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- Observable universe contains two trillion galaxies, 10 times more than previously thought
- New kind of local food grows in your own kitchen
- Unconventional cell division in the Caribbean Sea
- This little amoeba committed grand theft
| Observable universe contains two trillion galaxies, 10 times more than previously thought Posted: 13 Oct 2016 08:17 AM PDT Using data from deep-space surveys taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories, astronomers have performed a census of the number of galaxies in the universe. The team came to the surprising conclusion that there are at least 10 times as many galaxies in the observable universe than previously thought. The results have clear implications for our understanding of galaxy formation, and also helps shed light on an ancient astronomical paradox -- why is the sky dark at night? |
| New kind of local food grows in your own kitchen Posted: 13 Oct 2016 06:53 AM PDT A home appliance that grows the ingredients for a healthy meal within a week from plant cells is no longer science fiction. The first 3D-printed CellPod prototype is already producing harvests. |
| Unconventional cell division in the Caribbean Sea Posted: 11 Oct 2016 10:59 AM PDT Bacteria are immortal as long as they keep dividing. For decades it has been assumed that a continuous, proteinaceous ring is necessary to drive the division of most microorganisms. An international team of researchers has revealed that the symbiont of the marine roundworm breaks the ring dogma and divides without. |
| This little amoeba committed grand theft Posted: 10 Oct 2016 03:58 PM PDT About 100 million years ago, a lowly amoeba pulled off a stunning heist, grabbing genes from an unsuspecting bacterium to replace those it had lost. Now scientists have solved the mystery of how the little amoeba, Paulinella, committed the theft. It engulfed the bacterium, kept that cell alive and harnessed its genes for photosynthesis, the process plants and algae use to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar via solar energy. |
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