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New research suggests that #molten rock deep inside so-called super-earths may generate powerful #magnetic fields necessary for sustaining life
#PlanetaryScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ps01152601.html

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Scientists have recovered and analyzed the #genes of a 14,400-year-old woolly #rhinoceros preserved inside the stomach of an ancient #wolf
#Paleontology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/pal01152601.html

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A toxin secreted by #cholera #bacteria can inhibit the growth of #colorectal #cancer without causing any measurable damage to the body.
#Oncology #Immunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ongy01142601.html

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New research from USC shows that variations in underground temperature and sediment thickness segment the Main Marmara Fault in ways that control where #earthquakes start, how far they spread and where they stop
#EarthScience #Istanbul #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/es01142602.html

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New research reveals how a class of #neurons that help coordinate communication in the #brain link up with their target cells, identifying two #molecules that must be present before synapses, the structures that carry signals between these partners, can form on the target neurons.
#Neuroscience #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ns01132601.html

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The city of #Pompeii was buried by the #eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now reconstructed the city's water supply system based on carbonate deposits
#Anthropology #Archeology #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/anth01132601.html

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#Epoxy resin is a clear, robust #polymer that is widely used – especially as part of fiber-reinforced materials in aviation, the automotive industry, and more. Until now, however, it has not been possible to recycle it
#MolecularScience #Chemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/mols01132601.html

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A UNIGE and HUG team has, for the first time, described the interaction between the cerebellum and the brain’s reward system in people with schizophrenia.
Apathy, social withdrawal, and loss of motivation β€” the so-called ''negative'' symptoms of
#schizophrenia β€” are among the most disabling and hardest to treat.
#Psychiatry #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/psyc01132601.html

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#Cereals have natural resistance to #pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at the University of Zurich has now discovered a new mechanism that enables powdery mildew to outsmart the immune system of #wheat
#Botany #Biology #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/bot01122601.html

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Six years into a study on the effect of #plant #pathogens in grasslands, University of Kansas researchers have the data to show that species diversity β€” a hallmark of native #prairies β€” works as a protective shield
#Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/eco01102601.html