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Microbial Science

Dormant microbes can ‘switch on’ to cope with climate change

December 7, 2022
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Study shows that dormant strains of bacteria that have previously adapted to cope with certain temperatures are switched back on during climatic change.

Robotics

Steerable soft robots could enhance medical applications

December 7, 2022
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Researchers have created fiber-based soft robots with advanced motion control that integrate other functionalities, such as electric and optical sensing and targeted delivery of fluids.

Photonics

Photonics chip allows light amplification

December 7, 2022
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Scientists have developed photonic integrated circuits that demonstrated a new principle of light amplification on a silicon chip

Neuroscience

Touch-mediated pain relief

December 7, 2022
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Study offers a deeper understanding of the complicated relationship between pain and touch and could offer some insights into chronic pain in humans.

Neuroscience

Pandemic stress physically aged teens’ brains

December 7, 2022
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The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic shutdowns ended appeared several years older than those of teens who were assessed before the pandemic.

Microbial Science

Gut microbes influence binge-eating of sweet treats in mice

December 7, 2022
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Research in mice shows that specific gut bacteria may suppress binge eating behavior.

Quantum Science

Physicists observe wormhole dynamics using a quantum computer

December 7, 2022
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Scientists have, for the first time, developed a quantum experiment that allows them to study the dynamics, or behavior, of a special kind of theoretical wormhole.

Food/Nutrition

Small fish could play big role in fight against malnutrition

December 7, 2022
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Inexpensive, small fish species caught in seas and lakes in developing countries could help close nutritional gaps for undernourished people, and especially young children.

Neuroscience

Autism-linked gene shapes nerve connections

December 7, 2022
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A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders plays a critical role in early brain development and may shape the formation of both normal and atypical nerve connections in the brain.

Ecological Science

An ecological rule breaker shows the effects of climate change on body size

December 7, 2022
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The Northern Treeshrew defies two of the most widely tested ecological “rules” of body size variation within species, a new study finds.

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