As 2026 unfolds, the discussion surrounding the 3I/ATLAS flyby…
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Evidence suggests dark matter and neutrinos interact
Scientists may be closing in on one of cosmology’s most enduring mysteries.
University of Sheffield experts investigating the deepest workings of the Universe have uncovered new evidence suggesting that two of its most mysterious ingredients…
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Dual pathways found for centromere specification, ensuring accurate chromosome segregation
Despite the immense amount of genetic material present in each cell, around three billion base pairs in humans, this material needs to be accurately divided in two and allocated in equal quantities. The centromere,…
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Strategic advances for cryo-EM structural studies of small (
Sriram, K. & Insel, P. A. G protein-coupled receptors as targets for approved drugs: how many targets and how many drugs? Mol. Pharmacol. 93, 251–258 (2018).
Arinaminpathy, Y., Khurana, E.,…
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Novel antisense oligonucleotide shows promise against aggressive pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal form of pancreas cancer. It’s also the most common form of the disease. Potential treatments typically target a key mutated oncogene called KRAS. In some cases, PDAC tumors…
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Nasa considering early return of crew from ISS due to medical reasons | Nasa
Nasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency…
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The Breakthrough Quantum Sensor That Sees Inside Your Cells: Big Brains podcast with Peter Maurer
Peter Maurer: Yeah. I would say my guide star for my research has been fluorescent microscopy tools are really powerful in life science.
Paul Rand: Now, tell me what those are?
Peter Maurer: So biologists became really good in…
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Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026
Recently, two NASA space telescopes, the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory, captured images of two galaxies beginning to collide. NASA released a composite image showing both the visible and X-ray spectra of the…
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Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission
PHOENIX — An unspecified “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station has postponed a spacewalk and could force an unprecedented early return of part of the crew.
NASA announced Jan. 7…
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Arrow tips found in South Africa are the oldest evidence of poison use in hunting
The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from Egypt, dating to 4,000 years ago. It was a black, toxic residue on bone arrowheads from a tomb at the Naga ed Der archaeological site.
New evidence from…
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