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2024年5月28日 · UNIVERSE 25: John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia that, at its peak, housed approximately 2,200 mice. Calhoun was studying the breakdown of …

The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations contest is back. This year we took nominations for cutting-edge products launched between January 2023 and July 2024. The results showcased …

2024年7月16日 · Luciferase Sources and Types. Different types of luciferases are present in aquatic and terrestrial species including insects, bacteria, and fungi. 2 Scientists estimated …

Welcome to Words for Nerds, our popular and addictive daily science word game. Think of it as science Wordle—a guessing jumble for every nerd, especially the busy life scientist looking to …

T he stereotype goes that scientific information is technical, dry, and boring. After all, everyone has dragged themselves through a too-dense manuscript or fought sleep during a slow …

2023年5月15日 · I n 2001, the Human Genome Project completed the first ever rough draft of a human genome. In the two decades since, -omics technology has grown by leaps and bounds. …

Telomeres are repetitive DNA sequences found at the end of linear chromosomes. 1 They protect the genome, maintain its stability, and preserve genetic information by preventing nucleolytic …

Yersinia pestis is a bacterium responsible for the plague, a serious infectious disease that has caused several deadly epidemics throughout human history. 1-3 The most well-known …

We know the old saw: necessity is the mother of invention. Well, 2020 has shown us that a global pandemic is one serious mother. Typically, our Top 10 Innovations competition focuses on …