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Advanced Cryo-EM reveals viral RNA replication complex structure in stunning detail
For the first time, scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have generated near atomic resolution…
Homes of wealthy Americans have carbon footprints 25% higher than lower-income residences
The homes of wealthy Americans generate about 25% more greenhouse gases than residences in lower-income neighborhoods,…
Study reveals strange magnetic behaviour 8-11 million years ago
Research by the University of Liverpool has revealed that strange behaviour of the magnetic field in…
Mutant zebrafish reveals a turning point in spine's evolution
A chance mutation that led to spinal defects in a zebrafish has opened a little window…
COVID-19 replicating RNA vaccine has robust response in nonhuman primates
A replicating RNA vaccine, formulated with a lipid-based nanoparticle emulsion, produces antibodies against the COVID-19 coronavirus…
Cellular signaling cascade balances information transmission against energy consumption, study says
Cellular signal transmission is not only optimized for precision—it also includes a cost cap. The relationship…
Could mini-Neptunes be irradiated ocean planets?
Many exoplanets known today are ‘super-Earths,’ with a radius 1.3 times that of Earth, and ‘mini-Neptunes,’…
Buried GitHub archival storage to last 1,000 years
If civilization ever succumbs to global warming, nuclear annihilation, an unrelenting pandemic or a martian invasion,…
Chinese phase 2 trial finds COVID-19 vaccine is safe and induces an immune response
A phase 2 randomized controlled trial of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine (Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine)…