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Johns Hopkins Medicine neuroscientists have found a new function for the SYNGAP1 gene, a DNA sequence that controls memory and learning in mammals, including mice and humans . The finding, published in Science, may affect the development of therapies designed for children with SYGNAP1 mutations, who have a range of neurodevelopmental disorders marked by intellectual disability, autistic-like behaviors, and epilepsy . Previously, the gene was thought to work exclusively by encoding a protein that behave
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2 years ago Read more at Medical Xpress

China’s sci-fi community faced suspicion at home as well . In the early 1980s, Beijing initiated a nationwide “spiritual pollution cleaning” campaign to quash the influence of the decadent West . But in 1997, Liu Cixin won a Hugo Award for a novel .
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News

In this map of a celestial hemisphere, the colors reflect the wavelengths of X-rays . Hot gas haloes surrounding galaxy clusters have broad-band emissions (white), as do black holes (white dots); diffuse emissions have long wavelengths (red); and in the central regions of the Milky Way, dust blocks longer-wavelength emissions . As its name suggests, dark matter doesn’t emit light, absorb light, or interact with normal matter at all .
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2 years ago Read more at Astronomy Magazine

The National Academy of Inventors has named five University of Arizona faculty members as Class of 2024 Senior Members . According to the NAI, they must have produced “technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society” This cohort of UArizona honorees have innovated in areas from Alzheimer’s to antimicrobials .
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2 years ago Read more at University of Arizona News

It's not every four years that you see February 29 on the calendar . For some, its birthdate, or a day for special deals and freebies . But for others, its all about the science and math behind the number of days it takes Earth to orbit around the sun . A leap year means there's an extra day in the calendar, the magazine says . If we didn't account for this extra time, the seasons would drift .
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Chicago

Water vapour — water in its gas form — is a natural greenhouse gas that traps heat, just like carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil and gas . The idea of drying the upper atmosphere is the newest addition to what some scientists are calling a last-ditch toolbox to deal with climate change by manipulating the world's atmosphere or oceans . So far there is no workable injection technique, he said .
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2 years ago Read more at The Week

Citation: Eco-Environment & Health (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2024.01.006 The rapid growth of environmental data presents a significant challenge in analyzing complex pollution networks . While ML has been a pivotal tool, its widespread adoption has been hindered by a steep learning curve . This research introduces a user-friendly framework designed to democratize the application of machine learning in environmental studies .
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2 years ago Read more at Phys.org

Scientists using fragment-based drug discovery link fragments of different molecules together to create a more potent drug but may not know whether a compound works until millions of dollars have already been spent . The stakes are high in drug discovery: it’s estimated that it takes an average of 12 years and $2.7 billion to develop a new drug .
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2 years ago Read more at Lab Manager Magazine

Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) hosted the 2024 Northeast Arkansas Regional Science Olympiad last Saturday . Students competed in events such as Anatomy and Physiology, Crime Busters, Disease Detectives, Ecology, Engineering CAD, Fast Facts, and Towers . The event united talented students in grades 6 to 12 from across the region to compete in unique STEM themed challenges .
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2 years ago Read more at KATV

Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., has been named a “champion of science” by The Science Coalition . She is a nonprofit organization of more than 50 of the nation’s leading public and private research universities . Dartmouth, Brown University (Hassan’s alma mater) and Northeastern University (where she attended law school) have nominated Hassans for the award .
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2 years ago Read more at Dartmouth News