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Lawmakers must ensure that a much-needed funding agency is independent and autonomous.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03624-y
Lawmakers must ensure that a much-needed funding agency is independent and autonomous.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03624-y
When the time is right, the country should consider inviting researchers from around the world to study the latest finds from its ancient past.
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Ancient cats come hot on the heels of a stunning human-coffin find as Egypt keeps research on the artefacts to itself, for now.
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A growing number of research agencies are assigning money randomly.
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Meteorologists say international standards for wireless technology could degrade crucial satellite measurements of water vapour.
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China has diverted US government funds to bolster its military and economic aims, a US Senate panel says.
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The discovery of a mechanism that guards against a type of cell death called ferroptosis reveals a system that regenerates a ubiquitous protective component of biological membranes, and might offer a target for anticancer drugs.
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A previously unknown bacterial toxin has now been characterized. The protein is secreted into neighbouring cells, depleting them of essential energy-carrying molecules and so leading to the cells’ demise.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03217-9
A crystal’s surface has been found to behave as a distinct material that has temperature-dependent electrical polarization — despite the rest of the crystal being non-polar.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03494-4
Bacteria move along gradients of chemical attractants. Two studies find that, in nutrient-rich environments, bacteria can grow rapidly by following a non-nutritious attractant — but expanding too fast leaves them vulnerable.
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