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Over the past century, quantum mechanics has served as the foundation for modern physics theories, including quantum field theory. The theoretical groundwork is now being transformed into new disciplines, such as quantum information science and technology, and quantum materials.
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Researchers delineate how a membrane-bound receptor acts as a ligand for the immune inhibitory receptor LAIR-1, findings that may have implications for therapeutic strategies to regulate immune responses. @SciSignal
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How animals detect the Earth’s magnetic field remains a mystery in sensory biology. In a new Science study, researchers used whole brain activity mapping, tissue clearing, and light sheet microscopy to identify neuronal populations activated by magnetic stimuli in the pigeon.
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Quantum mechanics has gone from a theory in test to becoming the foundation of new technologies. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective that looks at the last 100 years of #QuantumMechanics: https://t.co/dJVd43rqZm
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In a Southern California aquarium, a young leopard shark rushes headfirst toward a plastic squid toy and then—as if in a game of chicken—makes a last-minute dash to the left, barely clearing the dangling rubber tentacles. Meanwhile, his tankmate, a California skate, grabs an
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Eukaryotes from yeasts to mammals use mRNA operons to coordinate their heat shock response, indicating the RNA operon mechanism that regulates gene coexpression is conserved in evolution. Learn more in @ScienceAdvances: https://t.co/5lE2zSy9B7
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A @SciSignal study reveals functionally different mutations in a #Gprotein associated with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, showing that the potential contribution of each variant—and any potential therapeutic intervention—must be examined individually. https://t.co/V2hQRTtwD3
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Science celebrates 100 years of quantum mechanics with a special issue covering the past, present, and future of the field. In the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, News Contributing Correspondent Zack Savitsky joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about a more philosophical approach to
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Talk about efficient packing! Those little black dots are nucleosomes in the most detailed look yet at how chromatin condenses to fit inside the cell. That and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: https://t.co/tiwlljZ2yj
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“It’s exciting to think that even the scars of these ancient creatures can reveal moments of their most intimate lives.” Learn more: https://t.co/RdtukMMhc6
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Medical testing and devices must be reimagined to combat ableism, argues disability scholar Rebecca Monteleone in her new book, The Double Bind of Disability. Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://t.co/XwhtuS5UUZ
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An analysis of #earthquakes on the Central San Andreas Fault in @ScienceAdvances shows that ordinary earthquakes are more affected by annual loadings of groundwater, while low-frequency earthquakes are more affected by the daily tide. https://t.co/S8Wzd3WbyH
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A new study of LAIR-1–expressing macrophages could inform future immunotherapeutic strategies, scientists trace how pathways connecting dopamine receptors and calcium channels support spatial working memory in mice, and more this week in #ScienceSignaling. https://t.co/ADiRh4mQik
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Cryogenic electron tomography of condensed chromatin enables multiscale analysis of its structure. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: https://t.co/V80irgL5NW
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A new @SciImmunology study that evaluated five different large language models LLMs finds that they can support vaccine research, but are not very effective at generating creative hypotheses or designing novel experiments. https://t.co/4qNwF4eo8H
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Microscopic analysis of an unconventional throat bone helps resolve a long-standing debate in paleontology, researchers report in Science, revealing evidence that Nanotyrannus lancensis—long thought by many to be a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex—was in fact a fully mature, distinct
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Join #ScienceWebinars for their next #Technology broadcast on Monday, 15 December ➡️ Advancing precision oncology with spatial biomarkers: A novel multiplex imaging and AI-powered workflow. Register today: https://t.co/xXPy5WJbLU
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Do you have what it takes to win Science’s #DanceYourPhD competition? We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://t.co/hl567Z4coe
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An experimental vaccine against IgE induces neutralizing anti-IgE antibodies and protects against anaphylaxis in humanized mice for as long as one year, supporting its potential as a long-term anti-allergy treatment. @ScienceTM
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This anthropologist systematically measures the total energy used per day by animals and people in various walks of life—with some surprising results. @NewsfromScience #ScienceMagArchives
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The work of evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer shows why humans are the fattest, highest energy apes
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When people living with HIV stop taking drugs, the virus typically resurges within weeks. New interventions help some suppress the virus much longer. https://t.co/MfSfJeIJtg
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Specific class of immune cells help keep virus at bay for months or years—even in the absence of drugs
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