#CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells

“#CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells” CARPID is applied to three different lncRNAs. The result shows that there was not much overlapping of binding proteins, which demonstrated the high specificity of CARPID. Credit: Nature Methods (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-020-0866-0 Two steps of CARPID: navigation and biotin-labeling To overcome the limitations of the existing…

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#Light pollution gives invasive cane toads a belly full of grub

“#Light pollution gives invasive cane toads a belly full of grub” Relationship between light pollution and invasive toads’ foraging behavior. Artificial light provides food resources such as insects for invasive toads, and the amount is influenced by lunar phases. Credit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Light pollution is increasingly being recognized as yet another of humanity’s many…

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#Elucidating how asymmetry confers chemical properties

“#Elucidating how asymmetry confers chemical properties” Credit: CC0 Public Domain You’ve heard the expression ‘form follows function’? In materials science, function follows form. New research by Carnegie’s Olivier Gagné and collaborator Frank Hawthorne of the University of Manitoba categorizes the causes of structural asymmetry, some surprising, which underpin useful properties of crystals, including ferroelectricity, photoluminescence,…

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#Forest harvesting in Europe threatens climate goals: study

“#Forest harvesting in Europe threatens climate goals: study” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Annual forest harvesting in 26 European countries increased nearly 50 percent during 2016-2018 compared to an average of the four previous years, a trend that could threaten the European Union’s climate goals, according to a study by the European Commission. Researchers at the…

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#Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tops Night But Hits Season Low

“#Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tops Night But Hits Season Low” Trae Patton/NBC Per usual, NBC’s variety competition America’s Got Talent grabbed the top spot for Tuesday’s primetime broadcast schedule with a 1.2 rating and 8.3 million viewers, despite dropping slightly from last week’s performance (1.3 rating, 8.6 million viewers) and ranking as a season low…

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