Rewriting the evolutionary history of critical components of the nervous system
Choanoflagellate under microscope and proposed evolutionary tree of ion channels
How duplicated genomes helped grasses diversify and thrive
Family tree of grasses with number of duplicated genes and images of representative grasses.

New study identifies whole-genome duplication events in plant family that includes rice, maize, wheat and bamboo; explores how retention or

‘Kink state’ control may provide pathway to quantum electronics
close up of computer mother board. credit Infralist.com/unsplash

Researchers develop a robust quantum highway with switch to control electron movement.

Exoplanet caught in ‘hairpin turn’ signals how high-mass gas giants form
illustration of hot jupiter planet Credit: NOIRLab
Re-engineering cancerous tumors to self-destruct and kill drug-resistant cells
Justin Pritchard and Scott Leighow
Potential new target for early treatment of Alzheimer's disease
two images of fruit fly brain, top glowing with marker and bottom much darker

Disrupting certain proteins improves cell repair, rescues neuron loss in Alzheimer's model.

Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists
collage of three cosmic objects detected by the James Webb Space Telescope
New tomato, potato family tree shows that fruit color and size evolved together
collage of fruits and berries in the genus Solanum
What happens when neutron stars collide?
Volume rendering of simulation of two neutron stars merging.

New simulations show that neutrinos created during binary neutron star mergers are briefly out of equilibrium with the star's cold cores

Unexpected diversity of light-sensing proteins goes beyond vision in frogs
Photo of frog with illustration of eye and opsins
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