Using Artificial Intelligence To Tame Quantum Systems
Machine learning drives the self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise. Controlling the trajectory of a basketball is relatively…
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Genetic Research Reveals Molecular Fingerprint Behind Beautiful Pearls
In Japan, pearl oysters are a key animal for aquaculture because they generate valuable, beautiful pearls. The output of Akoya pearls has decreased over the…
Withstand Psychiatric Stress: Jumping Gene Strongly Linked to Depression, Fear, and Anxiety
By combining neuroscience with molecular biology, scientists have discovered that a well-known gene works to withstand psychiatric stress. Researchers have found that Tob, a well-known…
A Genetic Mystery: Evolutionary Relationships of Two Groups of Ancient Invertebrates Finally Revealed
Research suggests that the Kamptozoa and Bryozoa phyla split sooner than previously believed. Kamptozoa and Bryozoa are two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates. They are…
Stanford Scientists Have Produced the First Complete Picture of an Elusive Quasiparticle
Scientists have taken a significant step in understanding these whirling quasiparticles and putting them to work in future semiconductor technologies. Researchers reported that they have…
Amazing Video Captures Squid Using Color-Matching Camouflage for the First Time
While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the color of the substrate, a third type of cephalopod—the squid—has never…
Unraveling the Ancient Stories Hidden in DNA Code
Scientists have revealed that the genomes of marine invertebrates have been surprisingly stable across deep time. Over millions of years, random mutations cause sections of…
Common Origin: Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Evolved From the Same Ancestral Gene
A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. A new study…
Signs of Dementia Are Written in the Blood: 33 Metabolic Compounds May Be Key to New Treatments
33 metabolic compounds linked to dementia could be key to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. Researchers have identified 33 metabolic compounds that are linked…
Bennu and Ryugu Asteroids: Diamonds in the Sky
Bennu and Ryugu are two rubble-pile asteroids that were recently photographed by unmanned spacecrafts. Both asteroids have a distinctive diamond shape, the formation of which…
Hard To Swallow: Coral Cells Seen Engulfing Algae for First Time – “It Was Amazing To See!”
New research into the crucial partnership between coral and algae may one day help prevent coral bleaching. For the first time, scientists have seen stony…
Citrus Mystery: Juicy Past of Favorite Okinawan Fruit Revealed
Citrus fruits from the mandarin family have important commercial value but how their diversity arose has been something of a mystery Researchers analyzed the genomes…
Future of High Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Shines a Little Brighter
Solar cells, which convert sunlight to electricity, have long been part of the global vision for renewable energy. Although individual cells are very small, when…
Diversity of Tiny Bobtail Squid Driven by Major Ancient Biogeographic Events
Bobtail and bottletail squids are tiny marine invertebrates that are found throughout the world’s oceans and are useful model animals for research There are 68…
Metamorphosis: The Fascinating Secrets of How Clownfish Earn Their Stripes
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study finds. Clownfish species develop their characteristic…
Startling New Evidence Shows a Mouse’s Bite Holds Venomous Potential
Startling new evidence shows mammal salivary glands and snake venom glands share a common genetic foundation. Venoms are a mixture of proteins that animals have…
New Era in Coral Biology Research: Scientists Have Cultured the First Stable Coral Cell Lines
The ability to culture coral cells could usher in a new era in coral biology research. Researchers have successfully grown cells from the stony coral,…
First Ever Image Captured of an Electron’s Orbit Within an Exciton
A revolutionary technique gives scientists an unparalleled close-up view inside fleeting particles called excitons. In a world-first, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and…
