I never knew that there was a “correct” order to do chores until my mother-in-law scolded me for dusting after vacuuming. It sparked quite a debate about vacuuming before or after dusting. Does it really matter? Let’s take a look at some of the reasonings. Why Dusting and Vacuuming Are Important Let’s start off by...
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Improving the safety of lipid nanoparticle-based DNA delivery for extended gene expression
Research Briefing Published: 03 March 2025 Nature Biotechnology (2025)Cite this article Subjects DNA delivery using lipid nanoparticles results in severe toxicity in mice. However, we find that the incorporation of endogenous anti-inflammatory lipids into the lipid nanoparticles mitigates this toxicity and enables prolonged gene expression. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your...
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Why Temperatures Swung 90 Degrees in Parts of U.S.
February 24, 2025 2 min read Much of the U.S. has swung from temperatures in the –30s and –40s Fahrenheit to balmy weather in the 60s and 70s F By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Ice collects along the shore of Lake Michigan as temperatures were in the single-digits for most of the day...
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Assessing soil health with underpants | Science
HomeScienceVol. 387, No. 6737Assessing soil health with underpantsBack To Vol. 387, No. 6737 Full accessLetterOutside the Tower Share on Assessing soil health with underpantsS. Franz Bender [email protected] and Marcel G. A. van der Heijden [email protected]Authors Info & AffiliationsScience27 Feb 2025Vol 387, Issue 6737p. 936 PREVIOUS ARTICLEStop regression of EU conservation lawsPreviousNEXT AR……Read whole article here
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Hydrogenation of CO2 for sustainable fuel and chemical production | Science
Catalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation is a potential route for producing sustainable fuels and chemicals, but existing catalysts need improvement. In particular, identifying active sites and understanding the interaction between components and the …Read whole article here
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Did a supernova 6 million years ago kickstart evolution in Africa? New study offers a clue.
An illustration of a supernova burst. (Image credit: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss) Radiation from an exploding star may have had a profound effect on the evolution of life on Earth, a new study suggests. About 2.5 million years ago, the viruses infecting fish in Africa”s Lake Tanganyika underwent a mysterious and rapid explosion in diversity. Yet the...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists sayRead whole article here
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Immune ‘fingerprints’ aid diagnosis of complex diseases
Your immune system harbors a lifetime’s worth of information about threats it’s encountered — a biological Rolodex of baddies. Often the perpetrators are viruses and bacteria you’ve conquered; others are undercover agents like vaccines given to trigger protective immune responses or even red herrings in the form of healthy tissue caught in immunological crossfire. Now...
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Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence
Josie Ford Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by emailing feedback@newscientist.com Solved! Or not Feedback is as fond of true crime as the next morbidly curious ghoul, so we have occasionally dipped our toes into the...
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Mom, the Phone Bill’s Due—Does That Include Snooping Rights?
Technology is one of those things that we all HAVE to have these days. How in the world did any of us survive without a smartphone? Kids having smartphones is widely debated, but when you decide to give your kid one for safety purposes or anything else, are you allowed to snoop? There are parental...