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Shining Light On A Fluid Completely Changes Its Dielectric Permittivity

Simply illuminating a fluid can cause its interaction with an electric field to greatly vary

Genomics Aids Study Of Seattle 2017-22 Shigella Outbreak

A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread.

Palaeospondylus : Long-Standing Mystery Of Vertebrate Evolution Solved Using Powerful X-Rays

The Evolutionary Morphology Laboratory led by Shigeru Kuratani at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan, along with collaborators has found evidence that the mysterious ancient fish-like vertebrate Palaeospondylus was likely one of the earliest ancestors of four-limbed animals, including humans.

Three Chaperones Coordinate The Breakup Of Amyloid Fibrils In Yeast

A fluorescence microscopy study shows how amyloid fibrils in yeast are dismantled

The Importance Of The Atmosphere And Ocean In Determining The Fate Of Antarctica

An international team of researchers has combined satellite imagery and climate and ocean records to obtain the most detailed understanding yet of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — which contains enough ice to raise global sea level by 11 feet, or 3.3 meters — is responding to climate change.

Patients Favor Telehealth For Medication Abortion Consults

Patients seeking medication abortion care through telehealth services are just as satisfied, if not more so, with the service they received as patients who visited a clinical facility to receive care, according to a study published this month in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Arabidopsis Thaliana Shoots Regenerate Better In Balmy Conditions

Simply turning up the heat can boost the regeneration of cuttings of thale cress

Mouse Stem Cells For Primitive Endoderm Established

The third type of stem cells that make up the precursors of mouse embryos has been established for the first time

Hyperfast White Dwarf Stars Provide Clues For Understanding Supernovae

Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model, known as “D6.”

Iron-Snatching Compound Effective Against The Parasitic Amoeba Entamoeba Histolytica

A safe and effective drug against a parasitic amoeba could come from a new approach that exploits the parasite’s need for iron

It Takes Three To Tangle: Long-Range Quantum Entanglement Needs Three-Way Interaction

A theoretical study shows that long-range entanglement can indeed survive at temperatures above absolute zero, if the correct conditions are met.

NEJM Paper Is Compendium On Rapid Tests For COVID-19

The FDA has approved 28 of the more than 1,000 such diagnostics commercially available worldwide.

Antibody That Inhibits Broad Range Of Sarbecoviruses Found

The antibody closely mimics the binding site that the SARS-CoV-2 virus uses to infect cells, and seemingly thwarts invasion via mutation.

Tracking Stress In Pregnant Moms, For Their Child's Health

An artificial-intelligence system was designed to use EKG readings to track the stress of mothers and their fetuses in a recent study.

Supplement Appears To Boost Muscle, Mitochondria Health

A study cohort that received an oral supplement of a gut-produced compound had better endurance in two small exercises.

Hologenomics Viewed Through a Mathematical Lens

A recent paper published by researchers from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics (CEH) and collaborators on a strategic model of a host-microbe-microbe system not only reveals the importance of a joint host-microbe immune response to combat stress-induced gut dysbiosis but also reveals a remarkable interdisciplinary collaboration between two different EU projects coordinated by CEH.

Breakthrough Infections Spur Strong Antibody Responses

People vaccinated three times or vaccinated after an earlier COVID-19 infection had comparable neutralizing antibody activity to those with a breakthrough case.

Study Details Changes In Omicron’s Spike Protein

Findings explain how mutations allow the omicron variant to evade antibodies against previous variants yet remain so infectious.

Biodiversity Cradles and Museums: New Study on Speciation-Extinction Dynamics

The distribution of old and young species brings new insight into the speciation-extinction dynamics operating in global hotspots of biodiversity.

Study: ‘Mix-And-Match’ Booster Strategy Is Safe, Effective

For fully vaccinated adults, a booster of any of the FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines was found to enhance immunity.