A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Visualizing the Mechanics of Hormone-Driven Gene Activation: Insights…
Key Points Researchers used high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) to directly film how estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) binds to DNA in living-like conditions. Estrogen binding improves ERα’s ability to dimerize and accurately target specific DNA…
ALMA Inspires New Models for the Evolution of…
By combining ALMA observations and simulations, the ODISEA team traces how planets may form and reshape their disks ALMA Ever since ALMA captured the striking image of HL Tau in 2014, revealing intricate rings and gaps…
Ireland to become an Associate Member State of…
CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless. Image: CERN Geneva— CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland,…
Science Meets Romance: New Tool Unlocks the Body’s…
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