When sunlight shining on a leaf changes rapidly, plants must protect themselves from the ensuing sudden surges of solar energy. To cope with these changes, photosynthetic organisms have developed numerous …read more Source:: Science
Day: June 25, 2020
Mystery of solar cycle illuminated
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•The sun’s convection zone plays a key role in the generation and evolution of the Sun’s magnetic field. Analyzing data sets spanning more than 20 years, researchers have obtained the …read more Source:: Science
Sled dogs are closely related to 9,500-year-old ‘ancient dog’
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•Sled dogs are much older and have adapted to Arctic conditions much earlier than previously thought. Researchers show that ancestors of modern sled dogs have worked and lived with humans …read more Source:: Science
Monster black hole found in the early universe
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•Astronomers have discovered the second-most distant quasar ever found. It is the first quasar to receive an indigenous Hawaiian name, Poniua’ena. Data show the supermassive black hole powering Poniua’ena is …read more Source:: Science
Driving bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds
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•Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, which are the source of the drugs actinomycin and …read more Source:: Science