Sperm sequencing reveals extensive positive selection in the male germline
Ethics This study was carried out under TwinsUK BioBank ethics, approved by the North West–Liverpool Central Research Ethics…
In-plane dielectric constant and conductivity of confined water
Device fabrication We fabricated our devices using procedures similar to those described in ref. 22. A free-standing silicon nitride…
Controlled angular correlations and polarization speckle in scattering birefringent films
A transverse spatially random monochromatic electric field vector, E(r,t), is composed of two mutually orthogonal polarization components \(\mathrm…
Impact of rotating cylinders configurations on Cu-water nanofluid heat transfer in a vented cavity: a COMSOL multiphysics base study
This section presents the numerical results for the streamlines and isotherms to evaluate the influence of rotating cylinders…
Leveraging body dielectric polarization for ambient electromagnetic energy recovery via e-textile
Concept of body dielectric polarization-enabled body area networks Textile-based body area networks (BAN) require multiple sensors and wireless…
Sex and smoking bias in the selection of somatic mutations in human bladder
Sample collection Two epithelial brushes (2–3 cm2) from the bladder top (dome) and the bladder floor (trigone) were obtained…
Optimizing healthcare supply chain capacity planning during disasters using fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS methods
Fuzzy MCDM has been extensively applied across diverse research domains; however, this discussion is particularly dedicated to elucidating…
Polygenic and developmental profiles of autism differ by age at diagnosis
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Xinhe Zhang, Yuanjun Gu, Sharon A. S. Neufeld, Simon Baron-Cohen & Varun Warrier Autism Research…
Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks
A corroboree frog is tested for chytrid fungus. Introducing genetic changes to these frogs could help to make…
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From short scripts to vast simulations of Earth’s climate, protein structures or even the cosmos, it is hard…
Comparison of clinical hysterectomy indications with ai-based recommendations: a prospective study
In this study, the demographic characteristics, clinical histories, and surgical outcomes of 87 women who underwent hysterectomy were…
Hotspots of human mutation point to clonal expansions in spermatogonia
Lawson, A. R. J. et al. Somatic mutation and selection at population scale. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09584-w (2025). Maeda, H.…