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New work from a Stanford University-led team of researchers including Carnegie's Arthur Grossman and Tingting Xiang unravels a longstanding mystery about the relationship between form and function in the genetic material of a diverse group of algae called dinoflagellates. Their findings, published in Nature Genetics, have implications for understanding genomic organizational principles of all organisms.
A Step In The Search For Life Elsewhere In The Galaxy Source: DOE/SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES Posted An artist's conception of the magnetic fields of selected super-Earths as the Z machine, pictured at bottom, mimics the gravitational conditions on other planets. Planetary magnetic fields deter cosmic rays from destroying planetary atmospheres, making life more likely to survive. CREDIT Artist image by Eric Lundin; Z firing photo by Randy Montoya The huge forces generated by the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories are being used to replicate the gravitational pressures...