One in a Thousand

One in a Thousand

Heating up: One ion and thousands of atoms, all at a millionth of a degree above absolute zero 19.12.2016 Fluorescence image of a single trapped Sr+ ion immersed in a cloud of 100,000 trapped Rb atoms. The ion is trapped by radio-frequency fields. The atoms are...
Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes 15.12.2016 What combinations of mutations help cancer cells survive? Which cells in the brain are involved in the onset of Alzheimer’s? How do immune cells...
Mystery of Super Flash Solved

Mystery of Super Flash Solved

The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole 15.12.2016 When astronomers and astrophysicists observe flashes of light in the dark sky, they assume they have seen a supernova. Possibly a star has burnt...
Gut Bacteria Have Outsized Influence

Gut Bacteria Have Outsized Influence

A new study reveals how our microbiomes affect the timing of liver activity 12.12.2016 The bacteria we carry around with us in our digestive tract have an influence that spans far beyond the lining of our guts. In research recently published in Cell, a collaborative...