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Identified 64 DNA variants that increase the risk of bipolar disorder

Aug 26, 2021

Identified 64 DNA variants that increase the risk of bipolar disorderThe findings may be important for future prevention and treatment, and are an important step towards more knowledge about the...

A peculiar state of matter in layers of semiconductors

Aug 26, 2021

These computers rely on qubits, bits of matter that can represent some combination of 1 and 0 simultaneously. The problem is that qubits are fickle, degrading into regular bits when...

Smart laser cutter system detects different materials

Aug 25, 2021

Addressing what might not be totally apparent to the naked eye, scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) came up with “SensiCut,” a smart material-sensing platform for...

Female scientists lead Cambridge success in Royal Society awards

Aug 25, 2021

Past winners of the Copley Medal have included Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin. Dame Jocelyn said: “I am delighted to be the recipient of this year’s Copley...

Survivors recount ‘living nightmare’ as Tennessee’s deadly floodwaters swept them up in moments

Aug 25, 2021

WAVERLY, Tenn. — David Allen was inside his downtown Waverly home with his 84-year-old mother when an air conditioning unit floated by. They made it as far as the porch...

Survivors grapple with aftermath of deadly Tennessee flood

Aug 25, 2021

Two days ago, she had been clinging for her life to the front door of her duplex in rural Tennessee as the water inched up to her neck. ADVERTISEMENTHer story...

Company founded by MIT alumnus lets anyone run DNA experiments

Aug 24, 2021

The space experiments are designed by middle and high school students as one of miniPCR bio’s projects in education, its main focus. “I still find it shocking,” miniPCR bio’s co-founder...

Integrated conservation strategies could simultaneously meet biodiversity, climate, and water objectives

Aug 24, 2021

To halt the decline of nature and meet Paris Agreement objectives, strategies must be designed and implemented to better manage land use for agriculture, infrastructure, biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation...

‘Vegetarian’ giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating seabird

Aug 24, 2021

The hunting tortoise was seen in July 2020 on Frégate Island, a privately owned island in the Seychelles group managed for ecotourism, where around 3,000 tortoises live. He added: “The...

10,000 autistic people to take part in the UK’s largest study of autism

Aug 24, 2021

Many autistic people have additional physical health conditions such as epilepsy, or mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression. Autistic participants involved in Spectrum 10K can also invite their...