NIH apologizes for ‘structural racism, pledges change
Summary National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins this week issued an unusual public apology for what he called…
Shorter is not enough
RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is responsible for the synthesis of all messenger RNA and most small nuclear RNA and…
Widespread haploid-biased gene expression enables sperm-level natural selection
Sperm-specific natural selection Sperm cells are genetically haploid, but because of the cytoplasmic bridges that link cells, they can be…
Nuclear medicine
Summary Physician Masaharu Tsubokura has concluded that the evacuation of nearby residents during the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima…
An ATLAS to find tumor neoantigens
Tumor neoantigens are cancer-specific antigens that are not found in healthy cells and play a major role in anticancer immune…
A structure of human Scap bound to Insig-2 suggests how their interaction is regulated by sterols
INTRODUCTION Cholesterol homeostasis is controlled by the sterol regulatory element–binding protein (SREBP) pathway. SREBPs (SREBP-1a, -1c, and -2) are transcription…
Endless cleanup
Summary Cleaning up after the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been going on for…
Sky-high to the sea floor
The ICESat-2 satellite, launched in 2018, was developed primarily to measure the surface elevation of polar ice sheets, but it…
Response to Comment on “Increased growing-season productivity drives earlier autumn leaf senescence in temperate trees”
Abstract Our study showed that increases in seasonal productivity drive earlier autumn senescence of temperate trees. Norby argues that this…
Science at Sundance 2021
ILLUSTRATION: BENEDETTO CRISTOFANI/SALZMANART Like most events that have taken place since March of last year, the Sundance Film Festival—normally hosted…