[Organic Chemistry] Boron choreographs a double reaction
In the widely used Suzuki coupling reaction, boron surrenders an olefinic substituent to a metal catalyst en route to carbon-carbon bond formation. Kischkewitz et al. report – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Jake Yeston Tags: Organic Chemistry Source Type: research
[Tropical Forest] Past human influences on Amazonian forest
The marks of prehistoric human societies on tropical forests can still be detected today. Levis et al. performed a basin-wide comparison of plant distributions, archaeological – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Andrew M. Sugden Tags: Tropical Forest Source Type: research
[Ion Channels] Navigating regulated cell excitation
Voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels respond to a change in voltage potential by allowing sodium ions to move into cells, thus initiating electrical signaling. Mutations in – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Valda Vinson Tags: Ion Channels Source Type: research
[Synthetic Chemistry] A framework for molecular assembly
Covalent molecular frameworks are crystalline microporous materials assembled from organic molecules through strong covalent bonds in a process termed reticular synthesis. Diercks and – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Phil Szuromi Tags: Synthetic Chemistry Source Type: research
[Nanotechnology] Nanowarming improves cryopreservation
Organ transplantation is limited by the availability of viable donor organs. Although cryopreservation could extend the time between organ harvest and transplant, the current gold standard – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Caitlin Czajka Tags: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
[Pain Research] A pain killer without side effects
Opioids are very strong and effective pain killers. However, they also have a range of well-known side effects and can cause addiction. Painful conditions such as inflammation or trauma – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Peter Stern Tags: Pain Research Source Type: research
[Paleoanthropology] Morphological mosaics in early Asian humans
Excavations in eastern Asia are yielding information on human evolution and migration. Li et al. analyzed two fossil human skulls from central China, dated to 100,000 to 130,000 – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Andrew M. Sugden Tags: Paleoanthropology Source Type: research
[Plant Science] Widespread resistance, localized relief
Rice blast fungus can devastate a rice harvest. Genes that provide resistance to the fungus usually depress rice yield. Deng et al. analyzed the molecular underpinnings of – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Pamela J. Hines Tags: Plant Science Source Type: research
[DNA Storage] A reliable and efficient DNA storage architecture
DNA has the potential to provide large-capacity information storage. However, current methods have only been able to use a fraction of the theoretical maximum. Erlich and Zielinski – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Laura M. Zahn Tags: DNA Storage Source Type: research
[Geochemistry] Turning up the mantle temperature
The temperature at which Earth's mantle begins to melt is a long-standing question in geology. Sarafian et al. present a clever set of experiments to determine the impact of – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Brent Grocholski Tags: Geochemistry Source Type: research
[Social Science] Indirect military alliances reduce war
It is remarkable that large-scale military conflict has been more RESEARCH or less absent
in the world since the end of World War II. What mechanisms explain this long peace? – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Aaron Clauset Tags: Social Science Source Type: research
[Optoelectronics] An on-chip microwave source
The active elements of superconducting quantum circuits are typically addressed and controlled using pulses of microwave radiation. The microwaves are usually generated externally and – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ian S. Osborne Tags: Optoelectronics Source Type: research
[Materials Chemistry] Turning colloidal gold into clathrates
Clathrates contain extended pore structures that can trap other molecules. Lin et al. created colloidal analogs of clathrates in which bipyramidal gold nanoparticles functionalized – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - March 1, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Phil Szuromi Tags: Materials Chemistry Source Type: research
[Immunogenomics] Defining the tree rings of T cells
T cell function declines with age. What does T cell aging look like at the molecular level? To understand the transcriptional programs that regulate T cell differentiation and aging, – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - February 23, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Anand Balasubramani Tags: Immunogenomics Source Type: research
[Paleontology] How dinosaurs took to the air
Birds use their wings for powered flight, but, as Brusatte explains in a Perspective, this does not mean that wings evolved for this purpose. Early winged dinosaurs were not capable – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - February 23, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Julia Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink Tags: Paleontology Source Type: research
