Category: 7. Science

  • Scientists Discover DNA Is Already Organized Before Life Switches On – SciTechDaily

    1. Scientists Discover DNA Is Already Organized Before Life Switches On  SciTechDaily
    2. Global reorganization of genome architecture at the transition to gametogenesis  Nature
    3. New technology reveals hidden DNA scaffolding built before life ‘switches…

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  • SMILE spacecraft sets sail for French Guiana before landmark solar wind mission launch

    SMILE spacecraft sets sail for French Guiana before landmark solar wind mission launch

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    A landmark European-Chinese space mission with strong British leadership is on its way to its launch site in South America

    SMILE begins launch

    The Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer…

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  • Plant Hormone Therapy Boost Global Food Security

    Plant Hormone Therapy Boost Global Food Security

    Key takeaways

    • Plants can defend against disease, but their growth is stunted when their immune systems are triggered. That’s a problem if the plant is raised for food.
    • CSU researchers have discovered how to turn on a hormone that allows…

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  • Swiss centenarians show youthful blood protein profiles in aging study

    Swiss centenarians show youthful blood protein profiles in aging study

    In Switzerland, 0.02% of the population lives beyond the age of 100. Could there be biological characteristics associated with this exceptional longevity? As part of the “SWISS100” study, the first large-scale Swiss research project…

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  • AIP Publishing and Max Planck Society sign new three-year deal

    AIP Publishing and Max Planck Society sign new three-year deal

    AIP Publishing (AIPP) has announced a new three-year AIP Fusion agreement with the Max Planck Society, strengthening a long-standing partnership.

    The agreement, negotiated by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) on behalf of the…

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  • On This Day, Feb. 24: Scientists announce oldest-known fragment from Earth’s crust

    On This Day, Feb. 24: Scientists announce oldest-known fragment from Earth’s crust

    1 of 6 | On Feb. 24, 2014, scientists announced that a tiny zircon crystal from Australia, 4.4 billion years old, was confirmed to be the oldest discovered fragment of Earth’s crust. Photo courtesy of John Valley

    Feb. 24 (UPI) — On this date in…

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