A Billion Pixels and the Search for India’s Crashed Moon Lander

The Indian space agency has been tight-lipped about the fate of Vikram, but crowdsourcing and NASA’s openness led to its discovery. Press Release Distribution Service

Help! I am Allergic to Apples and Was Kicked Off a Plane

In this week’s Tripped Up column, Sarah Firshein investigates the rights that airplane passengers with allergies have when flying. (Not as many as they should.) Press Release Distribution Service

Science publishers review ethics of research on Chinese minority groups

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03775-y Springer Nature and Wiley have concerns about lack of consent in genetics and facial-recognition papers. Press Release Distribution Service

Storing data at the speed of light

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03740-9 A memory-storage device can bank information delivered by either light or electronic signals. Press Release Distribution Service

Daily briefing: Sounds of life revitalize reefs

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03788-7 Piped-in sounds of a healthy reef tempt young fish to re-colonize degraded areas. Plus: The San Andreas and Cascadia earthquake faults might be linked and how to build a better malaria vaccine. Press Release Distribution Service

What the United Kingdom’s ‘Brexit election’ means for science

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03774-z Promises to raise research spending and take action on climate change overshadowed by scientists’ fears about leaving the European Union. Press Release Distribution Service

A cancer that strikes small children is traced to the embryo

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03779-8 Genetic changes in utero set the scene for a paediatric kidney tumour. Press Release Distribution Service

Margarita Salas (1938–2019)

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03758-z Biochemist whose discoveries led to faster, more-accurate DNA testing. Press Release Distribution Service

The perks of actively contributing to a society

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03791-y It’s tempting to stay a ‘silent member’, but you might be missing out on conferences, collaborations and publications, says Elena Schneider-Futschik. Press Release Distribution Service

Podcast: Genomic sequencing and the source of solar winds

Nature, Published online: 04 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03748-1 Hear the latest science news, brought to you by Benjamin Thompson and Shamini Bundell. Press Release Distribution Service

Curing What Ails Us

Nature, Published online: 04 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03712-z Curing What Ails Us Press Release Distribution Service

To fix research assessment, swap slogans for definitions

Nature, Published online: 04 December 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03696-w Evaluation reforms will go round in circles without conceptual clarity, warns Anna Hatch. Press Release Distribution Service

Electronic map reveals ‘rules of the road’ in superconductor

Using a clever technique that causes unruly crystals of iron selenide to snap into alignment, physicists have drawn a road map that reveals the quantum ”rules of the road” that electrons must follow in the enigmatic superconductor. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Simple experiment explains magnetic resonance

Physicists have designed an experiment to explain the concept of magnetic resonance. A versatile technique employed in chemistry, physics, and materials research, magnetic resonance describes a resonant excitation of electron or atomic nuclei spins residing in a magnetic field by means of electromagnetic waves. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

‘Conductor’ gene found in plant root stem cell ‘orchestra’

Researchers lift the veil on the ‘conductor’ plant root stem cell gene that helps orchestrate and coordinate stem cell division of different root stem cell types, ensuring the harmonic communication necessary for plant growth and maintenance. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

‘Junk DNA’ affects inherited cancer risk

A person’s risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that don’t code for proteins, previously dismissed as ‘junk DNA’, according to new research. This new study shows that inherited cancer risk is not only affected by mutations in key cancer genes – known as oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes…

Tick box questionnaire could significantly improve esophageal cancer survival rates

A simple health questionnaire could be a highly effective tool to pre-screen people for early signs of esophageal cancer, enabling much earlier diagnosis and treatment, finds a new study. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

BPA levels in humans dramatically underestimated

Researchers have developed a more accurate method of measuring bispehnol A (BPA) levels in humans and found that exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical is far higher than previously assumed. The study provides the first evidence that the measurements relied upon by regulatory agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration, are flawed, underestimating exposure levels…

Study seeks to answer whether effects of ‘abortion pill’ can be reversed

Women who initiate medical abortion but opt to stop in the middle of treatment may be at risk for serious blood loss, a study finds. Researchers found this is true even for women who use an experimental treatment that claims to ‘reverse’ the effects of the abortion pill. The study provides important insights into the…

Open source EEG visualization tool

Researchers have developed a free open source computer program that can be used to create visual and quantitative representations of brain electrical activity in laboratory animals in hopes of developing countermeasures for opioid use disorder. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Behavioral interventions may be as effective at reducing food intake as anorectic drugs

Simulations predict that behavioral interventions such as imposing strict no-food restrictions after meals can be as effective as strong anorectic drugs in reducing food intake in rodents, according to a study. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Newly engineered peptide shows potential as long-acting anti-HIV drug

A newly engineered peptide called IBP-CP24 has the potential to be further developed as a long-acting anti-HIV drug that can be used alone or in combination with a broad neutralizing antibody for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infection, according to a new study. Continue Reading at ScienceDaily.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

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