| Astronauts demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in space Posted: 30 Jun 2021 11:16 AM PDT Researchers have developed and successfully demonstrated a novel method for studying how cells repair damaged DNA in space. |
| New beetle species found pristinely preserved in fossilized dropping of dinosaur ancestor Posted: 30 Jun 2021 08:54 AM PDT Fossilized feces are common finds at paleontological dig sites and might actually contain hidden treasures. By scanning fossilized dung assigned to a close dinosaur relative from the Triassic period, scientists discovered a 230-million-year-old beetle species, representing a new family of beetles, previously unknown to science. The beetles were preserved in a 3D state with their legs and antennae fully intact. |
| Astronomers have identified a white dwarf so massive that it might collapse Posted: 30 Jun 2021 08:53 AM PDT Astronomers have identified an extremely magnetized and rapidly rotating ultra-massive white dwarf. Several telescopes characterized the dead star. |
| Technology only two atoms thick could enable storage of information in thinnest unit Posted: 30 Jun 2021 08:48 AM PDT The new technology, enabling the storage of information in the thinnest unit known to science, is expected to improve future electronic devices in terms of density, speed, and efficiency. The allowed quantum-mechanical electron tunneling through the atomically thin film may boost the information reading process much beyond current technologies. The technology involves laterally sliding one-atom-thick layers of boron and nitrogen one over the other -- a new way to switch electric polarization on/off. |
