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Drug precursor biosynthesis hinges on carrier-mediated ring formation
The entire biosynthetic pathway of actinopyridazone has been unveiled, revealing that an unprecedented carrier protein-mediated ring-forming step is key to...
Xerces Blue butterfly genome sequenced, an icon of anthropogenic extinction
The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was native to the coastal dunes of San Francisco, in the United States. As...
Marine fossils are a reliable benchmark for degrading and collapsing ecosystems
Biologists attempting to conserve and restore denuded environments are limited by their scant knowledge of what those environments looked like...
Tiny scales reveal megalodon was not as fast as believed, but it had a mega-appetite explaining its gigantism
A new study reveals the iconic extinct Megalodon, or ‘megatooth shark’, was a rather slow cruiser that used its warm-bloodedness...
Mount Sinai Queens opens new Cardiac Catheterization Lab to expedite care for heart attack patients
Click here to watch a video on the new Cath LabCredit: Mount Sinai Health System Click here to watch a...
Significant variations in hip fracture health costs and care between NHS hospitals and regions, study finds
There are significant variations in healthcare spending and care delivery across NHS hospitals in England and Wales following hip fracture,...
Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by x100
A new analysis shows that there are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly...
Quantum proton billiards
The quantum nature of interactions between elementary particles allows drawing non-trivial conclusions even from processes as simple as elastic scattering....
Next-generation flow battery design sets records
RICHLAND, Wash.—A common food and medicine additive has shown it can boost the capacity and longevity of a next-generation flow...
Whale of a debate put to rest
Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale.Credit: Carl Buell Researchers have...
New fish species discovered after decades of popularity in the aquarium trade
With just a few clicks of a mouse, you can purchase your very own redtail garra, a type of fish...
Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths
Two drugs commonly used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis did not shorten recovery time for...
Global study finds while humans sheltered in place, wildlife roamed
MISSOULA – While humans sheltered in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, wild animals took the opportunity to roam spaces typically...
Unhealthy beverage consumption highest among economically-vulnerable households that rely on multiple food assistance programs
Philadelphia, July 10, 2023 – A long-standing and contentiously debated question is the extent to which US federal food assistance...
SuFEx as a new generation of click chemistry: synthesis and development of linkers
Organosulfur(VI) fluoride compounds display excellent chemical stability, and yet can efficiently realize diverse linkages via the activation of specific conditions....
Unravelling the hidden growth of mineral dendrites
An international research team involving scientists from the University of Vienna, the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw...
Photonic snake states
This study has attracted the attention of the international scientific community and opens up unprecedented perspectives in the formation of frequency...
Biomarkers may hold key to precision mental health diagnosis, care
The study of biomarkers in the brain—powered by cutting-edge machine learning techniques—could redefine the way mental health conditions are categorized...
Researchers make a surprising discovery about the magnetic interactions in a Kagome layered topological magnet
A team from Ames National Laboratory conducted an in-depth investigation of the magnetism of TbMn6Sn6, a Kagome layered topological magnet....
Reporters broadcast live, on-the-scene, inside living cells
HOUSTON – (July 10, 2023) – Live, on-the-scene reporting is now available inside living cells.Credit: Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON...
