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Fat storage in the body relies on specialized structures called lipid droplets. In a new Science study, researchers identified the microprotein adipogenin as a regulator of adipocyte lipid droplet size, revealing a key mechanism in lipid homeostasis.
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Scientists built these tiny diamond crystals using a technique known as DNA origami, in which #DNA molecules fold themselves into elaborate shapes.
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Learn more in this 2024 #SciencePerspective on #OrigamiDay: https://scim.ag/4qQei75
Engineering colloidal crystals molecule by molecule
DNA particles are programmed to assemble with precision into complex lattices
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November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Scientists built these tiny diamond crystals using a technique known as DNA origami, in which #DNA molecules fold themselves into elaborate shapes.
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Learn more in this 2024 #SciencePerspective on #OrigamiDay: https://scim.ag/4qQei75
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UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
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U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report
House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies
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November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
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A new #ScienceImmunology study in mice provides insight into why malaria vaccines that contain the whole Plasmodium parasite may have limited efficacy in humans who live in endemic regions. https://scim.ag/4nONXn9
B cells targeting parasites capture spatially linked antigens to secure T cell help
Antigen location orchestrates T cell–B cell collaboration in response to large pathogens.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new #ScienceImmunology study in mice provides insight into why malaria vaccines that contain the whole Plasmodium parasite may have limited efficacy in humans who live in endemic regions. https://scim.ag/4nONXn9
A newly described fossil strengthens the case that more than 66 million years ago, western North America was home to two genera of tyrannosaurs at the same time: the larger apex predator Tyrannosaurus rex and a smaller predator known as Nanotyrannus. https://scim.ag/3XrHvrf
Mini-tyrannosaur lived alongside T. rex, extraordinary fossil confirms
Study finds fresh evidence for Nanotyrannus, a dinosaur whose existence has long been debated
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November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A newly described fossil strengthens the case that more than 66 million years ago, western North America was home to two genera of tyrannosaurs at the same time: the larger apex predator Tyrannosaurus rex and a smaller predator known as Nanotyrannus. https://scim.ag/3XrHvrf
Fungi coat the eggs of stinkbugs, creating a shield that protects the embryos from parasitic wasps, researchers report.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Fungi coat the eggs of stinkbugs, creating a shield that protects the embryos from parasitic wasps, researchers report.
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The November issue of #ScienceImmunology is out!
This month's cover highlights how B cells can acquire antigens from large malarial parasites and recruit different types of CD4 T cell help, which could inform future vaccine designs for malaria. https://scim.ag/4oTNJMn
This month's cover highlights how B cells can acquire antigens from large malarial parasites and recruit different types of CD4 T cell help, which could inform future vaccine designs for malaria. https://scim.ag/4oTNJMn
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The November issue of #ScienceImmunology is out!
This month's cover highlights how B cells can acquire antigens from large malarial parasites and recruit different types of CD4 T cell help, which could inform future vaccine designs for malaria. https://scim.ag/4oTNJMn
This month's cover highlights how B cells can acquire antigens from large malarial parasites and recruit different types of CD4 T cell help, which could inform future vaccine designs for malaria. https://scim.ag/4oTNJMn
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Constanze Depp is finding that microglia aren't any better at multitasking than we are—and that likely contributes to the development of Alzheimer's. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🧠
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Constanze Depp is finding that microglia aren't any better at multitasking than we are—and that likely contributes to the development of Alzheimer's. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🧠
🎉 Congratulations to Rachit Dubey and Jiacheng Miao, winners of the 2025 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award for their innovative work that asks fundamental questions at the intersection of life and social sciences.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Rachit Dubey and Jiacheng Miao, winners of the 2025 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award for their innovative work that asks fundamental questions at the intersection of life and social sciences.
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Learn more: https://scim.ag/4hIfANa; https://scim.ag/47ve0Lm
Electrical stimulation based on short and precise burst patterns effectively stimulates sacral nerves to restore colon motility and treat severe #constipation in a rat model, according to new preclinical research in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/47MghQY
Burst-patterned stimulation restores colonic motility in preclinical models
Distinct temporal patterns of electrical stimulation of the sacral nerves selectively regulate colonic motility.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Electrical stimulation based on short and precise burst patterns effectively stimulates sacral nerves to restore colon motility and treat severe #constipation in a rat model, according to new preclinical research in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/47MghQY
In a new #SciencePolicyForum, researchers review the growing ethical and social concerns related to advances in organoid and assembloid research and call for international collaboration and oversight to monitor and advise this rapidly developing field. https://scim.ag/47KMGY2
The need for a global effort to attend to human neural organoid and assembloid research
A continuing international process is needed to monitor and advise this rapidly progressing field
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In a new #SciencePolicyForum, researchers review the growing ethical and social concerns related to advances in organoid and assembloid research and call for international collaboration and oversight to monitor and advise this rapidly developing field. https://scim.ag/47KMGY2
Satellite imagery reveals an unexpected shift in tree lines—but it may not have anything to do with climate change. https://scim.ag/4oYkojY
Forests are migrating up mountain peaks
Satellite imagery reveals an unexpected shift in tree lines—but it may not have anything to do with climate change
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Satellite imagery reveals an unexpected shift in tree lines—but it may not have anything to do with climate change. https://scim.ag/4oYkojY
"Policy-makers need a sounder understanding of which climate-related risks pose a threat to the financial system and macroeconomy, as well as the potential channels through which those risks operate," write William Pizer and James Stock in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4hVSnqX
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Policy-makers need a sounder understanding of which climate-related risks pose a threat to the financial system and macroeconomy, as well as the potential channels through which those risks operate," write William Pizer and James Stock in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4hVSnqX
In an interview with ScienceInsider, science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on James Watson’s legacy. https://scim.ag/47ykE3q
James Watson: Titan of science with tragic flaws
Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”
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November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
In an interview with ScienceInsider, science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on James Watson’s legacy. https://scim.ag/47ykE3q
A new #ScienceRobotics Focus article describes the design of the Omnia bionic leg with semi-powered knee and ankle, which helped the Rehab Tech team clinch first place at the 2024 Cybathlon leg prosthesis race. https://scim.ag/3J71Xuj
The Omnia bionic leg with a semipowered knee and ankle wins the Cybathlon 2024 leg prosthesis race
Rehab Tech’s Omnia prosthesis excelled at Cybathlon, showcasing advanced lower-limb prostheses and user-centered innovation.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A new #ScienceRobotics Focus article describes the design of the Omnia bionic leg with semi-powered knee and ankle, which helped the Rehab Tech team clinch first place at the 2024 Cybathlon leg prosthesis race. https://scim.ag/3J71Xuj
The reddish rocks of Australia’s McGraths Flat preserve fossilized soft tissues of plants, animals, and fungi down to the tiniest detail.
Chemical analyses now reveal how the fossils originally formed. https://scim.ag/49DOFA7
Chemical analyses now reveal how the fossils originally formed. https://scim.ag/49DOFA7
Australia’s red rocks hold mysteriously detailed fossils. We finally know how they formed
Chemical analysis could help predict locations of other ancient sites with impeccable fossils
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November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The reddish rocks of Australia’s McGraths Flat preserve fossilized soft tissues of plants, animals, and fungi down to the tiniest detail.
Chemical analyses now reveal how the fossils originally formed. https://scim.ag/49DOFA7
Chemical analyses now reveal how the fossils originally formed. https://scim.ag/49DOFA7
"I was late learning about science … For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. But I have been able to close the gap—and that is something to be proud of." #CelebrateFirstGen https://scim.ag/4nBoBJr
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"I was late learning about science … For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. But I have been able to close the gap—and that is something to be proud of." #CelebrateFirstGen https://scim.ag/4nBoBJr
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
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Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
On the hunt for dinosaur bones? You might want to follow the orange lichen road. https://scim.ag/43hQFdq
This organism turns dino bones orange—making them easier to spot
Paleontologists use drones and brightly colored lichen to search for fossils in the Canadian Badlands
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November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
On the hunt for dinosaur bones? You might want to follow the orange lichen road. https://scim.ag/43hQFdq
New research finds that the illegal trade of fins from four threatened shark species persisted in the Hong Kong market from 2015 to 2021.
Learn more in this week's issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/47Hs03u
Learn more in this week's issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/47Hs03u
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New research finds that the illegal trade of fins from four threatened shark species persisted in the Hong Kong market from 2015 to 2021.
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Learn more in this week's issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/47Hs03u
From carbon dioxide to starch—no plants required.
In Science, researchers developed a cell-free method of synthesizing starch from CO2 and hydrogen using a combination of chemical catalysts and a carefully selected set of enzymes.
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In Science, researchers developed a cell-free method of synthesizing starch from CO2 and hydrogen using a combination of chemical catalysts and a carefully selected set of enzymes.
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Cell-free chemoenzymatic starch synthesis from carbon dioxide
A designed chemoenzymatic cascade reaction enables cell-free synthesis of starch from carbon dioxide.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
From carbon dioxide to starch—no plants required.
In Science, researchers developed a cell-free method of synthesizing starch from CO2 and hydrogen using a combination of chemical catalysts and a carefully selected set of enzymes.
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In Science, researchers developed a cell-free method of synthesizing starch from CO2 and hydrogen using a combination of chemical catalysts and a carefully selected set of enzymes.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4hMvDtA #ScienceMagArchives
The design and layout of an ancient Maya site, built without compulsory labor, reflects how the Maya conceived of the universe.
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Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
Landscape-wide cosmogram built by the early community of Aguada Fénix in southeastern Mesoamerica
The cosmogram of Aguada Fénix built over the landscape between 1050 and 700 BCE rivaled the extents of later Mesoamerican cities.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The design and layout of an ancient Maya site, built without compulsory labor, reflects how the Maya conceived of the universe.
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Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
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Nightmarish as pitcher plants might seem, there's evidence that they give back to the insect communities they feed on. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Nightmarish as pitcher plants might seem, there's evidence that they give back to the insect communities they feed on. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Blue Skies Space will sell data from its tiny, low-cost UV telescope. https://scim.ag/47B6eyc
Startup pioneers subscription service for space-based astronomy
Blue Skies Space will sell data from its tiny, low-cost UV telescope
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November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Blue Skies Space will sell data from its tiny, low-cost UV telescope. https://scim.ag/47B6eyc
New findings in #ScienceSignaling show that cells called leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. https://scim.ag/4osBp5U
Leukocytes have a heparan sulfate glycocalyx that regulates recruitment during psoriasis-like skin inflammation
Leukocytes accumulate in the skin during psoriatic-like inflammation upon cleavage of surface heparan sulfate.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New findings in #ScienceSignaling show that cells called leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. https://scim.ag/4osBp5U
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Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)
Cosmic dust reveals dynamic shifts in central Arctic sea-ice coverage over the past 30,000 years
Arctic sea-ice loss affects biological productivity, sustenance in coastal communities, and geopolitics. Forecasting these impacts requires mechanistic understanding of how Arctic sea ice responds to ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)