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Plants Could Grow in Lunar Regolith Using Bacteria
In the next decade, NASA, China, and their international and commercial partners plan to establish habitats…
Japan Tests Robotic Earth-Moving Equipment in a Simulated Lunar Jobsite
Japan has embarked on an exciting new lunar program that will test automated remote construction machinery…
Earth’s Past and Future Habitability Depends on Our Protection from Space Weather
A bewildering number of factors and variables led up to the planet we occupy today, where…
Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
Medical researchers have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with…
How bacteria recognize viral invasion and activate immune defenses
Bacteria have an array of strategies to counter viral invasion, but how they first spot a…
People with obesity burn less energy during day
A study found people who have a healthy weight use more energy during the day, when most…
Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system development
From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known…
Can gene expression predict if a brain tumor is likely to grow back?
Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that originates…
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
A new metal-organic coating protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function. The…