In Science Advances: In a noteworthy advance, scientists have discovered a novel method to produce ammonia using light, offering a substantially cleaner and more efficient way to create the chemical compared with current methods.

📷 Jonas C. Peters
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In Science Magazine: 

'Now scientists have found that the reserve, which spans 1.5m sq km (580,000 sq miles) and is inhabited by whales and turtles, has brought unexpected benefits to the surrounding ocean.'

📝 Story by Karen McVeigh theguardian.com/environment/20…

'Researchers at ETH Zurich have now succeeded in controlling certain bacteria so that they can effectively cross the blood vessel wall and infiltrate tumor tissue.'

In Science Robotics 📰: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
📝 ETH Zürich phys.org/news/2022-10-t…

'Another study [in Science Translational Medicine] has suggested that a component of the gut microbiome may contribute to development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)--but now it's a different bug from those previously implicated in the condition.'

📝Story by John Gever medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/a…

'Studying mice, [researchers] determined how two transcription factors direct the differentiation of precursor cells ... which respectively generate the bones and cartilage structures of the head.'

📷 Credit: X. Zhao, et al., Science Signaling (2022)
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'Sinuses can provide an insight into how ancient human skulls changed over time. While their function remains uncertain, the sinuses offer a new way for looking at human evolution.'

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Story by James Ashworth nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Findings in Science Magazine show mice that eat during the active phase of their daily circadian cycle burn more calories, mitigating the development of obesity.

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📝 Story by Andrei Ionescu for Earth.com earth.com/news/why-does-…

A University of Oxford led study in Science Magazine assesses data w/observations of the Yellowstone wolf population show wolves w/black coats are less at risk of dying during a canine distemper virus outbreak than gray-coated wolves.

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'New studies, missions & rich data about asteroids are giving scientists a sharper picture of the solar system's history'

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Story: Alison Snyder & Miriam Kramer axios.com/2022/10/20/ast…

'The number of fish caught just outside a recently expanded marine protected area in Hawai’i has risen, a sign that quadrupling the size of the reserve in 2016 may have bolstered [the] fish populations.'

New in Science Magazine 
📝 Story by tim vernimmen nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…

In Science Advances: 

'Scientists have uncovered new details of how ice forming below the ocean surface in Antarctica provides cold dense water that sinks to the seabed in an important aspect of global water circulation.'

📝 Research from Hokkaido University alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Dis…

'A new type of material can learn and improve its ability to deal with unexpected forces thanks to a unique lattice structure with connections of variable stiffness'

In Science Robotics 📰: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…📝 Ryan H. Lee at UCLA, for The Conversation U.S. fal.cn/3sSxy

Agonist #immunotherapy with engineered IL-18 following allogeneic bone marrow transplant in mice improved anti-tumor activity without increasing the chance of graft-versus-host onset. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Monash University Simone Minnie Hill Lab

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'Fat cells play a surprising role in combating parasites, according to a study in Science Immunology, which finds that fatty tissue surrounding the intestinal tracts of mice helps eject gut-infesting worms and fight future infections.'

📝 Natalia Mesa (Spooky version) fal.cn/3sQjh

'[Virginia Tech] researchers ... have discovered a characteristic of a common oral bacterium that relocates to pancreatic cancer tumors that may help guide future therapeutic interventions for treatment.'

In Science Signaling 📰: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 
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