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First-ever chromosome-level genome assembly of a sea spider

What the sea spider genome reveals about their bizarre anatomy?

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The impact of menopause hormone therapy on cognition

Women in early postmenopause taking short-term MHT had no cognitive effects a decade later.

Artist's illustration of the exoplanet WASP-107b

A glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

The exoplanet WASP-107b is tidally locked to its star.

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The mystery of spider waist development unraveled

Sequencing and gene silencing revealed a previously unstudied gene that regulates spider development.

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Researchers distill facts of a chemical separation process

An insight that could significantly improve this rapidly emerging technology.

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Researchers successfully 3D-printed functional human brain tissue

It’s an achievement with important implications.

Image showing The energy-making organelles called mitochondria (shown in green) that work inside cells to make energy aren’t working as they should in the neurons (shown in red) of people with fragile X syndrome. UW–Madison researchers have identified a protein and gene involved in this mitochondrial dysfunction, as well as a potential treatment..

Pre-birth onset of fragile X syndrome unveiled

Key role of FMRP in species-specific prenatal cortex development.

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Hydrogen and electricity can be combined to make pharmaceutical drugs

Technique for using hydrogen and electricity to create pharmaceuticals.

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An algorithm is used to sharpen protein films

Proteins perform biochemical tasks, using new algorithm to evaluate measurements.

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Researchers have discovered an elusive missing step in photosynthesis’s final act

SLAC's X-ray laser has revealed the process by which oxygen is created.

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An ultra-shock-absorbing foam promises superior protection against concussions

A lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam could vastly improve helmets.

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Physicists made one of the highest performance atomic clocks ever

Ultraprecise atomic clock poised for new physics discoveries.

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Shark antibody-like proteins neutralize the COVID-19 virus

The proteins could help prepare for future coronaviruses.

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Scientists identified genetic cause of endometriosis

New insight into how to treat this debilitating disease.

New recycling process could cut down on millions of tons of plastic waste

New recycling process could cut down millions of tons of plastic waste

A method for reclaiming the polymers using solvents.

Cats can readily become infected with and transmit coronavirus

Cats can readily become infected with and transmit coronavirus

According to a new study by the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, cats can become infected with coronavirus and can pass it...

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New technology can cure baldness

A very practical solution to hair regeneration.

The Big Red Plasma Ball is pictured in Sterling Hall. It’s one of several pieces of scientific equipment being used to study the fundamental properties of plasma in order to better understand the universe, where the hot gas is abundant. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER

Physicists recreate mini sun to study solar winds and plasma burps

With their mini-sun in place, the researchers can take measurements at many points inside the ball, allowing them to study solar phenomena in three...

This is the scorpion Kolotl magnus from Guerrero, Mexico. CREDIT Carlos Santibanez-Lopez

Venom shape untangles scorpion family tree

Carlos Santibanez-Lopez, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, had a fear of scorpions that scroll on his walls and ceilings. But when his...

Scientists create artificial eye to see in the dark

Scientists create artificial eye to see in the dark

Scientists have created an artificial eye to see in the dark by linking the best features of a Lobster and a fish. This artificial eye...

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