Category: 7. Science

  • Fine mapping of the Cepaea nemoralis shell colour and mid-banded loci using a high-density linkage map

    Abe M, Kuroda R (2019) The development of CRISPR for a mollusc establishes the formin Lsdia1 as the long-sought gene for snail dextral/sinistral coiling. Development 146:dev175976 Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Adema CM (2021) Sticky problems: extraction of nucleic acids from molluscs. Philos Trans B Biol Sci 376:20200162 Article 

  • A new fabrication technique for 3D printing objects a thousand times smaller

    A new fabrication technique for 3D printing objects a thousand times smaller

    Mechanical engineering graduate student Wenxin Zhang works in the nano-fabrication lab. Credit: Caltech The strengths of uniform microstructures are frequently emphasized in studies on mechanical size effects in nanosized metals, emphasizing the importance of intrinsic microstructures and extrinsic dimensions for understanding size-dependent features. In a new study,

  • NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after U.S.-record year in space

    NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after U.S.-record year in space

    Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday and headed for landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out an unexpected yearlong stay in space, the longest single flight in U.S. space history. With Soyuz MS-69/23S commander Sergey Prokopyev monitoring cockpit displays, flanked on the left by co-pilot…

  • Medical journals face new threats, experts say

    Medical journals face new threats, experts say

    Medical journals are at a “crossroads,” says a team of top editors, and new ways are needed to address threats to their integrity, according to an editorial published September 22 in JAMA. Lead author John Ioannidis, MD, of Stanford University in Stanford, CA, and editors of JAMA, the JAMA Network, and the BMJ noted that the COVID-19…

  • Unveiling Nanoscale Wonders: Carbon-Based Quantum Technology

    Unveiling Nanoscale Wonders: Carbon-Based Quantum Technology

    By Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) September 26, 2023 Empa researchers and their international collaborators have successfully attached carbon nanotube electrodes to individual atomically precise nanoribbons. Credit: Empa Scientists contact single graphene nanoribbons. Quantum technology holds immense promise, yet it is riddled with complexity. Anticipated… Continue Reading News Source: https://scitechdaily.com/unveiling-nanoscale-wonders-carbon-based-quantum-technology/

  • 16 million years old largest spider fossil found in Australia

    16 million years old largest spider fossil found in Australia

    Artist representation of the ancient spider. Credit: Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales There have been very few fossil spiders found in Australia. Only four spider fossils have ever been found throughout the continent, making it difficult for scientists to understand their evolutionary history. A team of Australian scientists led by the……

  • Skywatchers alert! Harvest Supermoon rises this Friday followed by a planetary parade – WION

    Skywatchers alert! Harvest Supermoon rises this Friday followed by a planetary parade  WION How to watch the last supermoon of 2023  ABC News Last supermoon of 2023: Harvest Moon to light up sky this long weekend  Gulf News How to See the Full Harvest Supermoon Rise This Week  CNET Last super moon of 2023 rising this Friday night  WQAD News…

  • House-sized asteroid set for a close encounter with Earth; Know details

    House-sized asteroid set for a close encounter with Earth; Know details

    Asteroids are huge space rocks that revolve around in their orbits in space. According to NASA, some of these ancient space rocks present a potential threat of collision with Earth while others can help discover secrets of space. While most of them are located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and…

  • Asteroid ‘dust, debris’ likely found as returned NASA space capsule opened | Space News

    Asteroid ‘dust, debris’ likely found as returned NASA space capsule opened | Space News

    Dark powder, sand-sized particles found as lid opened on Osiris-REx space probe which collected samples from asteroid. Scientists at the United States space agency NASA found “black dust and debris” when they opened the space capsule that recently returned to Earth with the largest asteroid sample ever brought back from space. NASA said on Tuesday…

  • Early feeding practices key to shaping lifelong oral microbiome

    Early feeding practices key to shaping lifelong oral microbiome

    A recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology explores how the oral microbiome develops in infants, focusing on various factors such as early nutrition and environment. Since the condition of the oral microbiome has implications for the child’s well-being throughout life, scientists can use this research to develop more effective health guidelines. The……