Birds learn from watching TV, eye-catching science images and levitating blood
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Breaking the mystery of bone micro-architecture
Researchers discover a feature of bone responsible for its longevity that could lead to advances in ultra-lightweight material design
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Pulsed electric fields map tumour molecular structure
A new type of molecular biopsy could map tumours less invasively, potentially improving treatment diagnosis and quality
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Blue light activates antibodies on demand
Novel biological tool uses blue light to reassemble and activate antibody fragments
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How do human heart cells react to microgravity?
Exposure to microgravity quickly changes human cardiac cells’ gene expression and behaviour, which might explain symptoms experienced by astronauts
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How well can biological cells sense their environment?
Mathematical model puts new constraints on fundamental sensing limits
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The physics of blood spatter
Probing blood stains after a shooting can help the police find the culprit, but physics is helping the technique to a sounder, more quantitative footing. Sidney Perkowitz explains
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Infection model could explain spread of a curious type of virus, but some scientists disagree
Adding a latent state to the SIR model of infectious diseases has attracted praise and controversy
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1.1 GHz NMR looks deeper into biological processes
The new 1.1 GHz NMR spectrometer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will enable researchers to study biomolecules with unprecedented resolution
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Nanopore sensing goes electrode free
Technical breakthrough has allowed researchers to make an optical nanopore sensor that does not require any electrical connections
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