IN THE LAB
Citizen Scientists Find Rare Galaxy Cluster
While poring over telescope images, two volunteers in an international citizen science project found a rare galaxy cluster, which was later named after them.
Liver Health Supplement Reduces Colon Tumor Growth In Mice
Baicalein, a herbal supplement, binds to mismatched DNA and causes cancerous cells to self-destruct in a tightly-regulated cell suicide process.
Marine Sponges Make Up Bulk Of Oceans’ Microbial Diversity
Genetic analysis of these ancient multicellular lifeforms revealed enormous complexity: one single sponge species contained 12,000 different microbes.
Pythons & Boas Evolved Independently To Share Similar Traits
Pythons and boas last shared a common ancestor in the age of the dinosaurs, but by living in the same habitats, they evolved to look similar today.
The ‘Beat’ Of A Graphene Drum Leads To Energy Transfer
The sound a nanometer-scale drum makes may not be music to the ears, but it could mean improvements in quantum information processing.
Particles That Tunnel Together, Stay Together
Researchers have theoretically shown that in certain conditions, two particles will begin to act as if they are one molecule and undergo quantum tunneling together.
Biomass Ash Helps To Boost Plant Growth
Adding torrefied biomass to poor soil from Botswana increased water retention in the soil, as well as the amount of plant growth.
Long Live The Naked Mole-Rat
A tumor suppressor protein called ARF may be the reason why the naked mole-rat can live up to 30 years and almost never show any type of cancer.
Most Distant Oxygen Ever Detected Is 13.1 Billion Light Years Away
This discovery provides firm evidence of oxygen in the very early Universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang.
