Новости за 06.06.2019

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A pair of 52 million-year old fossils discovered in Argentine Patagonia suggests that relatives of oak trees started life in the southern hemisphere, not the north

A new kind of CRISPR based on jumping genes could make it much easier to add pieces of DNA to genomes, leading to better treatments for many diseases

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Oxidative decarboxylation produces carbocations that greatly speed up hindered ether production

A measure floated by Congress could hinder research and access to gene tests and raise their costs

UK needs to secure access to Europe’s multi-million-pound research fund as soon as possible, according to Nobel laureate Paul Nurse

More than 1400 studies rely on a ratio that many researchers think is meaningless

It’s always a delight to spot a big lep in the scientific trap when you approach it each morning. This morning’s treat was a Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri), but once I’d lifted the lid I realised there were two. This is a big moth (55 mm from the nose to wing-tip, with startling pink and … Continue reading "Privet Hawk-moth, Sphinx ligustri"

Warning! Contains extreme crystallography

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Classic nitrate test compound isolated for the first time challenges chemistry governing body’s ideas on oxidation state

On this week’s show: Perovskites have made it big in solar and are now poised to enter the light-emitting diode business, and what we can learn about the limits of human endurance from transcontinental racers

As massive global effort launches, portable DNA sequencers also allow species identification in the field

Intramolecular oxidative cyclization gives fused polycyclic quinazolinone derivatives