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Nov 01 • 9 months ago

Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane

Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals. ...

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Oct 27 • 9 months ago

Why imperfection could be key to Turing patterns in nature

Many Turing mechanism models yield too-perfect patterns; varying cell sizes vastly improves the results. ...

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Oct 25 • 9 months ago

DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army

Microbial DNA suggests troops suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, among other diseases. ...

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Oct 25 • 9 months ago

Bats eat the birds they pluck from the sky while on the wing

A handful of bat species hunt birds, and new sensor data tells us how. ...

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Oct 24 • 9 months ago

DNA and jolts of electricity get people to make optimal antibodies

If we ID the DNA for a great antibody, anyone can now make it. ...

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Oct 24 • 9 months ago

Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit

Fossil beds in New Mexico show diverse species present in the late Cretaceous. ...

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Oct 02 • 10 months ago

World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91

Goodall's immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human. ...

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Sep 28 • 10 months ago

150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved

The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings. ...

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Sep 28 • 10 months ago

Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse

A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics. ...

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$Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun$

Sep 26 • 10 months ago

Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun

It's a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies. ...

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Sep 20 • 10 months ago

Chimps consume alcohol equivalent of nearly 2 drinks a day

It's the latest evidence in support of Robert Dudley's controversial "drunk monkey" hypothesis. ...

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Sep 19 • 10 months ago

Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests

Research which began with conversations round a campfire and went on to examine 7m gene variants shows how people survive with little water and a meat-rich dietA collaboration between Africa...

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