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Plants and other organisms can adapt their phenotypes to fluctuating environmental conditions within certain limits. The…

Surprising behavior of transcription factors challenges theories of gene regulation

How cells develop and the diseases that arise when development goes wrong have been a decades-long…

Putting bugs on the menu, safely

The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU)…

A CubeSat will test out water as a propulsion system

Novel propulsion systems for CubeSats have been on an innovative tear of late. UT has reported…

Ultra-absorptive nanofiber swabs could improve SARS-CoV-2 test sensitivity

Rapid, sensitive diagnosis of COVID-19 is essential for early treatment, contact tracing and reducing viral spread.…

New method shows promise in identifying disease-fighting drug targets

A new method of identifying molecular targets to fight disease could help accelerate future drug development…

Researchers reveal recipe for engineering ribosomes

Ribosomes are complex molecular machines in the cell that catalyze the production of proteins. Ahmed Badran,…

OSIRIS-REx mission plans for May asteroid departure

Since its launch in September 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has traveled billions of miles, mapped the…

Mathematical model verifies a correct understanding of epidemic's severity