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Oct. 22, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Molecular tweak boosts performance of organic semiconductors for flexible electronic devices
Sulfur-based chemical groups coax pyrene molecules into a brickwork crystal structure that offers enhanced electrical properties in a transistor device

Oct. 21, 2021Research Highlight Medicine / Disease

Supercomputer simulations reveal how protein crowding in cells impacts interactions
Microsecond-scale simulations are helping scientists understand how drugs ‘navigate the crowd’ inside cells

Oct. 18, 2021Research Highlight Biology

mRNA degradation induced by fluid flow breaks left–right symmetry in vertebrates
Degradation of mRNA induced by fluid flow causes the left side of an embryo to develop differently from the right side

Oct. 14, 2021Press Release Chemistry Engineering

Crafting a “sponge” for adsorbing and desorbing gas molecules

Oct. 6, 2021Research Highlight Biology

A telescopic model of the development of hair follicles
Atlas of hair follicle development could lead to new therapies for hair-loss disorders

Sep. 29, 2021Press Release Biology

Zebrafish predict the future to avoid virtual danger

Sep. 28, 2021Feature Highlight Biology

Moms risk life and limb for their young. WHY?
RIKEN researchers have identified the brain cells responsible for risk-taking parenting behavior in mice.

Sep. 22, 2021Perspectives Biology

Harnessing natural killer T cells to stop cancer
Innovative use of stem cell technology to ramp up production of natural killer T cells could hold the key to improved cancer treatments.

Sep. 17, 2021Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

A genetic brain disease reversed after birth

Sep. 16, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Why live attenuated vaccines offer more protection against influenza than inactivated vaccines
A mouse study reveals why some influenza vaccines offer a broader response against the virus than others

Sep. 16, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Observing the life cycle of skyrmions in exquisite detail
Electron microscopy tracks the birth, evolution and death of swirling magnetic patterns

Sep. 8, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Experimentally reconstructing the reorganization of chromosomal DNA during mitosis
An assay that replicates early mitosis reveals how one enzyme first untangles and then winds up chromosomal DNA into compactly organized structures

Sep. 3, 2021Press Release Medicine / Disease Chemistry

Rapid and sensitive on-site measurement of antibodies against the COVID-19 virus

Sep. 3, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Quantum entanglement of three spin qubits demonstrated in silicon
A three-qubit entangled state has been realized in a fully controllable array of spin qubits in silicon

Aug. 26, 2021Press Release Physics / Astronomy Engineering

Cool new technique allows easier measurements of key particle property

Aug. 19, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Electron–electron and spin–orbit interactions compete to control the electron
The interactions that compete to control electron spin can give rise to novel electronic states useful for future quantum technologies

Aug. 16, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Dual photoreceptor identified in an oceanic green picoplankton
A photoreceptor that can sense a wide range of the light spectrum may help oceanic picoplankton live at different depths

Aug. 10, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Plants recycle specialized metabolic products to provide nutrients for primary metabolism
Plants break down complex metabolic products to recover and reuse the nutrients

Aug. 10, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Unexpected diversity in virus-derived sequences in the human genome
Powerful genetic analysis tools reveal that people exhibit a surprising level of variation in virus-derived genetic sequences

Aug. 6, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Bacteria-made chemical offers a renewable source of synthetic rubber
Microbes are engineered to convert sugar into a chemical found in tires