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Study provides novel evolutionary insights into unisexual reproductive success
Unisexual reproduction lacks meiotic recombination, resulting in the accumulation of deleterious mutations and hindering the creation…
DNA typewriter taps out messages inside cells
While developing a new system for recording within cells, geneticist Jay Shendure and his team decided…
How gas nanobubbles accelerate solid-liquid-gas reactions
Solid-liquid-gas reactions are common in various natural phenomenon and industrial applications, such as hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell…
First experimental evidence supporting Hamilton's rule regarding kin selection in economic decision-making
Hamilton’s rule—the mathematical relation quantifying the idea that genetically related subjects are more likely to help…
Intercropping and sustainable farming practices increase soil carbon reserves
The Diverfarming project evaluates the impact of intercropping and agricultural management on the dynamics of soil…
Breakthrough in study of how epithelial cells become cancerous
Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer…
Two-eared listening is essential for understanding restorative justice in Canada
Restorative justice was introduced in the western world in the late 1970s as a way to…
Image: Hubble spots a merging galactic gem
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observation has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy…
NASA's head warned that China may try to claim the moon. Two space scholars explain why that's unlikely to happen
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China’s aims in space, and in particular, that…