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Hamilton (Ham) Smith co-discovered type II restriction enzymes, molecular scissors that cut DNA at precise sequence sites, which proved to be an essential tool for the emerging field of molecular biology. For this…
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Turkish scientist leads discovery of 4 exoplanets, 1 could host life
A team of international astronomers, led by Turkish doctoral student Selçuk Yalçınkaya, has unveiled four new exoplanets – one of which lies tantalizingly within its star’s habitable zone. The discovery, part of…
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These were the first underwater photos to reveal the ocean floor—in full color
One problem which had to be solved was to synchronize the discharge of the flash-light powder with the camera shutter, so that the latter would be wide open at the instant that the flash had reached its illumination peak.
A pound of magnesium…
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New sea anemone builds homes for hermit crabs
The recently discovered sea anemone Paracalliactis tsukisome creates a home for hermit crabs. Image via Yoshigawa et al./ Kumamoto University. Scientists have discovered a new species of sea anemone, Paracalliactis tsukisome, which inhabits the…
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‘The universe will get colder and deader from now on’: Euclid telescope confirms star formation has already peaked in the cosmos
A telescope tasked with making the largest-ever map of the universe has confirmed a harsh, if unsurprising, truth: Nothing lasts forever — not cold November rain, or even the cosmos itself.
Using a vast catalog of observations from the European…
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When Is the Next Full Moon? December's 'Cold Supermoon,' Explained – extremetech.com
- When Is the Next Full Moon? December’s ‘Cold Supermoon,’ Explained extremetech.com
- November’s Full Beaver Supermoon Peaks on Wednesday—and It Will Be the Year’s Biggest Smithsonian Magazine
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Second launch of New Glenn rocket postponed due to weather in test for Bezos’ Blue Origin
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Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin scrapped a planned launch for its New Glenn megarocket on…
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A tissue boundary orchestrates the segregation of inner ear sensory organs
The morphogenesis of complex tissues depends on the harmonious coordination of cell proliferation, cell specification, and tissue patterning events. Tissue boundaries play an important role in this process by preventing, at specific…
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My first girlfriend is now a part of my family. It’s going to send women running.
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.
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“Tara” was my first girlfriend from eighth grade until we graduated. Her home life was…
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