Ultrasound can “see” when tumor cells turn genes on and off

New technique may overcome limits of older fluorescent imaging methods | Continue reading


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Watch AI help basketball coaches outmaneuver the opposing team

Program could predict moves of both offensive and defensive players | Continue reading


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Three billion North American birds have vanished since 1970

Even common birds are in steep decline, spurring hunt for causes | Continue reading


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New Federal Rules Limit Police Searches of Family Tree DNA Databases

Privacy experts welcome policy on use of ancestry sites | Continue reading


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Artificial intelligence could predict El Niño up to 18 months in advance

Program could help threatened communities better prepare for disaster | Continue reading


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Microbe that got man drunk could help explain common liver disease

Bacterium could have far-reaching implications | Continue reading


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Human semen can host up to 27 different viruses (2017)

But how many of them are transmissible is unknown | Continue reading


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Felon said he liked “rebels” and “rarefied air” in 2017 interview | Continue reading


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Can the world make the chemicals it needs without oil?

With solar and wind booming, the chemical industry dabbles with forgoing petroleum as its source | Continue reading


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Study on DNA spread by genetically modified mosquitoes prompts backlash

Company and some scientists dispute suggestion that released strain may have made local mosquitoes fitter | Continue reading


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New device generates light with help from the darkness of space

Thermoelectric generator can power a light-emitting diode after the sun goes down | Continue reading


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Finding balance: The professor/entrepreneur (2012)

For academics who recognize that their discovery or innovation can be commercialized, it is key to find avenues to balance professorial and entrepreneurial activities. | Continue reading


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Common pesticide makes migrating birds anorexic

Seeds contaminated with neonicotinoids may cause birds to lose weight and delay migration | Continue reading


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Evolution of the spine fueled the rise of mammals–and human back problems (2018)

Fossils show how lumbar vertebrae were freed up to adapt to myriad lifestyles | Continue reading


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U.S. EPA to eliminate all mammal testing by 2035

Move makes Environmental Protection Agency the first federal agency to put a deadline on reducing animal use | Continue reading


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Open-access megajournals lose momentum as the publishing model matures

Concerns include declining volume, slower publication, and softening citation measures | Continue reading


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Three suicide prevention strategies show real promise

Crisis hotlines, standardizing mental health care, and restricting lethal means are all saving lives | Continue reading


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Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indian to ancient civilization

DNA from Harappan suggests South Asians can trace their ancestry to Indus Valley Civilization | Continue reading


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Strange microbes found in earth oldest water

The sulfate-reducing organisms provide evidence of a hidden subterranean biosphere | Continue reading


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Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second

No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information | Continue reading


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White barn owls’ feathers reflect moonlight to stun prey

The light on their bright plumage causes prey to freeze for longer, study shows | Continue reading


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Could autism be caused by an overly masculine brain?

Work finds no evidence for “extreme male brain” hypothesis | Continue reading


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A study finds four controversial ways to fight online hate groups

A new study maps the “ecology” of online hate groups across platforms | Continue reading


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Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 into liquid fuel

Having solved stability problems, chemists think metal-organic frameworks are ready for a commercial ascent | Continue reading


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A global look at the uneven toll of suicide

As rates fall in many countries, those in the United States climb | Continue reading


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Crispr now cuts and splices whole chromosomes

New ability gives biologists tool to rework bacterial genomes in many ways | Continue reading


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Slow-motion video reveals how ants deliver their painful venom

Insects can deliver 13 drops of venom per second | Continue reading


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No microbiome is an island, unprecedented survey of Hawaiian valley reveals

Plants and animals acquire their microbial partners from organisms below them in food chain or from wider environment | Continue reading


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Australia plans to tackle foreign influence at nation’s universities

Growing Chinese presence on campus has triggered concerns about cybersecurity, academic autonomy, and freedom of speech | Continue reading


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Bus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep sea

Scientists will monitor trial next month to assess collector’s ecosystem damage | Continue reading


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‘Ethical’ eggs could save male chicks from mass slaughter

Scientists find ways to sex chicks before they hatch | Continue reading


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Climate facts subject to rules on partisan advertising in Canada

Announcement from election watchdog rattles charities that support climate action | Continue reading


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Drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy may lower IQ in sons

But critics say the results are “barely statistically significant” | Continue reading


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Scientists may have spotted a black hole and a neutron star colliding

Strong signal from gravitational wave detectors hints at long-sought exotic source | Continue reading


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For a decade, Francis Collins has shielded NIH–while making waves of his own

Collins has led the National Institutes of Health with a firm hand | Continue reading


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Cataclysmic collision could explain Jupiter’s fuzzy core

Study may resolve surprising new observations | Continue reading


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Mystery solved? Why cats eat grass

Scientists say it’s not because they’re feeling sick | Continue reading


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Deadly banana fungus arrives to america

World’s largest exporting region makes first confirmation of disease | Continue reading


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Hefty university fees are sending some grad students to food banks

As costs rise, students and faculty members are pushing back | Continue reading


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Galaxy hunters spot hidden giants in the early universe

Ninety percent of the first big galaxies had been invisible until now | Continue reading


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Animal friendships change with the weather in African savanna

Dry weather drives some herbivores apart, but rain and wildebeests can bring them back together | Continue reading


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Europe's record heat melted Swiss glaciers

After snowy winter, an unusually rapid melt | Continue reading


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My science seemed to tell a clear story until I took a closer look

This researcher reflects on lessons learned from spinning a story about her data instead of critically examining all the facts | Continue reading


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AI predicts which movies will succeed–and fail–simply from plot summaries

New measure could prevent producers from making (some) bad films | Continue reading


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With its CRISPR revolution, China becomes a world leader in genome editing

Amid controversy over gene-edited babies, government continues to pour resources into work with plants and animals | Continue reading


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The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the first gene-edited babies

How regulations and the scientific community itself failed to stop the “rogue” Chinese scientist He Jiankui | Continue reading


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Poop transplants can help prematurely old mice live longer

Microbiome from healthy mice extended life span by 15%, study finds | Continue reading


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The Earliest Farmers Were Also Sailors

Agriculture may have spread to Europe via the Aegean and Mediterranean seas | Continue reading


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