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Model for acid-tolerant yeast helps guide industrial organic acid production
Microbes and other microscopic organisms could serve as sustainable ‘factories’ to create many types of industrial…
Smaller earthquakes with 'ambition' produce the most ground shaking
An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or larger will almost always cause strong shaking, but a new…
Brain region implicated in predicting the consequences of actions
A new study highlights the sophisticated mental machinery that helps the brain simulate the results of…
Detection of a short, intense radio burst in Milky Way
New data from astronomers strongly suggest that magnetars — a type of neutron star believed to…
'Monster tumors' could offer new glimpse at human development
Finding just the right model to study human development — from the early embryonic stage onward…
Tricking fake news detectors with malicious user comments
New research shows how fake news detectors can be manipulated through user comments to flag true…
Scientists find Ebola virus antibodies in people before 2018 DRC outbreak
Scientists found antibodies to Ebola virus in people up to a year before the 2018 Ebola…
Four major predictors of COVID-19 emerge in new study
In March 2020, New York City, an icon of America, was unfortunately named an early epicenter…
Western diet impairs odor-related learning and olfactory memory in mice
Problems with the sense of smell appear to be an early indicator of cognitive decline in…