A new microscope for the quantum age: Single nanoscale scan measures four key material properties

Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single ...

Decades of drinking reshape gene expression in key human brain regions, study shows

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and ...

A Microscopic Coral Trick Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could help restoration efforts focus on coral species most likely to survive and ...
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Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

Exposure to this very common chemical in utero can feminize males and masculinize females

Both sexes showed metabolic shifts, but in very different directions. Female rats drifted toward a cancer-like biological state, while males showed signs of metabolic syndrome, a condition tied to ...
University of California, San Francisco

Mighty Microscopic Fibers Key to Cell Division and Life Itself

UCSF scientists discover that the spindle, the structure that divides chromosomes equally during mitosis, actually gets stronger when it is stretched.
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The Executive Branch

The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for ...