Research finds that a sizeable amount of domestication-related changes in rice reflects selection on traits that are determined by a portion of the genome that does not transcribe proteins. …read more Source:: Science
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New cancer-driving mutation in ‘dark matter’ of the cancer genome
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•A research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast non-coding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the ‘dark matter’ of human cancer DNA. …read more Source:: Science
Faint starlight in Hubble images reveals distribution of dark matter
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•Astronomers have employed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter in galaxy clusters. The method allows astronomers to ‘see’ the distribution of dark matter more accurately than any other method …read more Source:: Science
Bringing balance to the universe: New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos
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•New research could shed light on the ‘missing’ dark matter and dark energy that make up 95 percent of our universe and yet are wholly invisible to us. …read more Source:: Science
How might dark matter interact with ordinary matter?
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•Scientists have imposed conditions on how dark matter may interact with ordinary matter. In the search for direct detection of dark matter, the experimental focus has been on WIMPs, or …read more Source:: Science
Dark matter goes missing in oddball galaxy
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•Galaxies and dark matter go together like peanut butter and jelly. You typically don’t find one without the other. …read more Source:: Science
Unprecedentedly wide and sharp dark matter map
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•A research team released an unprecedentedly wide and sharp dark matter map based on the newly obtained imaging data by Hyper Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope. The dark matter distribution …read more Source:: Science
Search for first stars uncovers ‘dark matter’
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•New research offers the first direct proof that dark matter exists and that it is composed of low-mass particles. …read more Source:: Science
Flashes of light on dark matter
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•A web that passes through infinite intergalactic spaces, a dense cosmic forest illuminated by very distant lights and a huge enigma to solve. These are the picturesque ingredients of a …read more Source:: Science