Researchers have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for…
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Two paths of aging: New insights on promoting healthspan
Scientists have unraveled key mechanisms behind the mysteries of aging. They isolated two distinct paths that…
Megaphages harbor mini-Cas proteins ideal for gene editing
Cas proteins like CRISPR-Cas9 have great potential for gene therapy to treat human disease and for…
Evidence for decades-old theory to explain the odd behaviors of water
A new study provides strong evidence for a controversial theory that at very cold temperatures water…
Revealing Brazil's rotten agribusinesses
Following reports that Brazil’s current deforestation rate—1 million hectares—is the highest in a decade, a peer-reviewed…
Tuning frontal polymerization for diverse material properties
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have improved the technique of frontal polymerization, where…
Does "naming and shaming" of colleges with large tuition increases make a difference?
Since 2011 the U.S. Department of Education has published two annual lists of higher education institutions…
Sea turtles' impressive navigation feats rely on surprisingly crude 'map'
Since the time of Charles Darwin, scientists have marveled at sea turtles’ impressive ability to make…
Timing key in understanding plant microbiomes
Oregon State University researchers have made a key advance in understanding how timing impacts the way…
NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date
NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space…