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Phys.org / Aircraft measurements reveal surprisingly strong Southern Ocean biological productivity

The biological productivity of the Southern Ocean in the summertime is substantially greater than many previous estimates have suggested, according to new airborne research by the U.S. National Science Foundation National ...

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Phys.org / Human language shows deep safety bias, challenging 70-year scientific consensus

Researchers at the University of Vermont have uncovered a powerful new insight about how language works—one that overturns a cornerstone assumption in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence that has stood for ...

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Phys.org / In mafias, marriages are strategic tools, analysis suggests

A new analysis of inter-family marriages in the mafia-type organized crime group 'Ndrangheta, suggests that matrimonial ties between non-powerful families may play a previously under-appreciated role in maintaining the resilience ...

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Tech Xplore / Chemical hardness engineering boosts perovskite tandem efficiency to 30.3%

All-perovskite tandem solar cells are promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaics, as they harvest sunlight more efficiently than single-junction devices and can be fabricated through low-temperature solution processing. ...

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Phys.org / DNA-guided CRISPR flips gene editing script, opening a new path for precise diagnosis and antivirals

A research team led by Prof. Hsing I-Ming, Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with Prof. Zhai Yuanliang, ...

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Medical Xpress / Lithium uncovers fresh Alzheimer's targets beyond Tau

Lithium chloride may affect many cellular level changes in Alzheimer's disease, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) shows. The work is published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

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Phys.org / Data fusion provides a high-definition look at Mars' temperature maps

In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is our best bet for "living off the land" for a future Martian base, but tracking down those resources is no easy task. As of now, we have two options—send a rover to a specific location ...

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Tech Xplore / Stress-testing method for cloud computing algorithms helps avoid network failures

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a more user-friendly and efficient method to help networking engineers identify potential system failures before they cause major problems, like a cloud service outage that ...

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Medical Xpress / How HIV hijacks a cellular 'gateway' to infect resting immune cells

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 can infect resting immune cells. The discovery challenges a decades-old assumption in HIV biology, and opens new ...

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Phys.org / A persistent quantum computing error finally explained

Scientists have discovered the cause of a persistent glitch that continues to disrupt superconducting quantum computers, even when they have built-in defenses. For all their advanced hardware, superconducting quantum computers ...

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Medical Xpress / Blood protein study of 78,000 people uncovers disease mechanisms and drug repurposing leads

Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London's Precision Healthcare University Research Institute and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) ...

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Medical Xpress / Physicians achieve 95% cure rate for sickle cell disease with bone marrow transplant

A reduced-intensity bone marrow transplant regimen developed by Johns Hopkins physicians provides durable engraftment with low rejection rates and also may preserve fertility, according to results of a new study conducted ...

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