These strange bacteria conduct electricity via a structure never before seen in nature — a structure scientists can co-opt to miniaturize electronics, create powerful-yet-tiny batteries, build pacemakers without wires and …read more Source:: Science
Day: April 4, 2019
Novel Hawaiian communities operate similarly to native ecosystems
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•On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that doesn’t contain a single native plant. The birds that once dispersed native seeds …read more Source:: Science
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star
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•A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been discovered by astronomers in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets, which the star …read more Source:: Science
Poverty leaves a mark on our genes
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•In this study, researchers found evidence that poverty can become embedded across wide swaths of the genome. They discovered that lower socioeconomic status is associated with levels of DNA methylation …read more Source:: Science
Jurassic crocodile discovery sheds light on reptiles’ family tree
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•A 150 million-year-old fossil has been identified as a previously unseen species of ancient crocodile that developed a tail fin and paddle-like limbs for life in the sea. …read more Source:: Science