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DNA is often used in solving crimes. But how does DNA profiling actually work?
thinkhubstudio/Shutterstock Adrian Linacre, Flinders University DNA profiling is frequently in the news. Public interest is sparked when DNA…
Nobel Prize: How click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry are transforming the pharmaceutical and material industries
Click chemistry joins molecules together by reacting an azide with a cyclooctyne. Boris Zhitkov/Moment via Getty Images Heyang…
NASA successfully shifted an asteroid’s orbit – DART spacecraft crashed into and moved Dimorphos
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully changed the orbit of the small moonlet Dimorphos. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL David…
Nobel prize awarded for ‘click chemistry’ – an environmentally friendly method of building molecules
Mark Lorch, University of Hull The 2022 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio for…
Barrier islands are natural coast guards that absorb impacts from hurricanes and storms
Cumberland Island National Seashore off the coast of Georgia. NPS, CC BY-SA Anna Linhoss, Auburn University When storms…
Tesla’s Optimus robot isn’t very impressive – but it may be a sign of better things to come
Tesla Wafa Johal, The University of Melbourne In August 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the electric car…
What’s next for ancient DNA studies after Nobel Prize honors groundbreaking field of paleogenomics
Researchers need to be careful not to contaminate ancient samples with their own DNA. Caia Image via Getty…
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission
Didymos (bottom right) and its smaller moonlet Dimorphos (center) were the targets of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test.…
Dogs can get dementia – but lots of walks may lower the risk
Pexels, CC BY Susan Hazel, University of Adelaide and Tracey Taylor, University of Adelaide Dogs get dementia too.…
Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action
Extremes of the colour gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen…