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Rare 'universal paralog' genes may reveal a pre-LUCA evolutionary record
- Feb 5, 2026
All life on Earth shares a common ancestor that lived roughly four billion years ago. This so-called "last universal common ancestor" (LUCA) represent...
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DNA provides a solution to our enormous data storage problem
- Feb 5, 2026
Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing reams of data and how to pr...
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How superconductivity arises: New insights from moiré materials
- Feb 5, 2026
How exactly unconventional superconductivity arises is one of the central questions of modern solid-state physics. A new study published in the journa...
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Unlocking the 'black box' of Grand Canyon's water supply
- Feb 5, 2026
Every year at Grand Canyon National Park, millions of visitors from all over the world stop at one of a dozen water spigots. Most people are on a rim,...
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Sudanese Copts acquired malaria resistance thanks to a rapid evolutionary process, research reveals
- Feb 5, 2026
An international study investigating the genomic diversity of the Sudanese population reveals that the Copts originating in Egypt—who settled in the c...
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Scents of the afterlife: Identifying embalming recipes by 'sniffing' the air around Egyptian mummies
- Feb 5, 2026
If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, it was assumed that this w...
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Capturing gravity waves: Scientists break 'decades of gridlock' in climate modeling
- Feb 5, 2026
Global climate models capture many of the processes that shape Earth's weather and climate. Based on physics, chemistry, fluid motion and observed dat...
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When gigantism shapes the diet of a superpredator: The Japanese giant salamander's spectacular transition
- Feb 5, 2026
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liège on a large population of Japanese giant salamanders—one of the largest amphibians in the w...
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Seamounts promote expansion of oxygen minimum zone in western Pacific, researchers discover
- Feb 5, 2026
Seamounts and the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) are two typical deep-sea habitats that often coexist. However, determining whether the "seamount effect" a...
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Microbial system to convert CO₂ into eco-friendly butanol
- Feb 5, 2026
With increasing urgency to address climate change, converting greenhouse gases into valuable resources has become a key focus of sustainable innovatio...
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3D architecture of genome enables cells to remember their past
- Feb 5, 2026
A French research team led by CNRS scientists has discovered that cells are able to retain a memory of a previous perturbation within the 3D structure...
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LimbLab: A tool to visualize embryonic development in 3D
- Feb 5, 2026
Studying the shape of tissues and organs is critical to understanding how they are formed. Embryonic development happens in three dimensions, but many...