The breeding process of MAS for backcrossing to introduce translocation chromosome. (A) HMF was the backcross parent variety. The red text presented the heterozygous translocation line (Aa) and homozygous translocation line (AA) by MAS in each generation. (B) Heterozygous translocation lines (Aa) were screened on the BC1 population using the translocation recombination marker Chr10 + Chr106; Homozygous … Read more
Hot water provides the energy hurricanes need to grow and thrive. Gusty winds evaporate a tiny bit of water off the sea’s surface. This warm water vapor rises into the clouds and releases its heat, which powers the thunderstorms that drive a hurricane’s intensity. The Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for the past … Read more
Psilocybe maluti was found growing in pastureland on cow manure in the Free State and Kwa-Zulu Natal provinces of South Africa, as well as the highlands of Lesotho. Credit: Cullen Taylor Clark Two new species of psychoactive mushrooms in the genus Psilocybe have been described from southern Africa, bringing the list to six known species … Read more
Credit: NASA/Matthew Dominick NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean on July 1, 2024, while aboard the International Space Station, and posted it to X. The Category 4 hurricane had winds of about 130 mph (215 kph). Hurricanes—tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific … Read more
There’s no doubt humanoid robots are unnerving, but what if they had skin that helped them appear more like the species they’re supposed to mimic? Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a new nightmare technology using engineered living skin tissue and human-like ligaments, that they can now bind to the surface of robots … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social media has proven difficult to regulate for the last 20+ years, in large part because First Amendment considerations present a significant obstacle to regulating platforms. Arguments for and against regulating speech on social media tend to view platforms as offering content and connectivity and users as consumers of a service, … Read more
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters campus of Eli Lilly and Company on March 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Eli Lilly‘s Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, expanding the limited treatment options for the mind-wasting disease in the U.S. The … Read more
A model of Fe homeostasis regulation by MdCML15–MdBT2–MdbHLH104–MdAHA8 in apple trees. Credit: Horticulture Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae081 Iron is a vital micronutrient for plants, essential for photosynthesis, respiration, and various metabolic processes. Despite its abundance in the soil, iron often exists in insoluble forms, particularly in calcareous soils, making it difficult for plants to absorb. … Read more
L1527 and Protostar (MIRI Image). Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute The cosmos seems to come alive with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Taken with Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), this fiery hourglass marks the scene of a very young object in the process of becoming a … Read more
A neutron beam (green) is split into two parts, which are then rejoined. Every single neutron travels along both paths at the same time. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Is nature really as strange as quantum theory says—or are there simpler explanations? Neutron measurements at TU Wien prove that it doesn’t work without the strange … Read more
