NEWS 28 July 2021 Electrons from a droplet of sodium and potassium turn water into a metallic material that conducts electricity. Davide Castelvecchi Davide Castelvecchi…
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Structural basis of ketamine action on human NMDA receptors
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In silico saturation mutagenesis of cancer genes
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BARD1 reads H2A lysine 15 ubiquitination to direct homologous recombination
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A caffeine buzz gives bees flower power
A bumblebee visiting a robotic flower receives a drop of sugar water as a reward. Credit: Jan-Hendrik Dudenhöffer Animal behaviour 28 July 2021 Bumblebees dosed…
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Incoherent transport across the strange-metal regime of overdoped cuprates
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Mechanisms of BRCA1–BARD1 nucleosome recognition and ubiquitylation
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Light bending and X-ray echoes from behind a supermassive black hole
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Molecular architecture of the developing mouse brain
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A grim future awaits many children with type 2 diabetes
A damage-related nodule (turquoise) in the kidney of a person with diabetes. People with childhood type 2 diabetes are at risk of kidney problems in…
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