Model of ColE1 plasmid replication and copy number The molecular mechanisms that regulate plasmid copy number control have been well characterized26. In the ColE1 origin of replication, used extensi… [+32429 chars]
From #maidlife to #astronomerlife, single mother Williamina Fleming devoted her life to studying and discovering stars and other space phenomena. Her achievements, including mentoring other female as… [+557 chars]
For the past six months, Scott Friedman and a team of roughly 160 scientists and engineers have been working through one of the most daunting to-do lists in all of science. Nearly every day, they dro… [+12040 chars]
Geckos get their iron grip that allows them to scale vertical surfaces with ease because of microscopic, hair-like structures on their feet, known as setae. Researchers investigating the setae on a m… [+2547 chars]
Researchers investigating rocks in India have found chemical evidence of a series of rapid fluctuations in climate during the greatest known mass extinction event, around 252 million years ago. Micha… [+2649 chars]
image: *view more Credit: by Sumit Kumar, Zhen Tong and Xiangqian Jiang Freeform optics bring precision optical systems into a new ear, delivering superior imaging in compact packages, or function… [+6105 chars]
According to the ESA’s Space Debris Office (SDO), there are about 31,630 debris objects in orbit that are regularly tracked by space surveillance networks. However, this only accounts for the larger … [+8203 chars]
Two Lego designers with a history of space-themed projects have teamed up for a new proposed set: Chinas Long March CZ-5 and Tianwen-1 Mission. The set is currently gathering supporters on the LEGO I… [+2508 chars]
In an article recently published in the journal Bioprinting, researchers discussed a crosslinking method for 3D cryoprinting and its suitability for freezing-modulated crosslinking. Study: Freezing-… [+6039 chars]
A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside, are now performing artificial photosynthesis – a process that typically uses water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to produce energy a… [+2202 chars]
While the sea dragons were missing these growth genes, their genomes were packed with repetitive sections of code called transposons. This sort of repetitive code throughout the genome was once calle… [+1568 chars]
A review published in the journal Energy & Fuels examines factors of alcohols and their impact on the properties of compression ignition (CI) engines, as well as how nanoadditives affect diesel e… [+5308 chars]
