Global variation in sequencing impedes SARS-CoV-2 surveillance
by Dana C. Crawford, Scott M. Williams
by Dana C. Crawford, Scott M. Williams
by Josef Loidl
The presence of meiosis, which is a conserved component of sexual reproduction, across organisms from all eukaryotic kingdoms, strongly argues that sex is a primordial feature of eukaryotes. However, extant meiotic structures and processes can vary considerably between organisms. The ciliated protist Tetrahymena thermophila, which diverged from animals, plants, and fungi early in evolution, provides one example of a rather unconventional meiosis. Tetrahymena has a simpler meiosis compared with most other organisms... Читать дальше...
by Katherine K. Billmyre, María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Douglas K. Bishop, Francesca Cole
by Samuel A. Ramirez, Michael Pablo, Sean Burk, Daniel J. Lew, Timothy C. Elston
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by Gustav Markkula, Zeynep Uludağ, Richard McGilchrist Wilkie, Jac Billington
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by Jorin Diemer, Jens Hahn, Björn Goldenbogen, Karin Müller, Edda Klipp
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by Michael John Bartlett, Feyza Nur Arslan, Adriana Bankston, Sarvenaz Sarabipour
by Elizabeth Leininger, Kelly Shaw, Niema Moshiri, Kelly Neiles, Getiria Onsongo, Anna Ritz
by Maya L. Gosztyla, Lydia Kwong, Naomi A. Murray, Claire E. Williams, Nicholas Behnke, Porsia Curry, Kevin D. Corbett, Karen N. DSouza, Julia Gala de Pablo, Joanina Gicobi, Monica Javidnia, Navina Lotay, Sidney Madison Prescott, James P. Quinn, Zeena M. G. Rivera, Markia A. Smith, Karen T. Y. Tang, Aarya Venkat, Megan A. Yamoah
by Marianyela Sabina Petrizzelli, Dominique de Vienne, Thibault Nidelet, Camille Noûs, Christine Dillmann
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by Pedro L. Ferreira, Francisco C. Santos, Sérgio Pequito
What humans do when exposed to uncertainty, incomplete information, and a dynamic environment influenced by other agents remains an open scientific challenge with important implications in both science and engineering applications. In these contexts, humans handle social situations by employing elaborate cognitive mechanisms such as theory of mind and risk sensitivity. Here we resort to a novel theoretical model, showing that both... Читать дальше...
by Patrick D. Brandt, Susi Sturzenegger Varvayanis, Tracey Baas, Amanda F. Bolgioni, Janet Alder, Kimberly A. Petrie, Isabel Dominguez, Abigail M. Brown, C. Abigail Stayart, Harinder Singh, Audra Van Wart, Christine S. Chow, Ambika Mathur, Barbara M. Schreiber, David A. Fruman, Brent Bowden, Christopher A. Wiesen, Yvonne M. Golightly, Chris E. Holmquist, Daniel Arneman, Joshua D. Hall, Linda E. Hyman, Kathleen L. Gould, Roger Chalkley, Patrick J. Brennwald, Rebekah L. Layton
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by Massimo De Agrò, Daniela C. Rößler, Kris Kim, Paul S. Shamble
The body of most creatures is composed of interconnected joints. During motion, the spatial location of these joints changes, but they must maintain their distances to one another, effectively moving semirigidly. This pattern, termed “biological motion” in the literature, can be used as a visual cue, enabling many animals (including humans) to distinguish animate from inanimate objects. Crucially, even artificially created scrambled stimuli... Читать дальше...
by Qingguang Zhang, Kyle W. Gheres, Patrick J. Drew
The concentration of oxygen in the brain spontaneously fluctuates, and the distribution of power in these fluctuations has a 1/f-like spectra, where the power present at low frequencies of the power spectrum is orders of magnitude higher than at higher frequencies. Though these oscillations have been interpreted as being driven by neural activity, the origin of these 1/f-like oscillations is not well understood. Here, to gain insight of the origin of the 1/f-like oxygen fluctuations... Читать дальше...
by Marcus Munafò
There is a growing interest in the factors that influence research quality and into research culture more generally. Reform must be evidence based, but experimental studies in real-world settings can be challenging. Observational evidence, even if imperfect, can be a valuable and efficient starting point to help identify the most fruitful avenues for meta-research investment. There is growing interest in the factors that influence research quality, and into research culture more generally. Читать дальше...
Fifty-five years ago, the ferocity of the second rugby league Test between Australia and England triggered memories of the 1932 “Battle of Brisbane”.
Netradyne Technology, whose revenue tripled last year, expects a similar growth momentum this year to clock an annual recurring revenue of $100 million.
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – A Persian leopard has been spotted at the Dashtestan region by a camera trap, the head of the city's department of environment said.
(Telecompaper) Samsung is adding energy monitoring to its smart home platform SmartThings. The new feature on the smart home app starts with monitoring energy...
Olympics chief Thomas Bach said Thursday that Tokyo Games anti-virus rules “are working”, as the Japanese capital recorded its highest number of new infections since January. With just over a week until Tokyo 2020 opens for events mostly behind closed doors, organisers insist they can be held safely as long as athletes, officials and journalists adhere to strict anti-virus regulations. But an athlete in Japan tested positive for the virus along with five Olympic workers, mostly contractors, as Tokyo recorded 1,308 new cases. Читать дальше...
LGBTQ characters appeared in a higher percentage of films in 2020 than ever before, according to a new study from GLAAD. The study also found more of those characters were people of color, and more of them than ever had a substantial amount of screen time.
Читать дальше...If a Dr. Seuss-style book could be written about the Children’s Theatre Workshop, it would probably be in the style of Oh, the Places You'll Go! with the title changed to Oh! What a Year It’s Been!
Mark Episkopos
Russian Military, Europe
Russia has considerably widened its export lead over the next two biggest players in the African market, France and the United States, over the past two decades.
Here's What You Need to Remember: As of 2020, Rosoboronexport—Russia’s state arms export agency—accounts for a whopping 49 percent of Africa’s arms imports. Algeria and Egypt are historically Moscow’s two biggest clients, but Russian exporters have pushed in recent years to... Читать дальше...
CARAVAN holidays are expected to surge in demand in 2021 as motorists are desperate to secure staycation holidays
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