Researchers at the New York Genome Center and New York University have developed a new kind of CRISPR screen technology to target Ribonucleic acid (RNA). The findings led them to identify a critical “seed” region […]
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Quanta Magazine Launches New Podcast, ‘The Joy of x’
Quanta Magazine is expanding its illumination of fundamental math and science with a new podcast titled “The Joy of x.” Hosted by mathematician Steven Strogatz, the new series features intimate conversations with scientists about their […]
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Welcome Farmingdale State College!
We are pleased to announce that the Farmingdale State College is now a member of NYSERNet’ s integrated access service (IAS)! FSC delivers exceptional academic and applied learning outcomes through scholarship, research, and student engagement […]
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Rewriting human history through our DNA
It’s only been in the last 30,000 years, the mere blink of an evolutionary eye, that modern humans have occupied the planet as the sole representative of the hominin lineage. However, we carry evidence of […]
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Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers
Researchers at the University of Rochester have found that a simple and timeworn solution yields solid results: a clear bedtime that parents should consistently adhere to. The researchers said that greater enforcement of parent-set bedtimes […]
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Can staph microbes lead to cancer?
Microbes are known to affect digestion, mood and overall health, and now Princeton researchers have shown that a shift in the microbiome is linked to cancer — at least in a threatened subspecies of foxes […]
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Early Life Experiences Biologically and Functionally Mature the Brain
Experiences early in life have an impact on the brain’s biological and functional development, shows a new study by a team of neuroscientists at NYU. In general, very little is known about the mechanisms that […]
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Nature’s Backup Plan for Converting Nitrogen into Plant Nutrients
Atmospheric nitrogen is not directly usable by most living things. In nature, specialized microbes in soils and bodies of water convert nitrogen into ammonia — a crucial form of nitrogen that life can easily access […]
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Small Eye Movements are Critical for 20/20 Vision
Researchers from University of Rochester show that small eye movements, humans aren’t even aware of making, play a large role in humans’ visual acuity. Unlike a stationary camera that takes a fixed photograph of the […]
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Warm Water in Antarctica and The Troubling Glacier Melt
A team of scientists from NYU has observed, for the first time, the presence of warm water at a vital point underneath a glacier in Antarctica—an alarming discovery that points to the cause behind the […]
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