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DNA decodes the dining preferences of the shell-shucking whitespotted eagle ray

With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) can pretty much crunch on anything. In fact, hard clam farmers in Florida's Indian River Lagoon have considered this species a threat to their production efforts a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 1st, 2023

Making micelles more effective for dye and drug dispersion through well-defined core-shell structures

Micelles are spherical molecular structures usually formed by amphiphilic molecules with block structure, which contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. The hydrophobic tails of these molecules cluster together to form a core, while the hydrop.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

You get your energy from your mom. A new study explains why

It's one of the basic tenets of biology: We get our DNA from our mom and our dad. But one notable exception has perplexed scientists for decades: Most animals, including humans, inherit the DNA inside their mitochondria—the cell's energy centers—.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Acclaimed Apple original series Severance is getting a physical media release

The critically acclaimed Apple original Severance is getting a release on disc, with a Blu-ray edition . more….....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Anti-glitches detected in gamma-ray pulsar PSR J1522-5735

By analyzing the data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Russian astronomers have detected anti-glitches in a gamma-ray pulsar designated PSR J1522-5735. The discovery, published September 28 on the pre-print server arXiv, makes PSR J1522-5.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Astronomers investigate the nature of a fast-spinning intermediate polar

Using various X-ray space observatories, astronomers from Columbia University in New York and elsewhere have investigated CTCV J2056–3014—an intermediate polar containing one of the fastest-spinning white dwarfs. Results of the study, published S.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Ray-Ban Meta glasses hit version 9.0, get new voice messaging

You can now set timers, send voice memos, and send Meta AI chats to others with the latest update to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Cancer, cardiovascular drugs tipped for Nobel as prize week opens

Cancer research or drugs treating cardiovascular illnesses could win a Nobel Prize on Monday when a week of laureate announcements kicks off, bringing a ray of optimism to a world beset by crises......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Researchers reveal key mechanism in regulating DNA recombination

Meiotic recombination generates genetic diversity and promotes proper chromosomal segregation of parental chromosomes. This process requires a set of recombinases polymerized on single-stranded (ss) DNAs called the nucleoprotein filament to undergo h.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles

MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based "tractor beam," like the one that captures the Millennium Falcon in the film "Star Wars," that could someday help biologists and clinicians study DNA, classify cells, and investigate the mechanis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

As the Advanced Photon Source upgrade nears completion, scientists anticipate experimental possibilities

In June, X-rays began to shine again at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Photon Source (APS), a facility where intense, directed X-ray light beams are used to inspect everything from materials for better solar cells and batteries to ant.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?

The home DNA testing boom is over, and 23andMe is running out of options......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

First-ever artificial cell nuclei created in living egg from purified DNA injection

A research group is the first in the world to succeed in constructing artificial cell nuclei by injecting purified DNA solution instead of sperm into living mouse eggs. Their findings are published in the journal Genes to Cells......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Developing novel chiral capsule tools for advanced optical technologies

Chirality is an essential property in biology; the molecular building blocks of some of the most important biological structures, including DNA and proteins, are chiral. When a molecule is said to be chiral, it means that it is distinguishable from i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Q&A: Using a new approach to shine a light on hidden plant microbes

Despite there being more microbes on Earth than stars in our galaxy, only a tiny fraction have been discovered. An approach called metagenomics—a type of DNA sequencing—may help scientists learn more about these elusive organisms, according to Pe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors

Scientists matched DNA of living descendent to Capt. James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus. Scientists at the University of Waterloo have identified one of the doomed crew members of.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Research provides new insights into role of mechanical forces in gene expression

The genome inside each of our cells is modeled by tension and torsion—due in part to the activity of proteins that compact, loop, wrap and untwist DNA—but scientists know little about how those forces affect the transcription of genes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Raman spectroscopy study decodes symbiotic interactions in marine algae

In a recent study, researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena have shown how they can non-invasively and non-destructively investigate the growth and interactions of the gre.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

Physicists reveal evolution of shell structure using machine learning

A research team has used a machine learning approach to investigate the evolution of shell structure for nuclei far from the stability valley. The study, published in Physics Letters B and conducted by researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Urban sustainable development needs to secure basic human needs, finds study

Urban sustainable development (USD) plans and policies cover a wide range of issues, such as biodiversity protection, transportation, or poverty reduction. Yet, it is unclear what the USD policy preferences of residents are......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Microbe dietary preferences found to influence effectiveness of carbon sequestration in deep ocean

The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean, where it is in active contact with the atmosphere, to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for decades, centuries, or longer, depends on a number of seemingly small proce.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024