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A ribosome odyssey in mitochondria
Proteins make life and are made by ribosomes. In mitochondria, the repertoire of the mitoribosomal architectures…
When two tribes go to war: How tribalism polarized the Brexit social media debate
Tribal behavior on social media widened the gulf between Remain and Leave voters in the United…
A key molecular switch for controlling seed size
NUS biologists discovered the mobile TERMINAL FLOWER1 (TFL1) protein as an essential molecular switch for regulating…
Study reveals gender bias in bird song research and impact of women on science
A revolutionary group of scientists has been rethinking for two decades how we understand bird song,…
How cold was the ice age? Researchers now know
A University of Arizona-led team has nailed down the temperature of the last ice age—the Last…
How plants shut the door on infection
Plants have a unique ability to safeguard themselves against pathogens by closing their pores—but until now,…
Antarctic ice shelves vulnerable to sudden meltwater-driven fracturing, says study
A new study says that many of the ice shelves ringing Antarctica could be vulnerable to…
Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing
The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum bit, or qubit. …
Changing ties that naturally bind: How information, disease, and social evolution are linked
Animals use social information for a variety of reasons, including identifying new foraging areas or of…