How RNA PoII maintains accurate transcription

Scientists have recently uncovered the mechanisms of how RNA polymerase II performs intrinsic cleavage reaction to…

Sea snakes make record-setting deep dives

Sea snakes, best known from shallow tropical waters, have been recorded swimming at 250 meters in…

A universal description of non-equilibrium colloid phase separation

A research team simulated phase separation in colloidal suspensions. By treating colloid particles as undeformable highly…

Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of cancer without external radiation

Radioactive iodine has been used for treatment of thyroid cancer. However, some thyroid tumors become resistant…

Machine learning for measuring roots

A multidisciplinary team of plant biologists and engineers has developed a software that uses machine learning…

Loss of habitat causes double damage to species richness

Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many…

Dynamics of cell development

From their birth through to their death, cells lead an eventful existence. Thanks to single-cell genomics,…

Beware a glacier’s tongue

Glaciers extending into freshwater lakes can form long, submerged terraces that menacingly rise above the surface…

Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution’s impact

Human-caused pollution spurs the production of climate-changing particles known as secondary organic aerosols much more than…

Dark matter is not made up of tiny black holes

An international team of researchers has put a theory speculated by the late Stephen Hawking to…