Critically endangered species in the heart of Africa: Investigating Hooded Vultures in Chad
Slaughterhouses are places most people never want to go, and might seem like unlikely places to search for rare or…
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Mitochondrial protein complexes: A single amino acid can jeopardize their stability
Removing a single amino acid can determine whether new proteins assemble into stable complexes within mitochondria. An…
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Blood pressure enzyme reveals second job: Making sulfur rings for cellular antioxidants
Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E protect cells by neutralizing free radicals, such as reactive oxygen species,…
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Natural proteins can guide active ingredients to diseased cells
After taking a pill, the drugs it contains are distributed throughout the body, reaching the tissues and cells affected…
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How a century-old solvent can enable efficient amide synthesis
Amide bonds are chemical linkages essential to biology, medicine and materials chemistry. Peptide bonds, a class of…
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Ultrathin materials could make quantum light circuits programmable
Quantum photonics could be a pivotal part of future quantum technology if the right materials can be created, a new…
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An overlooked era of cosmology is stealing the show in the quest to understand the cosmos
Could you imagine if pagers made a comeback? Sure, your smartphone would still be your…
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Laser light enables detection of colorectal cancer biomarker in blood within minutes
Researchers often use antibodies to detect specific molecules or biological markers because they are remarkably precise…
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New tools pinpoint where urban trees could provide the most relief from heat
Cities trying to cool sweltering streets often set broad tree canopy targets. But those targets can overlook the…
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Previously overlooked protein helps cells divide correctly
Modern technologies have made it possible to uncover a growing "hidden proteome"—proteins encoded by parts of the…
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Great news from Saturn's moon Enceladus in the search for life in space
What are the chances of finding extraterrestrial life in our solar system? Frank Postberg, a professor of planetary…
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Plant root injuries unleash pressure waves that travel long distances
When plant roots are injured—by insects, for example—the pressure inside the root drops, and a pressure wave spreads…
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Pompeii's destruction helps calibrate volcanic dating to within decades
When Pliny the Younger recorded his firsthand experience of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago—a cataclysm…
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Scientists supercharge plant immunity to boost its natural defense response
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have developed a way to "supercharge" a plant's…
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Freezing threatens mRNA delivery, but Tris buffer helps nanoparticles retain their potency
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have teamed up with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company to…
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Testing an antenna layout for the SKA-Low telescope
SKA-Low is a radio telescope under construction in Western Australia. It will operate across a wide frequency range,…
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Molecular network resource identifies unknown compounds for biomarker discovery
Medical researchers, clinicians and pharmaceutical scientists often study small molecules called metabolites, which are…
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Spin rephasing helps quantum memories store single-photon states longer for future networks
We are continuously sending information to each other, transmitting zeros and ones through a giant network of connected…
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Q&A: Were small down payments to blame for the housing bubble?
The U.S. housing bubble of the early 2000s sent home prices soaring before the market crashed in 2007–08, triggering a…
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Discovery confirms rare, switchable electrical property in widely used electronics material
A Husker research team's latest research could open the door to broader use of a class of materials whose electrical…
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Webb detects ammonia and unexpected chill on a distant giant planet
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers led by the University of Maryland identified water,…
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Students help researchers study how people experience temperature
Are there any geographical differences in how people experience weather conditions? This question was investigated in…
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Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday less than three…
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Personal experience trumps public reputation when people judge others' refusals
A research team led by Professor Hitoshi Yamamoto of Rissho University experimentally examined how people evaluate…
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Molecular switch-up: Bacteria remodel a peptide to take on new role
Remodeling may bring to mind construction crews and scaffolding, but the process is far from unique to buildings. Even…
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The Uprising: The real medieval revolt that inspired Andrew Garfield's new film
The Uprising, a medieval drama directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, is set to hit theaters this…
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Targeted nanoparticles reduce tumor scarring and enable immunotherapy response in mice
Many liver and lung cancers arise in tissue that's already been scarred by chronic disease, such as hepatitis,…
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Researchers track emerging pathogens at Arctic bird gathering
Every year, birds migrate north and gather in a single location in the Arctic, and a team of University of Kentucky…
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African elephants and medicinal plants: Possible self-medication documented through local ecological knowledge
Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local…
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Trade tensions, high prices and interest rates drive slip in consumers' outlook
Consumer sentiment fell by less than four index points in September, reaching its lowest reading in four months and…
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Two ancient burial sites may explain mystery of Göbeklitepe's scattered human bones
Since 1995, archaeologists have excavated hundreds of human bones from Göbeklitepe, an archaeological site in…
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Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them
For all the talk about generational differences at work, some of the biggest differences show up in surprisingly…
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3D images reveal how bacterial cells coordinate protein production and transport across the membrane
Scientists have often thought of cells as small, bustling cities with parts that resemble factories, power grids and…
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Teen loneliness may follow young people into the workplace
What happens when loneliness follows a young person from the school hallway into the workplace? New research suggests…
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Modification of magnetic nanoparticles improves RNA isolation
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated the importance of rapid and reliable diagnostic methods for detecting and…
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Climate overshoot will leave lasting impacts even after global temperatures fall
Returning global temperatures to a climate target does not necessarily undo the damage caused by exceeding it, new…
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