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New Data From DART Mission Show A 33-Minute Change In Asteroid Orbit After Impact

A new study released today found that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) knocked the asteroid Dimorphos off its orbit, changing it by 33 minutes.

Emerging Field of Evolutionary Medicine Could Address Range Of Health Conditions

UCLA researchers say the approach could help tackle cancer, antibiotic resistance, food-related disorders

Harmful Bacteria Elude Predators When in Mixed Colonies

Harnessing natural killers to treat infections may fail when bacterial species blend.

Artificial Intelligence Aids Discovery of Super Tight-Binding Antibodies

Tools developed by UC San Diego scientists could accelerate the development of new antibody drugs.

3 Questions: How AI Image Generators Could Help Robots

Yilun Du, a PhD student and MIT CSAIL affiliate, discusses the potential applications of generative art beyond the explosion of images that put the web into creative hysterics.

SalpPOOP Study Highlights Biogeochemical Importance of Zooplankton Fecal Pellets

Blooms of marine organisms transfer loads of atmospheric carbon into the deep ocean

Whiskers Help Nectar-Eating Bats Hover Like Hummingbirds

Extra-long hairs provide enhanced spatial information for orientation and feeding.

A “Door” Into The Mitochondrial Membrane

Study finds the protein MTCH2 is responsible for shuttling various other proteins into the membrane of mitochondria. The finding could have implications for cancer treatments and MTCH2-linked conditions.

Toddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech May Be Used to Diagnose Autism

UC San Diego scientists develop new eye-tracking test that accurately identifies toddlers with a subtype of autism spectrum disorder

University of Utah professor heads international team exploring how to avoid transgene silencing

A key problem for mammalian biotechnology research is that transgenes, genes transferred from one organism to cells in the genome of another, can degrade over time, thus decreasing the transgene's effectiveness.

Reprogrammable Materials Selectively Self-Assemble

Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.

Progress Toward Fast-charging Lithium-metal Batteries

By growing uniform lithium crystals on a surprising surface, UC San Diego engineers open a new door to fast-charging lithium-metal batteries

Wiggling Toward Bio-Inspired Machine Intelligence

Inspired by jellyfish and octopuses, PhD candidate Juncal Arbelaiz investigates the theoretical underpinnings that will enable systems to more efficiently adapt to their environments.

Small Molecule Drug Reverses ADAR1-induced Cancer Stem Cell Cloning Capacity

In cancer stem cell and animal models, rebecsinib reversed overactive protein splicing of ADAR1 protein that drives cloning capacity and immune evasion by many malignancies.

The Dangers of “Bureaucra-think”: Research Demonstrates Structural Bias and Racism in Mental Health Organizations

Bias is embedded in the very ways healthcare organizations operate, according to a study published recently in Clinical Psychological Science.

The undeniable benefits of breastfeeding for the health of babies

The positive effects of breastfeeding and breast milk on the right growth, health, and development of babies are indisputable. What factors can affect the quality of this wholesome substance? And what is the optimal length of time to breastfeed? The answers are suggested by two new studies by Czech researchers from the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the CAS and the Institute of Physiology of the CAS, published in the journals Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research and Food Chemistry.

Hearing is Believing: Sounds Can Alter Our Visual Perception

Perception generally feels effortless. If you hear a bird chirping and look out the window, it hardly feels like your brain has done anything at all when you recognize that chirping critter on your windowsill as a bird.

A New Technique Creates Greater Fidelity in Bioprinting Functional Human Tissues

UC San Diego engineers take on the light-scattering problem in a leading form of 3D-bioprinting

MIT Engineers Build A Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera

The device could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.

Scientists and Surf Organizations Confirm What Surfers Already Know

Study at Kelly Slater Wave Company Surf Ranch demonstrates that wind effects on breaking waves can significantly influence nearshore processes