year we are much better prepared, with effective vaccines…
Three unknowns will define COVID-19 this winter
Winter has a way to bring out the worst of the coronavirus. Last year the season saw a record wave that left nearly 250,000 dead and overwhelmed hospitals across the country. This year we are much better prepared, with effective vaccines…
Research could lead to a plethora of drug targets – ScienceDaily
Researchers at UT Southwestern and the University of Washington led an international team that used artificial intelligence (AI) and evolutionary analysis to produce 3D models of eukaryotic protein interactions. The study, published in…
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The deep sea sponge, a mechanical wonder of nature
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The Venus Flower Basket Sponge could inspire the…
Computer referral of evolutionary history gives clues to genetic variants | 2021-11-04
Using an unsupervised machine learning approach to examine genetic variation across genomes encoding proteins from 140,000 species, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Oxford have developed a new classification…
Study seems to have uncovered why vaginal birth is so difficult in men
It makes sense within the scientific community that human physiology is unique and different from all other primates. However, this ends up making the birth of our species much more difficult. To find the causes, the researchers explored…
Thermochronological perspectives on the deep-time evolution of the deep biosphere
ImportanceThe Earth's deep biosphere is one of the least explored and understood environments. It hosts interesting microbial lines to understand the origin and evolution of life on our planet. Understanding the history of these microbial…
AI predicts disease rally with deep dive into evolutionary genetics
Researchers used unsupervised machine learning to predict disease-causing properties in more than 36 million genetic variants across more than 3,200 disease-related genes.
During this process, they advanced the classification of more than…
Tulane Prof wins $ 2 million grant to make coffee growing more sustainable
NEW ORLEANS - From Tulane University:
For coffee drinkers, there's nothing like the first sip in the morning. For researchers at Tulane University studying the sustainability of coffee in Honduras, the stakes are far…
How worried should we be about the “delta plus” variant?
The delta sub-variant known as AY.4.2 - worryingly dubbed 'delta plus' - is making headlines as cases increase in the UK.
Earlier this month, the UK's Health Security Agency released a report indicating that "a delta…
Animal-Origin Coronavirus Pandemic Risk Prediction Using Deep Learning Method | Infectious diseases…
Initial virus dataCoronavirus sequences were viewed from the Coronavirus Genome Resource Library (https://ngdc.cncb.ac.cn/ncov/) on June 30, 2020, including those from MERS-CoV, HCoV-OC43 , HCoV-NL63, HCoV-229E, HCoV-HKU1, SARS-CoV genome…
Scientific links of the week »Explorersweb
A passion for the natural world drives many of our adventures. And when we're not really outdoors, we love to immerse ourselves in the discoveries of the places we live and travel. Here are some of the best natural history links we've…
NASA prepares asteroid defense mission for November launch: The Tribune India
Washington, October 22
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, intended to deliberately crash into an asteroid, is preparing to launch next month - the world's first…
Kyle Cranmer Chosen to Head American Family Insurance Data Science Institute
Kyle Cranmer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus who was instrumental in the discovery of the Higgs boson, will become the next director of the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute.
"We are delighted to welcome…
New $ 13.8 million center at UM to study infectious disease and pandemic preparedness
As researchers around the world continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, most agree on one problem: If history is any indication, there is another pandemic to come.
“Since 2000, we have had three novel coronaviruses for humans that cause…
Why is a human egg 10 million times the volume of a sperm cell
The size of eggs and sperm has evolved from competition. Limited resources have caused gametes to differ considerably in size and number.
In most living animals, the eggs are much larger than the sperm. In humans, for example, a single…
“Age Of Snakes” follows the extinction of dinosaurs as the menu of Earth’s…
There is no greater "out of the old with the new" than a mass extinction event. When the dinosaurs left this Earth, it allowed a vast array of mammals and birds to…
Forest cover and runoff are influenced by freezing temperatures at the end of the Paleozoic Ice Age,…
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New research by Baylor University biology doctoral…
New Group of Natural Science Professors Bring Cutting-Edge Scientific Research and Education to USC…
Professors who arrived during the pandemic are studying cell function, genetics and symplectic geometry, among other topics.
The faculties of natural sciences from all departments have welcomed new members who have arrived at USC…
Study suggests land mammals survived mass extinction 66 million years ago
A Short-billed Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Budderoo National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Echidnas are monotremes, one of the three main groups of mammals along with the placentals and marsupials. The group also includes the…
Does the 1918 pandemic offer any clues to the release of COVID-19?
By JULIA FELTON and JEFF HIMLER, Tribune-RevuePITTSBURGH (AP) - Karen Baldridge rolled up her sleeve to get her covid-19 booster shot.“I try to make babies and (I do) whatever I can to stay healthy,” she said last week while at Excela…
Can the COVID-19 virus negatively affect the behavior of carriers? | Chroniclers
Mr. Editor, The current pandemic is causing a dramatic change in our lives, far beyond what we even thought…
Clues As To How Society Is Emerging From Covid-19 Can Be Gleaned Thinking Back To The Spanish Flu Of…
Karen Baldridge rolled up her sleeve to get her COVID-19 booster shot.“I'm trying to give birth to myself…
Durability of immunity to reinfection with SARS-CoV-2
The most effective approaches currently available to control the spread and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for coronavirus-2019 disease (COVID-19),…
Re-infection with COVID-19 likely for unvaccinated people, study finds
New modeling estimates suggest that natural immunity to COVID-19 infection wears off quickly, leaving individuals susceptible to reinfection, according to a study published Oct. 1 in The Microbe Lancet.
Researchers at the Yale School of…
New technique traces the moment when life began to oxygenate the planet – The Clare People
Oxygen was essential for life on Earth to become complex and diverse, but during its first 2 billion years this element was scarce. Any organism that existed before this element rose to our planet survived on little or no oxygen - when…
Clues as to how society is emerging from covid-19 can be gleaned by looking back at the Spanish flu…
Karen Baldridge rolled up her sleeve to get her covid-19 booster shot.
“I'm trying to have a baby and (I) do whatever I can to stay healthy,” she said last week while at Excela Square in Norwin. "I think there is about a 90% chance that I…
The evolution of yeast shows how complex life could have arisen | Smart News
In researching the formation of these multicellular organisms, Ratcliff used a strain of snowflake yeast with budding "daughters" that tend to cling…
HOT African, returns with the October weather
Weather with African heat October.
Diversity of opinions. This is what emerges from the usual modeling analysis. Some prediction models tend to favor an increase in Atlantic influences, while others point to a worrying decision regarding…
From months to hours: the Spanish invention that cuts video game development times
The video game industry requires growing economic and human capital to develop impressive, complex works capable of surprising an audience accustomed to the game. blockbuster movie. It comes at a price. Whether it is level design,…
Fred Hutch’s Trevor Bedford receives ‘engineering grant’ for his work on COVID and…
Trevor Bedford, infectious disease specialist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. (Photo used with permission of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as…
Skipping a Generation: Shifting the Supply Chain on a Faster Track
For more than 15 months now, the pandemic has been a major concern for a large part of the world's population. From innovative companies and government agencies to healthcare professionals and community leaders, this evolving coronavirus…
GitHub Copilot AI creates open source alternatives – Visual Studio Magazine
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GitHub Copilot AI creates open source alternatives
GitHub Copilot, described as an “AI pair programmer,” debuted this year with a splash, amazing…
5G, network slicing and cloud gaming
Network division: an overview
The slicing of the E2E network is a key enabler to unlock 5G opportunities, drive business model innovation and new use cases across various industry segments. Ericsson's projections…
Mice have more synapses connecting neurons than primates
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Collective immunity remains elusive due to delta variant, experts say
The delta variant has shifted the post of collective immunity, experts say, and although parts of Connecticut have reached this so far elusive threshold, the coronavirus may continue to circulate, becoming endemic in the state.“The delta…
Cancer treatment: new software uses artificial intelligence to grow and treat virtual tumors
EVONANO, a multidisciplinary project, brings together experts in artificial intelligence, computer science, microfluidics, modeling and medicine to propose a new research method on cancer treatment. The new…
Surprise study finds primate neurons have fewer synapses in visual cortex than mice
Primates are generally considered to be "smarter" than mice. But in a surprising discovery, neuroscience researchers at the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory found that mice actually have more…
A legacy of confusion over biological adaptation
Photo: Cave fish (Phreatichthys andruzzii), by Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.
In recent papers, I have summarized lectures at CELS (Conference on Engineering in Living Systems) which described the design-based…
Is a variant worse than Delta en route? Viral evolution offers clues.
Somewhere in India last October, a person - likely immunocompromised, possibly taking medication for rheumatoid arthritis or with an advanced case of HIV / AIDS - developed COVID-19.Their case may have been mild, but due to their body's…
(P) Mathematical modeling teams in Budapest have an impact on global markets. Morgan Stanley…
In mathematics, research does not always immediately yield tangible results; in many cases it may take several years for a new solution or method to be put into practice. However, there is an area where new models or algorithms are very…
Modern snakes evolved from the tough survivors of the dinosaur-killer asteroid
A massive asteroid crashed into Earth's atmosphere 66 million years ago, wiping out non-avian dinosaurs. Mammals, frogs, reptiles, and other survivors grew, diversified, and evolved into many of the species we know today and it all…
Is the movement of feeder pigs responsible for the spread of PRRS?
Although the critical role of pig movements in the spatial spread of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has been previously reported -, understanding…
Statement from AK Consulting and Trans on COVID-19 Lab Leak – Hypothesis: A Reasonable…
STUTTGART, Germany, September 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Arguments over the idea that the novel coronavirus emerged from a lab have long intensified. Most scientists believe COVID-19 has a natural origin and has been transmitted from…
These sisters were children in the Pentagon day care center on September 11. Now they are in the…
Norman J. "Dusty" Kleiss was a dive bomber pilot in the United States Navy during World War II. He fought in the Battle of Midway where he was the only dive bomber pilot to strike two Japanese aircraft carriers and a cruiser.…
WHO reports fifth ‘variant of interest’ as COVID pandemic worsens
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Rising COVID-19 cases and emergence of new variants could result from ‘vaccine…
The allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine between countries has so far tended to vaccine nationalism, in which countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizens rather than equitable sharing of vaccines. The extent of…
New University of Maine research center to focus on potato virus Y
A better understanding of the biology of one of the most destructive plant viruses for potato crops will be the focus of a research hub at the University of Maine which is part of a new 6.1 institute. million dollars focused on virology and…
How a poisonous snake got its fangs
Poisonous snakes use poisonous fangs to inject a cocktail of toxins - a special tooth with grooves and channels that guide the poison to the bites. Unique among animals, grooved tubular teeth have repeatedly evolved with snakes. Our new…
The SMC protein complex ensures the dynamics of holocentromers
The SMC protein complex ensures the dynamics of holocentromers. Credit: IPK
Monocentromers…
AlphaFold 2, open source AI for protein structure prediction – Technology
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How science lost the public’s trust
"Science" has become a political slogan. "I believe in science", Joe Bidentweeted six days before his election as President. “Donald Trump does not. It's that easy, guys.
But what does it mean to believe in science?…