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Archaeology

Scientists Sequence Genome, Reconstruct Face of Chinese Emperor Wu

A team of researchers from Fudan University and elsewhere has successfully generated a genome of the Chinese Emperor Wu (Wudi) of the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty. The authors have determined that Emperor Wu possessed a typical East or Northeast Asian appearance and faced an increased susceptibility to certain diseases, such as stroke. The facial reconstruction (left) and the portrait (right)...

Paleontology

Ancient Marine Tapeworm Found Encased in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber

Paleontologists from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and elsewhere have found a partial body fossil of an ancient tapeworm preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar. The 99-million-year-old amber piece containing the fossil tapeworm (long tentacle) and other inclusions: (A-B) the overall view of the amber piece; (C) gleicheniacean...

Biology

Study: Introduced Tardigrade Proteins Slow Metabolism in Human Cells

New research led by the the University of Wyoming, Laramie, provides additional evidence that tardigrade proteins eventually could be used to make life-saving treatments available to people where refrigeration is not possible and enhance storage of cell-based therapies. Sanchez-Martinez et al. provide insights into how tardigrades induce reversible biostasis through the self-assembly of labile CAHS...

Physics

Physicists Transfer Electron Spin to Photons

A team of physicists led by Dr. Yuan Lu from the Université de Lorraine's Institut Jean Lamour has used electrical pulses to manipulate magnetic information into a polarized light signal — a discovery that could revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications, including between Earth and Mars. The breakthrough involves the field of spintronics, which aims to manipulate the spin of...

Medicine

Study: Introduced Tardigrade Proteins Slow Metabolism in Human Cells

New research led by the the University of Wyoming, Laramie, provides additional evidence that tardigrade proteins eventually could be used to make life-saving treatments available to people where refrigeration is not possible and enhance storage of cell-based therapies. Sanchez-Martinez et al. provide insights into how tardigrades induce reversible biostasis through the self-assembly of labile CAHS...

Genetics

Scientists Sequence Genome, Reconstruct Face of Chinese Emperor Wu

A team of researchers from Fudan University and elsewhere has successfully generated a genome of the Chinese Emperor Wu (Wudi) of the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty. The authors have determined that Emperor Wu possessed a typical East or Northeast Asian appearance and faced an increased susceptibility to certain diseases, such as stroke. The facial reconstruction (left) and the portrait (right)...

Geology

Scientists Create High-Resolution Geological Map of Oxia Planum

Using data from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, planetary scientists have created the 1:30000 scale geological map of Oxia Planum, the landing site for ESA's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission. Fawdon et al. created the most detailed geologic map of Oxia Planum, the landing site for ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. Image credit: Fawdon et...

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