Science & Technology
Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties
A new framework uses machine learning to simultaneously predict molecular properties and generate new molecules using only a small amount of data for training.
Ticks may be able to spread chronic wasting disease between Wisconsin deer
A new study finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), implicating the parasites as possible agents in the disease’s spread between deer in Wisconsin.
Doom-and-gloom climate news may scare but also encourage audiences
Researchers investigated how seeing frightening news about climate change day after day may shape the way people feel about the phenomenon and how willing they are to take action to address it.
Previously unidentified proteins suggest new way to diagnose ovarian cancer
A group has discovered previously unidentified ovarian cancer-specific membrane proteins. Their findings suggest a new strategy to diagnose ovarian cancer.
Uncovering secrets of plant regeneration
Plants regenerate using pluripotent callus tissues and initiating the de novo formation of shoot apical meristem (SAM). However, the mechanisms governing the efficiency of regeneration are unclear. Now, researchers have shown that the WOX13 gene in Ara…
Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find
Human cells evolving in the laboratory undergo a series of predictable, sequential genetic changes that lead to pre-cancer. Blocking these changes may allow intervention before cancer occurs.