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One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature

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One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants
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In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same mother having distinct genomes and morphologies.

Heat-rechargeable computation in DNA logic circuits and neural networks - Nature

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Heat-rechargeable computation in DNA logic circuits and neural networks
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Heat recharges enzyme-free DNA circuits, enabling complex logic operations and neural networks to perform multiple computations, offering a universal energy source for molecular machines and advancing autonomous behaviours in artificial chemical systems.

Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way

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Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way
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Those who cite scientific studies to support policies should take care to tell the whole story, especially when it’s complex.

Spectroscopic Supermassive Dark Star candidates | PNAS

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Spectroscopic Supermassive Dark Star candidates | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Dark Stars (DSs), i.e., early stars composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium but powered by Dark Matter (DM), could form in zero metallicity...

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The distinctive innovation patterns and network embeddedness of scientific prizewinners | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans

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The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Diverse forms of Homo coexisted during the Middle Pleistocene. Whether these fossil humans represent different species or clades is debated. The ~1-million-year-old Yunxian 2 fossil from China is impo...

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Science Furs @scifurs.bsky.social · 8d

The evolution of hominin bipedalism in two steps
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The evolution of hominin bipedalism in two steps - Nature

The human pelvis exhibits distinct spatiotemporal ossification patterns and an ilium cartilage growth plate that is shifted perpendicularly compared with those of other mammals and non-human primates—two key adaptations that underlie bipedalism.

Precisely defining disease variant effects in CRISPR-edited single cells - Nature

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Precisely defining disease variant effects in CRISPR-edited single cells
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A plate-based assay called CRAFTseq has been developed that uses ‘multi-omic’ single-cell RNA sequencing and direct genotyping of CRISPR edits to test the functional effects of genetic variants on cell state and function.

Industry-compatible silicon spin-qubit unit cells exceeding 99% fidelity - Nature

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Industry-compatible silicon spin-qubit unit cells exceeding 99% fidelity
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Two-qubit operations exceeding 99% fidelity have been demonstrated by silicon devices made with standard semiconductor tooling in a 300-mm foundry environment.

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Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Novelty as a drive of human exploration in complex stochastic environments | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Could dark energy be changing over time? | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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A first look at rocky exoplanets with JWST | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Exploring the sub-Neptune frontier with JWST | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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A precise metallicity and carbon-to-oxygen ratio for a warm giant exoplanet from its panchromatic JWST emission spectrum | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Prospects for detecting signs of life on exoplanets in the JWST era | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Exploring exoplanet dynamics with JWST: Tides, rotation, rings, and moons | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Characterization of exoplanets in the James Webb Space Telescope era | PNAS

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Characterization of exoplanets in the James Webb Space Telescope era | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Characterization of exoplanets in the James Webb Space Telescope era