Using the now-complete Cassini data set, astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Saturn’s moon Titan that has opened new windows into understanding its liquid flows and terrain. …read more Source:: Science
Month: January 2018
Unusual gene evolution in bacteria
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•Researchers have made another discovery at the cellular level to help understand the basic processes of all life on our planet — this time within the unusual bacteria that has …read more Source:: Science
How the Meltdown and Spectre security holes fixes will affect you
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•Get ready to patch every piece of computing gear in your home and company to deal with this CPU nightmare. …read more Source:: Linux
Mechanism that converts white fat to brown identified
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•In experiments on mice, researchers have pinpointed a mechanism for the conversion of energy-storing white fat into energy-expending brown fat. …read more Source:: Science
Super-silenced DNA study hints at new ways to reprogram cells
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•Newly described stretches of super-silenced DNA reveal a fresh approach to reprogram cell identity to use in regenerative medicine studies and one day in the clinic. …read more Source:: Science
Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugs
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•An old drug supercharged by researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. The supercharge technique potentially could revitalize other antibiotics. …read more Source:: Science
Mirror neuron activity predicts people’s decision-making in moral dilemmas
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•New research suggests that scientists could make a good guess based on how the brain responds when people watch someone else experience pain. The study found that those responses predict …read more Source:: Science
The window for saving the world’s coral reefs is rapidly closing
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•For the first time, an international team of researchers has measured the escalating rate of coral bleaching at locations throughout the tropics over the past four decades. The study documents …read more Source:: Science
The ocean is losing its breath — here’s the global scope
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•In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, …read more Source:: Science
Soft, self-healing devices mimic biological muscles
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•A new class of soft, electrically activated devices is capable of mimicking the expansion and contraction of natural muscles. These devices, which can be constructed from a wide range of …read more Source:: Science