Biochemists describe structure and function of newly discovered CRISPR immune system

Utah State University biochemists Thomson Hallmark and Ryan Jackson, along with collaborators, published two seminal papers…

Cellular database of 200,000 images yields new mathematical framework to understand cells

Working with hundreds of thousands of high-resolution images, the team at the Allen Institute for Cell…

Hubble Finds That Ghost Light Among Galaxies Stretches Far Back In Time

In giant clusters of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, innumerable stars wander among the galaxies like…

'Jumping genes' help fungus kill salamanders

A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same “jumping genes”, scientists have discovered. …

The transition to environmental sustainability is underway, but it won't be easy

Transitions are never easy. Sometimes they are underway, and we are unaware of them. When New…

High efficiency vortex beam generation without alignment center

The PBG group of Department of physics, Fudan University, recently proposed a method using a reflective…

Monometallic endohedral azafullerene synthesized for first time

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Yang Shangfeng from the University of Sciences and Technology…

Improving safety assessment of nanoparticles

How safe are the nanoparticles in transparent sunscreen, anti-odor socks and bacteria-resistant plasters? Although microbes are…

Research shows how historic landscapes shape biodiversity and its protection

Researchers have shown how historic estates, such as Castle Howard and Duncombe Park, have helped shape…

Lettuce takes up toxic additives from tire wear

Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tire wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new…