Hollow-core fiber technology closes in on mainstream optical fiber
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Technologies of the Human Corpse by John Troyer
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Mysterious ancient sea-worm pegged as new genus after half-century in ‘wastebasket’
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Tropical Cyclone Herold’s eye opens further on NASA satellite imagery
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Innovative NICU training lauded as ‘best article’ by national journal
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Perovskite solution aging: Scientists find solution
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Composing new proteins with artificial intelligence
Using machine learning to create new proteins by translating proteins into musical scoresCredit: Markus J. Buehler WASHINGTON, March 17, 2020...
Physicists propose new filter for blocking high-pitched sounds
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Semiconductors can behave like metals and even like superconductors
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Seeing with electrons: Scientists pave the way to more affordable and accessible cryo-EM
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Natural solutions to the climate crisis? One-quarter is all down to Earth…
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Passport tagging for express cargo transportation in cells
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Dams in the upper Mekong River modify nutrient bioavailability downstream
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Major advances in our understanding of New World Morning Glories
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Blocking sugar structures on viruses and tumor cells
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Elucidation of mechanisms that coordinate cell memory inheritance with DNA replication
A new mechanism for accurately positioning DNA methyltransferase at DNA replication sitesCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo CC-BY...
Scientists find sexual dimorphism in cannabinoid 1 receptor expression in mice
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Life expectancy crisis in the USA: The opioid crisis is not the decisive factor
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Antioxidant treatment in acute ischemic stroke may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia
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‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this more than 3 million year old human ancestor lived
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