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[ad_1] Within a single cell, thousands of molecules, such as proteins, ions and other signaling molecules, work together to carry out all types of functions: to absorb nutrients, storing memories and differentiate into specific tissues, among many others. Deciphering these molecules and all their interactions is a monumental task. Over …

[ad_1] Lowell’s scientists help characterize Earth’s second known minima Press release from: Lowell Observatory Published: Monday 23 November 2020 Astronomers using data collected with the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT) have helped characterize only the second least known Earth, a newly discovered asteroid with the designation 2020 CD3, or CD3 for …

[ad_1] A mysterious monolith was discovered in a remote part of Utah after being spotted by government employees counting sheep from a helicopter. The structure, estimated to be between 10 feet and 12 feet tall (about 3 meters), appeared to be planted in the ground. It was made of some …

[ad_1] The Rappbode reservoir in the Harz region is the largest drinking water reservoir in Germany. Credit: André Künzelmann The reservoir Rappbode in the Harz region is the largest drinking water reservoir in Germany, which supplies drinking water to about one million people in areas including the Halle region and …

[ad_1] In neurons, dendritic branch points form bottlenecks for long-distance transport of proteins. Membrane proteins (blue) are more efficient in reaching distal dendritic sites than soluble cytoplasmic proteins (red). Credit: Max Planck Institute for Brain Research / J. Kuhl Proteins are the essential substrate of learning and memory. However, while …

[ad_1] To visualize cellular signals within a neuron, the researchers distributed the reporters in (green) clusters throughout the cell. They then identified the signal represented by each cluster (multiple colors) Credit: C. Linghu, S. Johnson et al./Cell 2020 New imaging technology allows scientists to spy on the barrage of messages …

[ad_1] When it comes to climate change and the Amazon rainforest, the news is never good. In 2019 and 2020, the news was dominated by images of burning forests and a land ravaged by climate change and illegal logging. But there are still many things that scientists still don’t know …

[ad_1] Complex life evolved on Earth 100 million years LATER than previously thought, scientists say – after discovering that 635-million-year-old fossils were produced by algae, NOT animals Researchers recreated the chemical traces found in ancient rocks in the laboratory Those rocks contained chemicals similar to those produced by modern sponges …

[ad_1] The Milky Way is slowly “dismembered” by the gravity of a nearby galaxy, causing it to twist and deform with “extreme violence” The researchers created statistical models to monitor the speed of the stars in the Milky Way They used this to calculate the impact of the Large Magellanic …

[ad_1] “Early Mars was an extremely active planet from a geological point of view,” said Alberto G. Fairén, a visiting astrobiologist at Cornell University. “The planet had the necessary conditions to support the presence of liquid water on the surface and on the Earth, where there is water, there is …