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Nothing makes a mess of quantum physics quite like those space-warping, matter-gulping abominations known as black holes.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2024 - Scientists often equate the process of information scrambling in black holes with the ultimate limit of quantum mechanical behavior, where every bit of quantum data is thoroughly mixed. New findings

Using an enzyme from the crested ibis, scientists developed cells engineered to express therapeutic proteins, specifically a thrombin inhibitor.

Thank the rare crested ibis for a clue that could someday help our bodies make better drugs.

Chemists find a rare genetic pathway that helps mammalian cells become drug factories or sensors by synthesizing noncanonical amino acids

Knowing the structure of a complex biological system isn't nearly enough to understand how it works. It helps to know how the system moves.

The poor bacteriophages in Yang Gao's lab are about to have a lot of bad days.