In a scientific breakthrough that aids our understanding of the internal wiring of immune cells, researchers have cracked the code behind IKAROS, an essential protein for immune cell development and protection against pathogens and cancer. This disruptive research is poised to reshape our comprehension of gene control networks and its impact on everything from eye …

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Researchers tested the surfaces in smoking households where children reside and found troubling results. ​Researchers tested the surfaces in smoking households where children reside and found troubling results. Researchers tested the surfaces in smoking households where children reside and found troubling results. 

Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic particles ​Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic particles Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic …

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Grasslands are almost 40 per cent less productive after a year of extreme drought, an experiment spanning six continents suggests ​Grasslands are almost 40 per cent less productive after a year of extreme drought, an experiment spanning six continents suggests Grasslands are almost 40 per cent less productive after a year of extreme drought, an experiment …

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An artificial intelligence-driven system has autonomously learned about certain Nobel Prize-winning chemical reactions and designed a successful laboratory procedure to make them. The AI did so in just a few minutes and correctly on its first attempt. According to the authors, this is the first time that a non-organic intelligence planned, designed and executed this complex …

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A subset of neurons related to memory and neuroplasticity continue to migrate into the brain through toddlerhood. ​A subset of neurons related to memory and neuroplasticity continue to migrate into the brain through toddlerhood. A subset of neurons related to memory and neuroplasticity continue to migrate into the brain through toddlerhood. 

Our memories are rich in detail: we can vividly recall the color of our home, the layout of our kitchen, or the front of our favorite cafe . How the brain encodes this information has long puzzled neuroscientists. ​Our memories are rich in detail: we can vividly recall the color of our home, the layout …

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Climate change could pose a big risk to Australians’ reproductive health with a new, large-scale study revealing a possible link between extreme bioclimatic exposure during pregnancy and babies’ birthweights for gestational age. Researchers examined more than 385,000 pregnancies in Western Australia between 2000 and 2015, from 12 weeks prior to conception until birth. ​Climate change …

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