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National Academy of Sciences President Neil H. Shubin and National Academy of Medicine President Monica M. Bertagnolli begin their terms in office today. They join National Academy of Engineering ...

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Flipper Devices says development of the Flipper Zero firmware will continue, albeit with a smaller internal team and greater reliance on community contributions. Researchers identified what they ...

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How senescing cells time their transition to the cell death programme is unclear. We show that, in Arabidopsis thaliana, senescing cells are genetically wired to dissipate their cytosolic arginine ...

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June 27, 2025 Imagine detecting a single trillionth of a gram of a molecule—like an amino acid—using just electricity and a chip smaller than your fingernail. That’s the power of a new quantum-enabled ...