Janus particles are asymmetrical microscopic spheres with both a magnetic and a non-magnetic half. A…
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Cracking the mystery of Zika virus replication
Zika virus, it is thought, can cause microcephaly, a birth defect where a baby’s head…
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A famous supermassive black hole ‘spied on’ with the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
Novel observations by an international group of researchers with the CanariCam instrument on the Gran…
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How animals keep their cells identical
A regulatory protein named ERI-1 helps ensure that all cells in a tissue remain identical…
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Researchers identify protein role in pathway required for Ebola replication
A newly identified requirement of a modified human protein in ebolavirus replication, may unlock the…
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Study links gymnastics equipment to exposure to flame-retardant chemicals
As the summer Olympics get underway, a new study reports that popular gymnastics training equipment…
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Light shed on a superluminous supernova which appears to have exploded twice
An international group of researchers has used the GTC to observe a superluminous supernova almost…
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Novel state of matter: Observation of a quantum spin liquid
A novel and rare state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid has been…
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Childhood illness not linked to higher adult mortality
Exposure to infections in early life does not have long-lasting consequences for later-life survival and…
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Can a brain scan early in a period of stress predict eventual memory loss?
New research shows that even a brief period of stress — as few as three…