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04/16/2018
Gene Jumpstarts Regeneration of Damaged Nerve Cells

A Yale research team has identified a gene that when eliminated can spur regeneration of axons in nerve cells severed by spinal cord injury.​

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04/12/2018
TESS Readies for Takeoff

Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.​

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04/11/2018
Dense Stellar Clusters May Foster Black Hole Megamergers

Black holes in these environments could combine repeatedly to form objects bigger than anything a single star could produce.​

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04/09/2018
Brewing Up Earth’s Earliest Life

Large concentrations of sulfites and bisulfites in shallow lakes may have set the stage for Earth’s first biological molecules.​

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04/02/2018
Farthest Star Ever Seen in the Universe Detected

Observation made possible because the star's brightness had been magnified by the gravity of a larger object in front of it.

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03/30/2018
Majorana Trilogy Completed

Scientists provide a complete toolbox for the final proof of Majorana existence, paving the way towards Majorana quantum bits.​

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03/27/2018
Drawing Inspiration from Plants and Animals to Restore Tissue

Nanofiber dressings heal wounds, promote regeneration.​

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03/27/2018
In Field Tests, Device Harvests Water from Desert Air

MIT-developed system could provide drinking water even in extremely arid locations.​

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03/21/2018
Novel Semiconductor-Superconductor Structure Features Versatile Gallium Nitride

Applications could include ultrafast wireless communications, high-voltage switches and high-intensity lighting and photonics.​

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03/19/2018
Decoding the Chemistry of Fear

Salk team charts pathway for fear in worms to reveal more about human anxiety​

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