Life’s Building Blocks May Not Have Originated on This Planet
An experiment shows that one of the basic units of life — nucleobases — could have originated within giant gas clouds interspersed between the stars….
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Brain Mechanism Linking Chronic Pain and Depression Identified
Molecular Link Between Chronic Pain and Depression Revealed Researchers at Hokkaido University have identified the brain mechanism linking chronic pain and depression in rats. Their…
New Genus and Species of Dinosaur Identified From the Largest Dinosaur Skeleton Ever Found in Japan
The dinosaur, whose nearly complete skeleton was unearthed from 72 million-year-old marine deposits in Mukawa Town in northern Japan, belongs to a new genus and…
Scientists Believe Pluto May Have a Hidden Subsurface Ocean
Computer simulations provide compelling evidence that an insulating layer of gas hydrates could keep a subsurface ocean from freezing beneath Pluto’s icy exterior, according to…
New Molecular Details of Cancer Cells Could Lead to Improved Treatment
Uncovered details of a molecular pathway in cancer cells could lead to improved treatment. Targeting a pathway that controls the movement of mitochondria, the powerhouses…