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Clothing is key: Van Dyck portrait captures 'moment in the history of race-making'
For years, art historian Ana Howie had been intrigued by Anthony van Dyck’s striking 1632 portrait…
A self-wrinkling coating for impact resistance and mechanical enhancement
Polymer coating is widely used as a protective layer in various fields such as surface anti-corrosion,…
An extensive database for advancing Mindanao Island's biodiversity
The Philippine Archipelago, with more than 7,100 islands, has one of the highest levels of endemism…
Size matters: How body size shapes dogs' aging patterns
Smaller dogs may live twice as long life as their larger counterparts. But does this size…
Examining immunoglobulin heavy chain genes and alcohol metabolism-related genes in the Han Chinese population
Understanding the traits that have undergone positive selection during human evolution can provide insight into the…
Examining size growth of marine crocodiles in the Jurassic period
The State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart has a globally important collection of marine reptiles with…
Researcher discusses CRISPR-Cas3 as a DNA shredder for gene therapy
Over the past decade, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has revolutionized science. It has been lauded as a…
Chiral AuCu heterostructures with site-specific geometric control and tailored plasmonic chirality
Artificially-engineered chiral materials with exceptional light-manipulating capabilities show significantly-enhanced chiroptical response and capability of light manipulation,…
What tiny fossils can tell us about the changing climate
Adriane Lam’s research allows scientists to more accurately predict future climate and zoological changes as the…