Animal handling and maintenance
The strains used in this study are shown in Supplementary Table 1. C. elegans and P. pacificus were maintained at 20 °C on nematode growth medium (NGM) agar plates containing Escherichia coli OP50.
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Convergent evolution of scavenger cell development at brain borders
Animals
All animal work was conducted in compliance with animal ethics committees at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC), the University of Melbourne, Monash University, the University of Queensland and Institutional Animal Care and Use…
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Atmospheric microplastic emissions from land and ocean
Emission estimates
So far, no atmospheric emission inventory exists that covers all known MP sources. Traffic emissions are considered one of the largest primary MP environmental sources26,27. We used the bottom-up emissions as described in…
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The potential for bridgmanite megacrysts to drive magma ocean segregation
Cooper, R. & Kohlstedt, D. in High-Pressure Research in Geophysics Vol. 12 (eds Akimoto, S. & Manghnani, M. H.) 217–228 (Springer, 1982).
Montazerian, M. & Zanotto, E. D. Nucleation, growth, and crystallization in oxide glass-formers. A current…
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Seven technologies to watch in 2026
From quantum computing and mRNA therapeutics to artificial-intelligence-powered climate modelling, here are seven technologies that Nature will be keeping its eye on.
Xenotransplantation
Every day, around two dozen people die awaiting an organ…
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Hand stencils in Indonesian cave are world’s oldest known artworks
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Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800…
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Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular
The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “Eye of Sauron.” It is also one of the closest bright nebulae to…
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Interstellar Hitchhiking on Objects Like 3I/ATLAS – Avi Loeb – Medium
- Interstellar Hitchhiking on Objects Like 3I/ATLAS Avi Loeb – Medium
- Final chance to see comet 3I/ATLAS. Watch the live stream this week and bid farewell to the interstellar visitor BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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Why gut pain may be more severe in women than in men, according to a preclinical study
Differences in how gut cells respond to hormones may help to explain why women experience more frequent and severe gut pain than men do, a study in mice suggests.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects roughly 10% to 15% of people worldwide,…
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Mysterious polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn could be key to understanding their insides
Scientists may finally know why Jupiter and Saturn have very different weather patterns at their poles, despite having similar sizes and compositions. The discovery could help researchers probe deep into the interiors of these giant gaseous…
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