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Cellular identity can be inferred by multi-omic approach, study in Nature claims

Researchers in Spain and Luxembourg recently proposed a computational method for reconstructing gene regulatory networks (GRNs) from gene expression data to infer cellular identity.

UCLA: Researchers study genetics’ role in COVID-19 susceptibility, severity

The scientists are optimistic that their data could help communities hit hardest by the pandemic

STANFORD: Path-planning algorithm enables autonomous multi-drone aerial surveys of Antarctic penguin colonies

A new multi-drone imaging system was put to the test in Antarctica. The task? Documenting a colony of roughly 1 million Adélie penguins.

Deletion of Edn signaling genes affects vertebrate-like features in lampreys

New genes that emerged hundreds of millions ago helped vertebrates to become distinct from invertebrates, new research reveals.

American Astronomical Society celebrates women in science

In an Oct. 28 article from the American Astronomical Society (AAS), AAS President Megan Donahue shared the inspiring lessons to be learned by various Nobel Prize Winners, notably women in the science field, as part of her October message to readers.

American Society for Microbiology online tool reveals massive shortages of testing supplies

The U.S. is facing shortages of several crucial COVID-19 supplies, including commercial testing kits and supplies needed for routine laboratory diagnostics, which could have ongoing implications not just for COVID-19 but for other tests as well.

Black hole discoveries draw 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gravitated to black holes this year in their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

The promise of design evolution: Adrian Bejan's new look at life and machines

Sometimes it helps to step outside your specialty and read publications that view the familiar world from entirely new perspectives.

Infant brains are prewired for reading, study finds

Researchers have discovered that infant brains have an innate structure prewired to read words and letters, connected closely to the brain's language region.

UK researchers examine 150 million years of flight evolution

The pterosaurs, more popularly known as pterodactyls, were the first vertebrate animals to evolve powered flight, according to most scientists. They are thought to have achieved sky dominance almost 80 million years before modern birds.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Software for determining the 3D structure of proteins

A new software package aims to aid drug design and biomedical research by making it easy to construct 3D images of proteins and other molecules using one of the world’s most powerful microscopes.

Pre-Cambrian species shared many characteristics with organisms living today

Animals who lived in an ancient period, which until the mid-20th Century lacked evidence in the fossil record, shared much of the same complexity and similarity as do living things today, the journal "Nature" recently reported.

MIT cell biology pioneer recognized for her substantial contributions

The staff and administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently honored the scientific contributions of Angelika Amon, an MIT cell biologist who pioneered research on chromosome imbalance, after her passing at the age of 53.

Two Brown faculty seek to create international collaboration to expose cabal that denies climate change

Alleging a secretive, clandestine cabal has been conspiring to prevent politicians from taking decisive action to save the planet from impending doom, Brown University recently launched the Climate Social Science Network to track down and expose the conspiracy their scholars have theorized exists.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Stanford engineers have developed a genetic microlab that can detect COVID-19 in minutes

Using “lab on a chip” technology, Stanford engineers have created a microlab half the size of a credit card that can detect COVID-19 in just 30 minutes.

Ancient dog genomics reveal prehistoric ancestry differs from wolves

An international team of scientists sequenced 27 ancient dog genomes and found that all modern dogs share a common ancestry distinct from today's wolves.

Evolutionary ecology axiom overturned: No advantage for 'gleaners' over 'exploiters'

New research has overturned the basic assumption in ecology and evolution of a trade-off between food availability to an organism and how efficiently it can process it.

New report warns U.S. is losing leadership position in research and development

The United States could be in serious danger of losing its role as a world leader in technological innovation unless there is a significant reversal in current trends.

MSU: Scientists discover possible genetic target for treating endometriosis

Michigan State University researchers have identified a potential genetic target for treating an especially painful and invasive form of endometriosis.

UMICH: Glioblastoma nanomedicine crosses into brain in mice, eradicates recurring brain cancer

'I've worked in this field for more than 10 years and have not seen anything like this.'