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Streptomyces use small molecules to dictate morphological development and secondary metabolism. Most of these signaling compounds are inducers derived from γ-butyrolactone (GBL)-synthesizing enzymes.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID affect large numbers of people, and constitute a substantial burden to the U.S. and global economies. The article by Eckey et ...

THE NATURE OF BOND ORBITALS AND THE ORIGIN OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO INTERNAL ROTATION IN MOLECULES ...

Institutional legitimacy is essential for democracies, yet public trust and confidence in the United States Congress are at an all-time low. A significant predictor of attitudes toward Congress is ...

With scientific integrity and responsibility in mind, the National Academy of Sciences, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at ...

In March 1835, a young Charles Darwin was high up in the Andes and struggling to cook supper. “Our potatoes after remaining for some considerable time in the boiling water were nearly as hard as ever, ...

“FCSs are common in coronaviruses, and present in representatives of four out of five betacoronavirus subgenuses.” An alignment of the amino acid sequences of coronavirus spike proteins in the region ...

Open in Viewer RoBMA PSMA model-averaged posterior mean effect size estimates with 95% credible intervals and Bayes factors for the absence of the effect for the combined sample or split by either the ...

Shrub recruitment, a key component of vegetation dynamics beyond forests, is a highly sensitive indicator of climate and environmental change. Warming-induced tipping points in Arctic and alpine ...

Widespread consumption of the genetically modified rice variety known as Golden Rice offers a potent and cost-effective strategy to combat vitamin A deficiency. Image credit: International Rice ...

A brief prehistory of double descent Interestingly, results from refs. 4 – 7 suggest that some losses may not exhibit double descent in the first place. In refs. 6 and 7, the linear support vector ...