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Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA
For the first time, a primitive movie has been encoded in -- and then played back from -- DNA in living cells.
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spots Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
his enhanced-color image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot was created by citizen scientist Jason Major using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno...
Planet Nine hypothesis supported by new evidence
Will another planet be added to the list of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in our Solar System?
Credit: NASA
Last year,...
Hormone replacement therapies help breast cancer grow, spread
Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones, may help cancer to spread.
Credit: © Ivelin Radkov / Fotolia
Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female...
Study of US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death
Smog in Los Angeles, California, USA
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A new study of 60 million Americans -- about 97% of people age 65 and...
Small impacts are reworking the moon’s soil faster than scientists thought
Bang! A new moon crater appeared between Oct. 25, 2012, and April 21, 2013. At 12 meters (40 feet) wide, the crater is not...
Novel LEDs pave the way to cheaper displays
These are novel molecules for OLEDs that can store electrical energy for significantly longer than is conventionally assumed.
Credit: Image: Prof. Dr. John Lupton/Uni Regensburg
Researchers...
Bringing cheaper, ‘greener’ lighting to market with inkjet-printed hybrid quantum dot LEDs
This image shows novel cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots with ligand enhancement chemistry. The vials on the left contain quantum dots; the vial on...
Harnessing hopping hydrogens for high-efficiency OLEDs
Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) makes possible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that are highly efficient by creating the necessary conditions to enable thermally activated...
Cannibal cells may limit cancer growth
A cell in the process of dividing (centre) that is being engulfed by cells on either side. DNA is shown in blue and a...
Potential target for treatment of skin inflammation in eczema and psoriasis
TWEAK regulates inflammation in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Left: Normal skin. Middle: Skin inflammation in atopic dermatitis. Right: Blocking TWEAK reduces skin inflammation in...
