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In a new study, researchers shed light on a complex system of cell regulation that acts as a form of quality control for the transport of genetic information out of the nucleus. Getting a more complete picture of how genetic information gets expressed in cells is important in disease research, they say. More>
About a mile beneath the Earth’s surface in an old gold mine, scientists have built an observatory to study how rocks crack. Their research could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate clean energy technologies. The observatory seeks to address challenges associated with the use of the subsurface for energy extraction and waste storage. More>
One of the most detailed genomic studies of any ecosystem to date has revealed an underground world of stunning microbial diversity, and added dozens of new branches to the tree of life. Scientists reconstructed the genomes of more than 2,500 microbes from sediment and groundwater samples collected at an aquifer in Colorado. More>
After a brief volunteering trip in Nicaragua, Christian Kohler and his wife decided to take a year off from work and the comforts of home to live a full-time life of volunteering abroad, this time in India and Nepal, just in time to assist after a devastating earthquake there. More>
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