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Two proteins, one goal: New findings on stem cell differentiation
- May 12, 2026
Stem cells are the original cell type from which all other cells and tissues in the body develop through a very tightly regulated process. However, ho...
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Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties
- May 12, 2026
Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the single genet...
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Giving X-ray vision a sense of direction
- May 12, 2026
Whether in tooth enamel or in nanomaterials made of silicon, the orientation of tiny internal structures often determines the properties of a material...
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Super-resolution microscopy provides real-time picture of bacteria degrading biomass with enzyme complexes
- May 12, 2026
To the untrained eye, they look like blobs blotching the otherwise smooth surface of rod-like bacteria. But if you ask a microbiologist about "cellulo...
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Work songs can improve team coordination, study finds
- May 12, 2026
Work songs, musical pieces designed to be performed or sung while working, have been widely documented across various cultures and in different histor...
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Forest restoration and spotted owl conservation can work together, study finds
- May 12, 2026
Restoring dry forests in the Pacific Northwest, shaped by frequent low-intensity fire and widely spaced trees, often means thinning dense stands that...
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Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
- May 12, 2026
Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that...
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Method for measuring energy amounts less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule could boost quantum computing
- May 12, 2026
The fundamentals of quantum mechanics are minuscule. Scientists constantly home in on finer resolutions to measure, quantify, and control these fundam...
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Support local people to protect world's nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms
- May 12, 2026
For better or worse, a huge number of people will be affected by efforts to achieve "30x30"—the internationally-agreed conservation goal to protect an...
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Ancient bacterial toolkit links human gut health to ocean carbon cycling
- May 12, 2026
Our gut is colonized by legions of bacteria, which supply us with essential nutrients and support our health. Among them are Akkermansia bacteria, whi...
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New tectonic plate boundary could be forming in Zambia, scientists say
- May 12, 2026
Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say. Unexpectedly high helium...
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New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets
- May 12, 2026
The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable tele...