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New Sensor Reads Life’s Handedness One Molecule at a Time
Researchers in Japan have developed an electrical sensor that can tell apart the mirror-image forms of amino acids one molecule at a…
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Planet May Have Formed From Its Dead Star’s Ashes
Astronomers say they have found the first possible example of a planet that formed from the ashes of its dead host star,…
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Whisky to Age in Space for First Time in ‘Space Puffin’ Mission
Scotland and Japan will send whisky into orbit in 2028 on the 'Space Puffin' cubesat to study space ageing over five years.
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Webb Makes First Detection of Methyl Radical Around Dying Star
JWST detected the reactive methyl radical CH3 for the first time around the dying star SMP LMC 011, key to complex chemistry.
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Low vitamin B12 linked to higher fracture risk after 50
Low vitamin B12 was linked to a 33% higher long-term fracture risk in adults over 50, a large Scientific Reports study found.…
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Giant clam shell holds 200-year Great Barrier Reef diary
A giant clam shell from the Great Barrier Reef holds a month-by-month climate record from 1785-1827, showing cooler summers than today.
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Vaxcyte shares surge as pneumococcal vaccine meets trial goals
Vaxcyte's VAX-31 pneumococcal vaccine met its main goals in the pivotal OPUS-1 Phase 3 trial, sending shares to a 20-month high.
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Squid hair cells may hold clues to human hearing loss
Case Western Reserve researchers mapped hair cells across squid bodies, a possible new model for human hearing loss.
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X-ray movie shows how molecule flips with light
KAIST and IBS scientists used ultrafast X-rays to film azobenzene changing shape, a first that could guide light-responsive material design.
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New tool can spot signs of life in space
A Nature Communications study shows a single-molecule electrical technique can detect amino acid handedness, a potential fingerprint of life.