Beyond the genome
U of U Health launches project to map DNA modifications and gene activity across lifespan and generations.
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The Milky Way is actually kinda basic
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The Milky Way has always seemed a little bit weird in comparison to other galaxies. For decades, research suggested that our galaxy was more compact than any other spiral galaxy. However, a new study found that it’s less strange than we thought—our galaxy’s core is about as dense as any other.
Read MoreRethinking carbon offsets
Many companies claim carbon credits “offset” their own emissions, but much research suggests they over-represent their climate benefit, are not real or both.
Read MoreLong COVID Clinic offers hope
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Dr. Jeanette Brown discusses long COVID—what it is, how it’s treated, how to avoid extreme fatigue, and the range of symptoms and recovery.
Read MoreFirst Remote and Austere Conditions Grand Challenge
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The U’s first research program enhanced the well-being of Utahns in rural areas.
Read MoreProducing water out of thin air
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Device developed by U engineers with Army funding harvests water from atmosphere, even in arid places.
Read MoreGlobal learning creates connections in Rwanda
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The purpose of global learning is to bring minds together from across the planet.
Read MoreGenetics reveal ancient trade routes of Four Corners potato
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Genetic analysis shows that ancient Indigenous people transported, cultivated and may have domesticated the native tuber outside of its natural distribution, reflecting the enduring ecological legacy of Indigenous people in the Southwest.
Read More‘Miracle’ filter turns store-bought LEDs into spintronic devices
For the first time, scientists transformed existing optoelectronic devices into ones that can control electron spin at room temperature, without a ferromagnet or magnetic field.
Read MoreAstronomers find missing link in massive black hole formation
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“Once-in-a-career kind of finding”—the discovery is the best candidate for intermediate-mass black holes that astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found.
Read More‘Time cells’ in the brain are critical for complex learning
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As animals learn to distinguish between differently timed events, the pattern of time cell activity changes to represent each pattern of events differently.
Read MoreThe physics of vert skating
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Watch Kevin Davenport break down the physics that allows vert skaters to huck themselves into the stratosphere—and learn why he calls Tony Hawk an intuitive scientist.
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