Plant Viruses Advance Virus-Induced Gene Editing
Plant scientists are looking for faster and more flexible ways to edit crop genomes, especially in plants that…
Scientists trace cardiac aging to a fading regulator in heart muscle cells
A sweeping single-nucleus atlas reveals how human hearts lose cellular balance with age and points to PRDM16 as…
Psychological traits may uncover why Alzheimer’s biology differs between patients
A postmortem multi-omics study suggests that long-standing traits such as neuroticism, loneliness, and purpose in life may track…
François Englert, Nobelist Who Helped Predict the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 93
On July 4, 2012, scientists packed a large hall at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known…
Scientists use Einstein’s equations to reveal what came before the Big Bang
Some of the hardest questions in cosmology begin where the usual math gives up. Push Einstein’s theory far…
Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study
River studied in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau – Credit: Liwei Zhang Thawing permafrost is considered a growing source of…
Fish oil supplements may not prevent Alzheimer’s-related decline
LOS ANGELES — Americans spend more than $1 billion annually on fish oil supplements, in part due to purported cognitive…
Physicists discover the upper limit of electrical resistance in metals
Electrical resistance is easy to notice and hard to pin down. Power lines shed energy as heat, and…
Forward bending at work may raise miscarriage risk during pregnancy
Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the…
Could Lowering Inflammation Treat Depression?
People with high inflammation are less likely to benefit from traditional antidepressants. “I don’t think that this is…
Schrödinger’s anthill: Quantum entanglement detected inside a centimeter-sized strange metal
A strange metal can fit in your hand, yet still behave in ways that seem to belong to…
Dr. Marco Marra honoured with Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize
UBC Faculty of Medicine professor Dr. Marco Marra has been awarded the Canadian Cancer Society’s Lifetime Contribution Prize…