Divisive Sun-dimming study at Harvard cancelled: what’s next?
Last week, Harvard University researchers announced the cancellation of a high-profile solar geoengineering experiment, frustrating the project’s supporters. But advocates
Optomechanical realization of the bosonic Kitaev chain
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The real time-travel paradox was the friends we made along the way
She was taller than me. Prettier and with better muscle tone. Shinier hair and perfect skin and teeth. Which was
Cancer-vaccine trials give reasons for optimism
Illustration: Andrew Khosravani Most people think of immunization as a way to prevent infectious disease. Vaccines contain proteins that the
Moisture-wicking device keeps wearable-tech dry
Wearable electronics have a sweat problem. Most electronic materials aren’t permeable, and if a device isn’t breathable, sweat can start
A global timekeeping problem postponed by global warming
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Formation of memory assemblies through the DNA-sensing TLR9 pathway
Animal husbandry Eight-week-old male and female C57BL/6 N mice were obtained from Envigo. Tlr9fl/fl (C57BL/6J-Tlr9em1Ldm/J) mice with loxP sites flanking exon
CGRP sensory neurons promote tissue healing via neutrophils and macrophages
Ethical statement for animal experiments Animal experiments were approved by the Monash Animal Research Platform ethics committee and the Animal
Five million years of Antarctic Circumpolar Current strength variability
Pollard, D. & DeConto, R. M. Modelling West Antarctic ice sheet growth and collapse through the past five million years.
The HEAT repeat protein HPO-27 is a lysosome fission factor
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