Scientists have recently recognized that cells of the same type can behave differently in response to stimulation. In a new study, Yale researchers have shown how these varied responses are due in part to a desynchronized molecular “clock” within cell...
Debra Fischer and Pericles Lewis were appointed to endowed professorships.
Fischer, named as the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy, is a leading exoplanet researcher. Read Fischer’s announcement.
Lewis, appointed the Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of...
Actin is the second most abundant protein on earth, and scientists have extensively detailed the chemistry that enables it to string together into filaments that support the structures for muscle contraction and other cell movements. However, some...
A group of international experts has developed a much-needed framework to significantly improve the monitoring of status and trends of species worldwide. This finding comes after a multi-year collaboration under the auspices of the Group on Earth...
Astronomers at Yale and Caltech say that ‘Oumuamua, the much-discussed interstellar space rock, is best viewed as a comet with odd properties — and not an alien probe, as has been suggested.
‘Oumuamua is the first macroscopic object of clear interstellar...