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Ancient eggshell protein breaks through DNA time barrier
The researchers speculated that proteins might survive better if they were stuck onto solid surfaces, and so they tested the theory with the support...
Consistency builds cohesion in the animal kingdom
Fish with consistent personalities are more successful in social groups and better at helping to build tighter shoals.
Oscar Wilde may have considered consistency "the...
Discovery: A New Form of Light
University of Vermont doctoral student Morgan Cousins holds up a sample of a solution of strange rotor molecules made from boron-based dye. Led by...
Scientists discover how insect-borne viruses ‘suppress’ the immune system to cause disease
Arboviruses – viruses transmitted by insects such as mosquitoes – pose a considerable threat to both human and animal health. Despite that, not enough...
First Quantum Photonic Circuit with an Electrically Driven Light Source
Credit: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Whether for use in safe data encryption, ultrafast calculation of huge data volumes or so-called quantum simulation of highly complex...
Quantum computing a step closer to reality
Dr Geoff Campbell and Mr Jesse Everett. Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU
Physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) have brought quantum computing a step closer...
CRISPR toolbox expanded by protein that cuts RNA in two distinct ways
UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna, molecular biologist Robert Tijan and a team of researchers have expanded the role of the newly discovered CRISPR protein...
Shape-programmable miniscule robots
Magnetic cilia and tentacles: with tiny silicone strips, which are equipped with magnetic particles, robots can be moved by an external magnetic field in...
Climate change will see some males get sexier
Male amphipod. Credit: University of Adelaide
A common marine crustacean has shown researchers that it’s all set to beat climate change – the males will...
Methane Muted: How Did Early Earth Stay Warm?
An artist’s depiction of an ice-covered planet in a distant solar system resembles what the early Earth might have looked like if a mysterious...
Vaccinating Babies Without Vaccinating Babies
UC Riverside-led study shows a baby makes copies of maternal immune cells it acquires through mother’s milk
Scientists have long understood that mother’s milk provides...
