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Quantitative Biology approach reveals importance of physical constraints on critical DNA interaction

August 13, 2014

Our immune system copes with a multitude of threats using a mix-and-match system to create millions of different antibodies.

Sulfur Signals in Antarctic Snow Reveal Clues to Climate, Past and Future

August 4, 2014

Sulfur signals in the Antarctic snow have revealed the importance of overlooked atmospheric chemistry for understanding climate, past and future.

Sugar mimics guide stem cells toward neural fate

July 30, 2014

Embryonic stem cells can develop into a multitude of cells types. Researchers would like to understand how to channel that development into the specific types of mature cells that make up the organs and other structures of living organisms.

Vanishing Viscosity

July 28, 2014

An elusive state of matter called superconductivity could be realized in stacks of sheetlike crystals just a few atoms thick, a trio of physicists has determined.

Relaxation Helps Pack DNA into a Virus

May 26, 2014

Taking a moment to pause and relax can help if you find yourself in a tight spot. This strategy can work for molecules as well as people, it turns out. Researchers at UC San Diego have found that DNA packs more easily into the tight confines of a virus when given a chance to relax.

Phone Calls Reveal Population Patterns that Censuses Miss

April 30, 2014

It's no surprise that official tallies of the inhabitants of a city miss many residents. Not everyone wishes to be counted, particularly not those who lack legal permission to be there, and censuses are infrequent, if they happen at all.

Mathematician Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

April 18, 2014

Professor Kiran Kedlaya has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, to further his work in number theory, one of the most classical branches of mathematics.

Cosmologists Report Evidence for Cosmic Inflation

March 17, 2014

Cosmologists have detected curling patterns in the faint glow of the universe's oldest light that appear to be traces left by cosmic inflation, an exponential expansion of the universe thought to have occurred fractions of a second after the Big Bang, they announced today.
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