Proteins sustain life as we know it, serving many important structural and functional roles throughout the body. But these large molecules have cast a long shadow over a smaller subclass of proteins called microproteins.This post […]
The first black hole images stunned the world in 2019, with headlines announcing evidence of a glowing doughnut-shaped object from the center of galaxy Messier 87 (M87 —55 million light years from Earth. Supercomputer simulations […]
Aging and neurodegeneration are both known to disrupt the production of functional proteins in cells—a process called “proteostasis,” or protein homeostasis. Brain cells in particular fall prey to proteostasis disruptions, which are linked to the […]
Despite the Los Angeles Unified School District’s standardized screening system for vetting teachers, some school principals still rely on their own tactics to recruit applicants, even when they believe the system is beneficial, a new […]
When predators strike, fish need to decide fast: dive or stay? It’s a life-or-death choice, and getting it wrong, whether by overreacting to harmless disturbances or missing a real threat, can be costly.This post was […]
An interdisciplinary research team has engineered a new class of organic photoelectrochemical transistors (OPECTs). These tiny devices can convert light into electrical signals and mimic the behavior of synapses in the brain. The research results […]
Is it The Velvet Underground or Velvet Sundown? The fictitious rock group, Velvet Sundown, which comes complete with AI-generated music, lyrics and album art, is stoking debate about how the new technology is blurring the […]
In a study published today in Scientific Reports, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the nursery rhymes often sung by humans to […]
The willingness of those in power to act fairly depends on how easily others can collectively push back against unfair treatment, psychologists have found.This post was originally published on this site
Microclimates—as opposed to large-scale regional or even global scale macroclimate models—may hold the key to offsetting the negative impacts of extreme weather events on already vulnerable insect populations.This post was originally published on this site
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