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Unraveling the complexities of the Borna disease virus 1
- Apr 10, 2026
Cases of Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) are extremely rare in humans, but in those who develop disease, the outcome is severe, almost always resulting...
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Scientists identify kinesin-2 motor assemblies that selectively transport proteins to specific regions within neurons
- Apr 10, 2026
Intracellular transport is a vital process that allows cells to move proteins and other molecules to specific locations. This process is especially im...
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Knowledge firewalls inside alliance firms may weaken inventions and future breakthroughs
- Apr 10, 2026
From the Wright brothers' first flight to the speedy development of COVID-19 vaccines, collaboration has been key to innovation. Paradoxically, even c...
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Unexpected predator: Jellyfish shown to hunt polychaete worms
- Apr 10, 2026
Most polychaete species spend their lives in burrows in the seabed. However, adult individuals of two species, Alitta succinea and Platynereis dumeril...
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Audiobooks can help students learn new words—especially when paired with one-on-one instruction
- Apr 10, 2026
Millions of students nationwide use text-supplemented audiobooks, learning tools that are thought to help those who struggle with reading keep up in t...
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Yellowstone's magma plumbing mainly shaped by tectonic forces—not deep mantle plume
- Apr 10, 2026
A lot of research goes into determining how to best predict the next eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Part of this involves pinning down how...
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Dual-frequency Paul trap shows potential for synthesizing antihydrogen outside of CERN
- Apr 10, 2026
A new type of radiofrequency trap can capture particles with extremely different requirements and could theoretically hold both types of particles at...
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Rod-shaped synthetic swimmers reveal a 'sweet spot' for active turbulence
- Apr 10, 2026
Inspired by the collective dynamics of bacteria like E. coli and Bacillus subtilis, researchers at the University of Twente asked a simple but fundame...
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Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
- Apr 10, 2026
Restoring forests, wetlands and peatlands could help defend national borders as well as tackle climate change, according to new research from the Univ...
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Yellowstone's magma source may be closer than thought, reshaping hazard models
- Apr 10, 2026
Supereruptions are extremely large volcanic eruptions that eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of magma, rock and ash. They are among the most haza...
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Bacteria from bumblebees can produce vitamin B₂ in soya drinks
- Apr 10, 2026
Researchers at DTU have developed a new method that can reduce the time needed to find new bacteria for fermentation. They have now identified a bacte...
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Compulsory sex-marking as a threat to personal autonomy
- Apr 10, 2026
Do our norms around sex presentation uphold a constrictive gender regime? In a new article in Ethics, Ophelia Vedder writes that the abolition of hege...