Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication (WGD) provides extra substrates for genomic evolution and is thus considered as an important driving force for genetic diversity, trait innovation, and ecologic… [+2851 chars]
New findings show that Earth-size planets may be even less likely to survive the violent conditions at the end of some stars' lives than previously believed. This means that the first exoplanet disco… [+4960 chars]
The question of how the chemical composition of a protein, the amino acid sequence, determines its 3D structure has been one of the biggest challenges in biophysics for more than half a century. This… [+2162 chars]
Graphene and boron nitride show great potential as fillers in polymer matrices and as photocatalysts because of their desirable chemical and physical properties. However, their widespread usage is li… [+4802 chars]
Looking beyond the cutting edge of textile innovation allows you to stay well ahead of the competition. Thats exactly what you get through a subscription to T.EVO which delivers a refreshing new take… [+1457 chars]
In 1850, Thomas Penyngton Kirkman, a mathematician when he wasnt fulfilling his main responsibility as a vicar in the Church of England, described his schoolgirl problem: Fifteen young ladies in a sc… [+6711 chars]
The inner lining of the gut regenerates entirely every four to seven days, thanks to stem cells in the intestinal epithelium. Yet much remains shrouded in mystery regarding stem cells and what causes… [+5952 chars]
For the first, a high-resolution scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope was used to study highly compressed mid-infrared optical waves in a thin dielectric crystal on a monocrystallin… [+5515 chars]
Yes, it’s true. The Florence brothers are seriously scoring in the Mentawais. A lot of people have been scoring in that little corner of Indonesia lately. But in this vid, recently released by Nathan… [+203 chars]
An eerie alignment of lights in the east coast night sky on Friday morning is actually 46 satellites that were launched into space on Monday. They belong to Elon Musks company SpaceX and, if you wan… [+4285 chars]
