#Molecular ‘tails’ are secret ingredient for gene activation in humans, yeast, and other organisms

“#Molecular ‘tails’ are secret ingredient for gene activation in humans, yeast, and other organisms” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It might seem as though humans have little in common with the lowly yeast cell. Humans have hair, skin, muscles, and bones, among other attributes. Yeast have, well, none of those things. But besides their obvious differences,…

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#Image: Place for space testing

“#Image: Place for space testing” Credit: ESA-G. Porter ESA’s Compact Antenna Test Range at its ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This anechoic chamber is used to test space antennas of 1 m across or less, or else entire small satellites. The CATR is screened against external electromagnetic radiation, while their inside walls is…

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#Pandemic disproportionately affects scientists with young children

“#Pandemic disproportionately affects scientists with young children” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate, negative impact on the careers of scientists with young children at home, a new survey finds. Researchers at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management led the study, finding broad discrepancies in the pandemic’s impact on scientists. Most…

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#Studying whales with high-tech tools

“#Studying whales with high-tech tools” Credit: Stanford University Scanning the airwaves over Monterey Bay with a hand-held antenna, Stanford University researchers listen for blue whales—or, more precisely, they listen for the suction tags they’ve stuck on blue whales. The first beep sounds and the captain whips the boat on course, following the quickening signal to…

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#How best to burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk

“#How best to burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk” Credit: David Bruce, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC New research into the complexities of prescribed burning across varied landscapes and weather conditions is supporting the critical decisions on how and where to use fire to protect communities. Drawing on cutting edge science around prescribed burning,…

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#Ideal method for rapid disease testing

“#Ideal method for rapid disease testing” Credit: Pixabay In the pandemic age of telehealth and new technologies, remote site lab or point-of-care (POC) testing of biofluids is a potentially rapid and non-invasive way to test for most diseases—including COVID-19. Now scientists at Flinders University have run tests on the bioprobe industry, recommending the potential of…

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#Will COVID pandemic’s environmental benefit last?

“#Will COVID pandemic’s environmental benefit last?” (HealthDay)—It has been the sole silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic—cleaner air and water on the planet. But will it continue? A new study says that isn’t yet clear. “The pandemic raises two important questions related to the environment,” said study author Christopher Knittel, from the MIT Sloan School…

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