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[ad_1] (Illustration by Wendolyn Hill) The era of functional genomics has allowed scientists to analyze huge amounts of data on cellular activity in disease and health. The more this data is shared between labs, the more power scientists have to find disease-related genes. This widespread sharing of functional genomics data, …

[ad_1] The artistic conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system. Image courtesy of NASA. A long time ago – about 4.5 billion years – our sun and our solar system formed in the short span of 200,000 years. This is the conclusion of a group …

[ad_1] UW Medicine researchers at Seattle’s Brotman Baty Institute have created two cell atlases that track gene expression and chromatin accessibility during the development of human cell types and tissues. An atlas maps gene expression within single cells in 15 fetal tissues. The second atlas maps the chromatin accessibility of …

[ad_1] The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally adopted Ariel, the first mission dedicated to the study of the nature, formation and evolution of exoplanets. More than 50 institutes from 17 countries, including the University of Oxford, have worked over the past five years to develop the scientific objectives and …

[ad_1] LOS ALAMOS, NM, November 12, 2020: Two new studies of the brightest lightning events on Earth, called “superbolt”, have found that they are distinct from normal lightning and can be over 1,000 times brighter. The new findings could help scientists better understand these mysterious strikes and inform safety efforts, …

[ad_1] Credit:N. Hanacek / NIST JILA researchers used a state-of-the-art atomic clock to narrow the search for elusive dark matter, an example of how continuous improvements in watches have value beyond timekeeping. Older atomic clocks operating at microwave frequencies have already searched for dark matter, but this is the first …

[ad_1] Long ago and throughout the universe, a huge explosion of gamma rays released more energy in half a second than the sun will produce during its 10 billion years of life. After examining the incredibly bright burst with optical, X-ray, near-infrared and radio wavelengths, an astrophysics team led by …

[ad_1] New epidemic diseases have an evolutionary advantage if they are of “intermediate” severity, the research shows. Scientists tested the theory that pathogens (pathogenic organisms) that inflict intermediate levels of damage on their host have the most evolutionary success. The study, led by the University of Exeter, Arizona State University …

[ad_1] Rutgers University Hot, humid rivers of air can affect the entire continent and influence climate change A band of clouds in an atmospheric river extending from South America to the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone on September 16, 2017. Image: NASA Warm, humid rivers of air in Antarctica play a …

[ad_1] Scientists at Tohoku University have found that human editing enzymes are likely behind a type of mutation in the COVID-19 virus that stimulates the release of pro-inflammatory molecules called cytokines by the body’s immune cells. The discovery, published in Scientific Reports, is important for understanding how the virus is …