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Split RNA switch system boosts precision of cell-specific gene expression control
Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor ...
For effective science communication, 'just the facts' isn't good enough, say scholars
In a new communications landscape that feasts on polarization, the science community needs to rethink how it engages society ...
Thumbs up: Good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language
Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect ...
From ancient vertebrates to modern medicine: Tracing cellular energy evolution to improve rare disease diagnosis
Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...
How women step in, and step up, to support their disaster-stricken communities
When flooding strikes, our screens fill with scenes of devastated victims, and men performing heroic dinghy rescues in ...
Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn't be worse
Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...
Unveiling hedgehog topological defects in three dimensional glasses
I've always been fascinated by how materials break down, especially glasses and polymers that don't have a regular crystal ...
Destabilizing microtubules to boost platelet production from iPS cell-derived megakaryocytes
Emiri Nakamura and Professor Koji Eto (Department of Clinical Application) has identified microtubule (MT) destabilization as ...
New molecular tool sheds light on how cancer cells repair telomeres
Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...
Ireland's first BioBrillouin microscope will enable non-invasive assessment of living cells and tissues in real-time
Trinity College Dublin now has Ireland's first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant ...
Review highlights epigenetic mechanisms that shape future cellular responses
A recent review by Prof. Zhu Bing and Associate Professor Xiong Jun from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy ...
Machine learning outpaces supercomputers for simulating galaxy evolution coupled with supernova explosion
Researchers have used machine learning to dramatically speed up the processing time when simulating galaxy evolution coupled with supernova explosion. This approach could help us understand the ...