[Geophysics] Mega-earthquake supercycle
The recent magnitude 7.8 Pedernales earthquake in Ecuador killed nearly 700 people and caused widespread destruction. Nocquet et al. also thought it looked rather familiar. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Brent Grocholski Tags: Geophysics Source Type: research
[Functional Genomics] Pushing the limits of functional genomics
CRISPR-based technology is making the analysis of complex phenotypes possible on a large scale. Adamson et al. and Dixit et al. present methods to analyze the effects – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: L. Bryan Ray Tags: Functional Genomics Source Type: research
[Plant Science] Biosynthesis of lipidsfor flavor
Coffee is so much more than caffeine. Its aroma and flavor come from a complex mix of secondary metabolites characteristic of each coffee strain. Lipids such as cafestol and kahweol – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Pamela J. Hines Tags: Plant Science Source Type: research
[Nanomaterials] Repacking rhodium
Rhodium packs as a face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal, but Huang et al. now report two routes for creating hexagonally close-packed (hcp) Rh as nanoparticles. In transmission – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Phil Szuromi Tags: Nanomaterials Source Type: research
[Optoelectronics] Inducing activity in flat optics
It is now possible to manipulate the phase and amplitude of propagating light with carefully designed subwavelength features patterned into thin layers of metal and dielectric films. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ian S. Osborne Tags: Optoelectronics Source Type: research
[Neuroscience] Claustro-cortical connectivity
The claustrum is a brain structure that receives inputs from nearly all of the neocortex and, in return, coordinates the activity of many brain regions. How the information that is – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Peter Stern Tags: Neuroscience Source Type: research
[Cytokinesis] Lord of the incomplete rings
Cytokinesis, the final stage of cell division, requires the assembly and constriction of an actomyosin contractile ring. Silva et al. combined laser microsurgery with live – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 25, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Stella M. Hurtley Tags: Cytokinesis Source Type: research
[Ceramics] Making garnets the hard way
Several techniques can alter ceramics to enhance properties such as hardness or tune optical properties for specific applications. Irifune et al. used high pressures and temperatures – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Brent Grocholski Tags: Ceramics Source Type: research
[Behavior] Know who you are asking for money
Tailoring your message to your audience is useful advice, not only for job-seeking seminar speakers but also for referee-seeking editors. Whillans et al. provide field evidence – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Gilbert Chin Tags: Behavior Source Type: research
[Sensory Biology] Blind climber
It is well known that bats and toothed whales use echolocation for foraging, but the use of reflected echoes for orientation has not previously been confirmed in other mammals, though – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Sacha Vignieri Tags: Sensory Biology Source Type: research
[Photochemistry] A different kind of chemical plant
Leaves are beautifully compact photochemical reactors, especially in comparison with the glass flask and lamp combinations prevalent in chemistry laboratories. Cambié et al. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Jake Yeston Tags: Photochemistry Source Type: research
[Disease Detection] An intelligent little sniffer
From ancient medical tests to roadside sobriety tests to cancer-sniffing dogs, the analysis of compounds in a puff of breath has long been used for clinical diagnoses. When equipped – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Marc S. Lavine Tags: Disease Detection Source Type: research
[Hematopoiesis] DNA methylation in hematopoietic cascade
DNA methylation is well known for its role in repressing gene expression. However, analyzing patterns of this modification across the genome of pools of cells now reveals features of – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Beverly A. Purnell Tags: Hematopoiesis Source Type: research
[Drug Discovery] Brain cancer therapy
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a deadly brain cancer, and a major challenge to its treatment with radiation is that the approach often leads to an even more aggressive form of the – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 18, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Lisa D. Chong Tags: Drug Discovery Source Type: research
[Materials Science] A solid approach to improving batteries
Many of the limitations of lithium ion batteries arise from the liquid electrolytes because they limit the operating voltage; they are often flammable and can contribute to the decreased – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - January 5, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Marc S. Lavine Tags: Materials Science Source Type: research
