#From bacteria to you: The biological reactions that sustain our rhythms

“#From bacteria to you: The biological reactions that sustain our rhythms” Biological methylation and the body clock are conserved during 2.5 billion years of evolution, to the extend that reprogramming the mammalian methyl cycle using a bacteial enzyme prevents methylation deficiencies is viable. Credit: Kyoto University/Jean-Michel Fustin Every second of every day, countless biochemical reactions…

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#Cave divers search depths for the bones of the Ice Age

“#Cave divers search depths for the bones of the Ice Age” Cave divers carefully maneuver the giant ground sloth’s pelvis through Hoyo Negro. Credit: Sam Meacham, CINDAQ For thousands of years, the massive pelvis lay undisturbed at the bottom of the watery black pit. Approximately four feet across and weighing an estimated 80 pounds, it…

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#Q&A: Protecting essential farm workers during COVID-19

“#Q&A: Protecting essential farm workers during COVID-19” Credit: CC0 Public Domain State and federal executive orders have deemed seasonal and migrant farmworkers “essential.” Yet, few protections have been granted to this population, which may be at higher risk of exposure to coronavirus, according to a policy brief by researchers at the University of Michigan School…

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#Quantum effect observed in ‘large’ metal

“#Quantum effect observed in ‘large’ metal” Credit: EPFL/QMAT In the world of materials science, sometimes main discoveries can be found in unexpected places. While working on the resistivity of a type of delafossite—PdCoO2—researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory of Quantum Materials discovered that the electrons in their sample did not behave entirely as expected. When a magnetic…

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#Precise magnets 3-D printed from special stainless steel

“#Precise magnets 3-D printed from special stainless steel” Empa Precisely Magnetized: Iron filings stick to this mini chessboard with four millimeter edge length. The partially magnetic structure was produces from a single type of steel power at different temperatures. Credit: Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology It looks quite inconspicuous to the casual…

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#Using GIE to map deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

“#Using GIE to map deforestation in the Amazon rainforest” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As deforestation continues to rise in the Amazon rainforest, efforts are ongoing to identify ways to reverse the trend of tree loss in this valuable ecosystem. One example is land titling, land reform that grants private individuals and families formal property rights…

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#Potential beginning of life simulated in lab

“#Potential beginning of life simulated in lab” High-pressure for evolutionary experiments. Credit: C. Mayer Did life originate underground? Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have substantiated their theory that life could have begun deep in the Earth’s crust. In their experiments, structures that were inanimate developed survival strategies within a short time. In the…

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