How to untangle knotty DNA
Stretching removes knots from molecular strands
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Swarms of robotic cockroaches navigate around obstacles
Self-propelled units join forces to mimic the motion of living cells
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Diagnosing sepsis from a drop of blood
Measuring the motility of white blood cells improves sepsis diagnosis
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Huddling emperor penguins undergo phase transition
Birds seek warmth below a critical “apparent temperature”
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EEG signals accurately predict autism
Digital biomarkers extracted from EEG measurements allow diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in infants as young as three months old
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First look at the structure of bacterial cell walls
Contrary to textbook illustrations, the peptidoglycan polymer that makes up bacterial cell walls is less ordered than expected
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Rooted in physics
A plant's roots might be hidden from our view but they're vital to its survival. Jess Wade describes how physicists are developing techniques to study how roots respond to electric fields
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Uterine model advances ultrasound technology
An experimental set-up based on an ex vivo uterus evaluates speckle-tracking techniques used to analyse uterine motion outside pregnancy
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Vascularizing pancreatic islets improves transplantation for diabetes
Using endothelial cells to re-vascularize transplanted pancreatic islets provides a step towards cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes
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Falcon’s high-speed dive generates forces needed to catch agile prey
Raptor tracks its prey like a guided missile
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