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The PDS 70 system as seen by JWST’s interferometry mode and after extensive data processing. A yellow star marks the location of PDS 70, with PDS 70 bic also shown. The JWST shows infrared emissions from the disk. Credit: Blakely et al, archiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2404.13032 JWST is flexing its muscles with its interferometry mode. … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Clonal hematopoiesis is a phenomenon caused by mutations in hematopoietic stem cells and can lead to blood cancer. We now know that it also occurs in people with normal blood counts, where it is associated with an increased risk of life-threatening atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. A research team at the Medical University … Read more
A proposal from California’s Catalina Island to put down invasive mule deer by helicopter has drawn a scathing response from Los Angeles County leadership. The Catalina Island Conservancy, which manages 88 percent of the land in the unincorporated territory, presented a plan to the Department of Fish and Wildlife last August to eradicate the population, … Read more
This article is part of Adam Frank’s series on Quantum Bayesianism, or QBism. Here are the links to parts 1, 2 and 3. Quantum mechanics is both our most powerful and strangest scientific theory. It is powerful because it offers exquisite control over the nanoworld of molecular, atomic, and subatomic phenomena. It’s strange because even … Read more
Edward Dwight is going to space, finally. In the coming weeks, as conditions permit, Mr. Dwight is part of a six-person crew that will head beyond Earth’s orbit on the latest mission of Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos. Blue Origins’ seventh human flight will carry a wide variety of adventurers, including … Read more
The MN-GEMS grant management system is up and running MN-GEMS, the University’s new scholarship management tool, is now available. MN-GEMS, which replaces EGMS, a custom platform built 25 years ago, will align the U of M’s proposal submission and award process with 25 other top research universities. The University’s Sponsored Projects Administration, which oversaw the … Read more
In February, when a North Carolina aquarium announced that its stingray, Charlotte, had become pregnant despite not having any contact with males in eight years, people began to speculate wildly about how she could having passed this virginal conception. The drama of Charlotte’s pregnancy was undoubtedly fueled by the way the aquarium announced it. Brenda … Read more
Illumina, a global genomics and human health company, has partnered with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research’s TenK10K project to help transform the treatment of complex diseases, starting with autoimmune diseases, with a joint investment of $27 million Australians The Garvan Institute plans to map 50 million human cells from 10,000 people to identify unique … Read more
It was called a joint mission of Chinese and European X-ray telescopes Einstein probe is successfully viewing the universe in widescreen, with a telescope design that mimics the eyes of lobsters. Einstein probe, which released on January 9 aboard a Chinese Long Range rocket, currently undergoing testing and calibration of its instruments as it orbits … Read more
New York’s “asinine” climate change law requiring a dramatic increase in green energy has set unattainable goals and could lead to higher electricity costs for consumers, a leading advocate for state utilities says. “It’s very clear that New York will not meet the goals required by statute with regard to climate change,” said Paul Zuber, … Read more