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9h ago
Overactivating the ABA signaling pathway in plants prevented cesium in soil from blocking root growth in plants.
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5d ago
A new study shows that the current Japanese population is derived from 3 ancestral groups, one of which brought Denisovan DNA to the party.
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1w ago
A few iridium atoms also go a long way. When sprinkled on manganese oxide, hydrogen is produced with 95% less iridium!
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It Ain't Magic
2w ago
A little structurally manipulated manganese goes a long way when using a PEM electrolyzer to make hydrogen from water.
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3w ago
The spinal cord learns how to direct limb muscles to avoid aversive sensations and recalls the memories using separate neural circuitry. Oh, and without a brain!
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It Ain't Magic
1M ago
A new process that allows ammonia to be produced using much less energy than the standard methods.
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1M ago
Modeling the blood-brain-barrier with brains-in-a-cube allows drug testing without the need for animals.
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1M ago
Analysis shows that some gut bacteria could help improve oral immunotherapy against milk allergy.
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1M ago
Scientists find recognition receptors for plant growth and plant immunity that share a common evolutionary origin.
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2M ago
De novo mutations in three-dimensional structures in the genome containing known ASD genes were found to be associated with ASD risk.
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