IN THE LAB
How Birth Shapes The Baby’s Skin Microbiome
The mode of delivery at birth has long term consequences on a child’s skin microbiome, say scientists in China.
Made Simple: Selecting The Sex Of Offspring
A research group in Japan has identified a chemical that affects sperm bearing the Y chromosome differently from those bearing the X chromosome.
Scientists Develop A Hair-Raising Protocol
By encapsulating hair follicle stem cells in collagen and growing them with skin cells in a U-shaped well plate array, researchers in Japan have found a way to grow hair at scale for transplantation.
Illuminating How Light Induces Magnetism
Light may magnetize non-magnetic metals, say an international team of physicists.
In Pursuit Of Herbicide-Resistant, High-Yield Rice
The gene HIS1 in rice plants is essential for herbicide resistance, say researchers in Japan.
How The Pufferfish Got Its Spines
An international team of biologists has found that homologs of genes involved in hair and feather formation in other vertebrates are responsible for pufferfish spine development.
Engineering Microbes For Urban Farming
By defining biological components involved in chemical synthesis as standard DNA cassettes for bacteria, scientists in Singapore hope to give urban farming a boost.
Diving Deep Into The Mystery Of How Life Began
A research team in Japan has demonstrated that electrochemical reactions can spontaneously occur in or near hydrothermal vent environments to generate the building blocks of life.
To Accelerate Electrons, Multiple Laser Beams Are Better Than One
Using multiple high-energy laser beamlets, researchers in Japan were able to accelerate electrons more efficiently.
