"Cas13 can degrade both target and non-target RNAs at random," making it difficult to design experiments and interpret results when using Cas13, the researchers explained on the CAS website. But "th… [+1015 chars]
A passion for the natural world drives many of our adventures. And when were not outside, we love delving into the discoveries about the places we live and travel. Here are some of the best natural h… [+5643 chars]
Some 5,000 lightyears away sits a fiery red nebula in the shape of a beautiful rose. Peering into the night skies will reveal a plethora of shapes and figures that are beyond one's imagination. The … [+3546 chars]
The metabolic theory posits that physical constraints on energy uptake and allocation drive biological processes. This theory predicts broad ecological patterns such as the observed allometric scalin… [+2649 chars]
While for decades Mars has been the planet outside Earth that has arguably received the most attention, in recent years, planetary scientists have been setting their sites on our other neighbor: Venu… [+2321 chars]
Tissue culture The immortalised cell line ARPE-19 was purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, MA, USA) and, following mycoplasma screening, expanded in T75 culture flasks using Du… [+8568 chars]
At 6:28 a.m. EDT on Aug. 21, 1972, NASA's Copernicus satellite, the heaviest and most complex space telescope of its time, lit up the sky as it ascended into orbit from Launch Complex 36B at what is … [+8199 chars]
The US space agency NASA is preparing to launch its massive Artemis 1 rocket on August 29, 2022, for its maiden flight to the moon. Artemis 1, the first in a series of rockets that will launch to th… [+1382 chars]
You probably don’t think twice about chewing, but scientists now say the evolution of chewing could have played a major role in how humans evolved over time. A new study researchers published in the … [+2640 chars]
