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Phys.org / P53's five-hour rhythm may let resonance target gene networks on command

Can networks of genes be stimulated using resonance? Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute are investigating whether the protein p53, which activates a range of different genes, can be induced to communicate with the body's ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / AI helps reveal large-scale quantum effects hidden in stacked atomic sheets

Quantum materials are a class of exotic materials with special properties that are governed by quantum mechanics rather than classical physics. Those properties—like superconductivity, entanglement and unusual forms of magnetism—often ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Coastal land shifts reveal faster local sea level rise than expected

For almost a century, researchers have known that vertical land motion—the lifting and sinking of the ground—affects sea level locally. As the ground sinks, the sea level rises relative to the land. Scientists also assumed ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Custom protein binders zero in on near-identical disease targets with unprecedented selectivity

In the human body, the boundary between health and severe illness can be microscopic. For decades, molecular scientists have grappled with a frustrating biological reality: The proteins driving devastating diseases often ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Shared recollections of events linked to similar brain activity patterns

People who attended or experienced the same event often remember it in completely different ways. For instance, one person might remember a family dinner as warm and enjoyable, while another might recall that the same dinner ...

21 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans

Japan has resumed operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big problem: Japan is running out of space ...

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Tech Xplore / Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users

Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network ...

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Phys.org / Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old evidence of siege warfare in ancient Mesopotamia

At Kurd Qaburstan, an ancient site in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, archaeologists have uncovered the first substantial group of cuneiform administrative tablets found in the Erbil region, along with evidence of large-scale ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first major results on Wednesday.

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Phys.org / Antiviral soil compound disrupts phage infection cycle before viruses can reproduce

Bacteria also produce molecules that have an antiviral effect. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Jülich Research Center (FZJ) have examined the antiviral molecule daunorubicin and decoded its ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Hurricane rainfall and landslide risk are on the rise in Southern California

Climate change could make historically rare tropical storms in Southern California produce significantly more precipitation in the next few decades, and when they strike, landslides are likely to become a bigger risk across ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Lab-created 'moon' rock could help scientists interpret lunar data and explore how water might form on the moon

The moon may look unchanged from afar, but its surface is constantly reshaped by microscopic impacts and a steady stream of particles from the sun, a process known as space weathering. Now, Georgia Tech researchers have recreated ...

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