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Keeping Two Eyes On Chromosome Alignment

The RanGTP-Ubr5-BuGZ-Bub3 signaling axis helps to guarantee spindle checkpoint silencing, ensuring proper cell division.

Huawei & BGI Partner On Big Data Genome Storage Project

Huawei and BGI have formed a tag team to develop big data genome storage systems and improve the efficiency of genomic research.

How Numbers Are Represented In The Brain

Numerosity perception, our understanding of numbers, is strongly influenced by topological concepts, researchers say.

Baby Birds Poop In Sync With Feeding

To keep the nest clean, nestlings defecate only after they are fed by their parents, scientists say.

Making Pneumothorax Treatment Less Painful

A small pilot study suggests that real time monitoring of the partial pressure of gases in the lung cavity can guide treatment strategy for the respiratory disease pneumothorax.

Worrying Trends In Rubber Expansion Across Southeast Asia

The expansion of rubber plantations in Southeast Asia is not only destroying biodiversity but is a sub-optimal use of land, scientists say.

Goods Made In China Cause More CO2 Emissions

Cheap goods manufactured in China come at a substantial cost to the environment, say scientists.

Neurological Soft Signs Of Schizophrenia Are Highly Heritable

Research shows that soft signs such as rigidity, gait imbalance and tremors are an inheritable indicator of schizophrenia.

Chinese TCM Expert Wins 2015 Nobel Prize In Medicine

Tu Youyou has received one half of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing an anti-malarial drug based on ancient herbal medicine.