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Tweaking cells' gatekeepers could lead to new way to fight cancer
(Salk Institute) Salk Institute researchers have devised a way to manipulate numbers of individual nuclear pores -- a breakthrough that may one day stop cancerous cells from proliferating out of control.
Fascinating! Astronomers spot super-Earth orbiting Mr. Spock’s fictional home star
An artist’s conception shows a super-Earth in orbit around HD 26965, which is Mr. Spock’s home star in “Star Trek” lore. (University of Florida Illustration)
Has the planet Vulcan been found? Vulcan’s most famous fictional inhabitant, Mr. Spock of “S...
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems puts its brand on the world’s biggest airplane
News Brief: The mammoth plane that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s is testing at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port now bears the name of the billionaire and his air-launch venture. In , Stratolaunch showed off the plane’s new livery — includin...
In a tiny worm, a close-up view of where genes are working
(Princeton University, Engineering School) A team at Princeton's Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics has produced new resources for research involving the roundworm C. elegans: a comprehensive view of which genes are active in each o...
SpaceX’s round-the-moon trip could have VR, ‘Space Bar’ and in-flight entertainment
An artist’s conception shows a violinist performing in zero-G during a voyage in SpaceX’s BFR spaceship. (SpaceX via Twitter)
It’s been only a day since SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled, but folks are already nominating themselves (and others) for a fre...
Why Sex and Gender Matter in Migraine
Men and women experience the attacks differently due to both physiology and sociology-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
2018 Science in Society Journalism Award winners announced
(National Association of Science Writers) The National Association of Science Writers is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Science in Society Journalism Awards.
AI That Can Argue and Instruct
New algorithms will enable personal devices to learn any topic well enough to debate it-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Searching for clues on extreme climate change
(GFZ GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Helmholtz Centre) Nearly 13,000 years ago, pines in southern France experienced a cold snap, which scientists have now reconstructed. The study about the consequences of a drastic climate change event in past and it...
Precision Medicine Comes of Age
After years of research, therapies tailored to the genomes of individual patients are reaching maturity-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com