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Phys.org / Integrating citizen science with experimental data uncovers how switchgrass adapts flowering by region

In its native habitat, switchgrass flowered earlier when growing farther north. In experiments with diverse genetic samples, it flowered earlier in the south.

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Phys.org / Nanomagnets control diamond qubits, pointing to more scalable quantum hardware

Quantum computing, once only a theoretical possibility, promises to deliver faster, more energy-efficient computers—but only if scientists can build and scale the hardware needed to run the machines. New research from Virginia ...

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Medical Xpress / Beyond the brain: Organs help shape the nervous systems that control them

A new Yale study reveals that major organ systems in the body aren't just passive structures operating on directions from command central—the brain—but instead are active participants in controlling their own functions.

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Phys.org / Water-wave tweezers steer tiny 'surfers' without touching them

Summer brings with it the sight of surfers moving seamlessly across wave crests, with ocean waters carrying them along coastlines. A team of scientists has now created a similar phenomenon—with small objects rather than surfers—that ...

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Phys.org / Open-source software unlocks rapid DNA structure generation and analysis in one workflow

Computational chemists at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a comprehensive software suite to create accurate models of DNA in biomolecular assemblies. Called MDNA, ...

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Medical Xpress / Potential gene therapy for late-stage Parkinson's side-effects uncovered

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that suppressing excitatory synaptic transmission in a small group of neurons in the brain may reverse levodopa-induced dyskinesia in patients with late-stage Parkinson's disease ...

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Phys.org / Real-time fish interaction enlarges young guppy brains, while screen time falls short

Young guppies who were able to see and interact with live fish developed larger brains than guppies who only saw other fish on a screen. This is shown in a new study from Stockholm University, published in Biology Letters. ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New CAR T treatment opens door for patients in need of kidney transplant

A pioneering clinical trial has successfully enabled two patients with end-stage kidney disease to receive previously improbable kidney transplants. These individuals were considered among the most difficult in the nation ...

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Tech Xplore / Finding the best ways for humans and robots to work together requires 'swarm' thinking

If the future of warehouse work belongs to humans and robots working side by side, a key question remains: What is the most effective way for them to collaborate?

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Phys.org / The next-generation Very Large Array prototype gathers its first light

The Very Large Array, the iconic field of radio antennas featured in the film "Contact" (inspired by Carl Sagan's novel), has a long and distinguished history of service. But after more than 45 years of studying the radio ...

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Phys.org / Overarming America: Game theory explores how fear and social pressure drive gun purchases

A Dartmouth College study is the first to map the interplay of personal choice and social networks that has led to the United States being one of the world's most heavily armed countries, with 120 firearms for every 100 people. ...

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Phys.org / Half-ton early bovines roamed 4-million-year-old grasslands in Europe

The first large-sized bovines grew to up to half a ton 4 million years ago in the European Early Pliocene, an early step toward our modern diversity of large-bodied buffalo and cattle, according to a study published June ...

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