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Mathematical Model of Animal Growth Reveals Life is Defined By Biology, Not Physics

Monash College scientists have tested the conventional wisdom that biological patterns are explained by physical restrictions.In a study released today in Scientific research, the researchers offer their mathematical model of animal development, which describes how animals devote energy to growth and reproduction as they age and increase in size."Despite the fact that living organisms...

500 million-year-old Mystery of Creature with no Anus Solved

A Powerful X-ray scanning techniques revealed the 1mm creature in perfect detail. Credit: P Donoghue et al/University of Bristol.Researchers share that they have solved an evolutionary puzzle of a 500 million-year-old microscopic, creature with a mouth yet no anus.When discovered in 2017, it was reported that the small sack-like aquatic creature's fossil might be...

Researchers Design Compact High-Power Laser Using Plasma Optics

The L3 HAPLS at ELI Beamlines Research Center in the Czech Republic. Credit: ELI BeamlinesLawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have developed a compact multi-petawatt laser that uses plasma transmission gratings to overcome the power restrictions of traditional solid-state optical gratings. The design might allow the construction of an ultrafast laser up to 1,000...

UK Drought: Getting Used to Strange Vegetables

Credit: UnsplashSpecialists say that vegetables and fruit in stores will be smaller and look different as the summer's hot and dry climate impacts crops.Carrots, Potatoes, Brussels sprouts, apples, and onions are prone to be the most affected.Several locations of the UK have seen extremely low rain in 2022, and parts of England remain in...

Deep-Sea Surveys Reveal Thousands of Mystery Holes on the Seafloor

Thousands of mysterious holes have been discovered on the ocean floor not far from the Californian coast.Thousands of secret holes have been found on the seafloor after deep-sea surveys.The Earth's oceans are anything, however, explored. According to reports, humans have managed to explore regarding 5% of the ocean floor. The remaining 95% of the...

Building Human Muscle Genes in the DNA of Baker’s Yeast

Daran-Lapujade’s lab took human DNA (in red) encoding core functions in muscle cells, and inserted it into the DNA (chromosomes in purple) of a yeast cell (in yellow). The humanized yeast can be used as a tool for medical studies, for example in drug screening and cancer research. Credit: Ella Maru Studio / Pascale...

New Research on the Emergence of the 1st Complex Cells Challenges Orthodoxy

Mitochondria are the energy powerhouses in eukaryotic cells. One popular hypothesis claims these organelles were a pre-requisite to the transition from simpler prokaryotes like bacteria and archaea to larger, more complex eukaryotic organisms. The new study challenges this assumption. Credit: Jason DreesIn the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on...

Unexpected Quantum Effects In Natural Double-Layer Graphene

Graphene. Credit:  Christoph Hohmann, MCQST ClusterAn international research team led by the University of Göttingen has detected unique quantum effects in high-precision researches of natural double-layer graphene and has interpreted them together with the College of Texas at Dallas utilizing their academic work.This research offers new insights into the interaction of the charge carriers...

Food Production Impacts Earth and Its Natural Processes

According to new research, food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it has made substantially more challenging by the interaction of Earth system processes.Earth system procedures refer to the natural activities that maintain the planet in a habitable and also useful state. This includes procedures occurring in the...

Japan’s Fugaku Supercomputer Powers Up Drug Discovery, Storm Forecasts

TOKYO-- Discovering brand-new drugs and also predicting severe weather is one of the tasks the Japanese-built Fugaku, 1 of the world's rapid supercomputer, has taken on as its applications broaden.Fugaku will certainly be at the center of a two-year experimental study research focused on a pharmaceutical development platform. The government-sponsored project, posted in July,...