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"A study reports data from the first phase of the Chinese Pangenome Consortium including 116 de novo assemblies from 58 core samples representing 36 minority Chinese ethnic groups."

In a time where the CPP is constantly pushing the narrative of China as a united ethnostate, it is important to acknowledge the minority groups that are actively discriminated against under their regime.

TL;DR: Zhejiang Uni lab engineered succ & inject hydrogels + microneedles for drug delivery

Why is this published in Science: I think it's partly because of the novel engineering efforts of the hydrogel, and also because it's otherwise difficult to have precise drug deliveries to specific tissues

Article should be fully open access. If not, plz let me know

The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, a potentially controversial new study suggests.

This rethinking of the cosmos also suggests solutions for the puzzles of dark energy and dark matter, which scientists believe account for around 95% of the total energy and matter in the universe but remain shrouded in mystery.

The novel new approach is detailed in a paper published June 2 in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity, by University of Geneva professor of theoretical physics Lucas Lombriser.

The mysterious 57,000-year-old designs open up a new window into the lives and culture of our ancestors.

Swallowed-up seamounts play pivotal role at subduction zones

Using organoids that mimic intestinal tissue, researchers have found that microplastic and nanoplastic particles may trigger responses linked to inflammatory bowel diseases.

Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol. The findings, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface today, reveal how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than originally thought. The research could shape future mitigation strategies for new viruses.

An unusually cool spring has kept the copious quantities of snowpack that built up over the course of California’s stormy winter intact, generating cautious optimism among…

Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists …

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Advertising it like this feels a bit dirty, but my hope is that it is something most of you would be interested in, and thus wouldn't mind that much :D

Our biased attention means we’ll always feel like we’re living in dark times, and our biased memory means we’ll always feel like the past was brighter.

This is almost certainly fad behavior that would stop if we left them alone.

Research examines the impact of the Western diet on various aspects of health, including metabolism, inflammation, gut microbiota, cardiovascular health, mental health, and cancer. It provides insights into the effects of this dietary pattern on individuals and healthcare systems.

Are there any experts out there in the fediverse studying Quantum Gravity, and the reconciliation between General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics in general?

I want to see such a scientific breakthrough in my lifetime.

#science

For me its Spore, classic and amazing, even though i hate EA.

Generations have been stereotyped in so many ways—from being quiet quitters to narcissists. But maybe it isn't a generational thing after all.

What is a superpower that could be plausible for a human to have, being supported by science?

I discovered this Wikipedia entry a week ago. I've been reading it once a day since then. It's extremely fascinating.

The weirdest part is that I kind of remember all the bees and birds going silent during the solar eclipse, but I don't recall them like dropping out of the sky like this

"We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce resources, the underuse of social support and social influence."

I think EVERYONE should read this... it is so easy for media to manipulate people into thinking that the world is somehow darker, weirder, or more dangerous than it was before... I think this article will help people think critically about what inflammatory news tells them