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Green tea could hold the key to reducing antibiotic resistance
Scientists have discovered that a natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea can help eliminate antibiotic…
Capturing extreme close-ups of cellular gene expression
Scientists studying genetic transcription are gaining new insights into a process that is fundamental to all…
New framework for nanoantenna light absorption
Harnessing light’s energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches to overcome a fundamental barrier known…
Why are mountains so high? It doesn't add up
Researchers have analyzed mountain ranges worldwide to show that a theory relating erosion and mountain height…
Why the lettuce mitochondrial genome is like a chopped salad
The genomes of mitochondria are usually depicted as rings or circles. But in plants, 1 ring…
Human pressures on mammals in protected areas of West Africa
When a wildlife ecologist started her multiyear camera survey of West African wildlife, she sought to…
Compound extends survival in mice with certain pediatric brain tumors
Versions of an antibiotic drug called DON first isolated from soil bacteria more than 60 years…
New reaction will make indoline scaffolds available for pharmaceutical development
New approach to producing indolent scaffolds could streamline development and production of small-molecule pharmaceuticals, which comprise…
Faults' hot streaks and slumps could change earthquake hazard assessments
For more than a century, a guiding principle in seismology has been that earthquakes recur at…