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New papers posted dailyNovember 6, 2014
- Field-induced superconducting phase of FeSe in the BCS-BEC cross-over
- Forward genetic screens in mice uncover mediators and suppressors of metastatic reactivation
- Circular permutation of a synthetic eukaryotic chromosome with the telomerator
- Angelman syndrome imprinting center encodes a transcriptional promoter
- Days to heading 7, a major quantitative locus determining photoperiod sensitivity and regional adaptation in rice
- SUMOylation at K340 inhibits tau degradation through deregulating its phosphorylation and ubiquitination
Retina cell transplantation
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Sulforaphane and autism spectrum disorder
A study finds that treatment with the broccoli-sprout extract sulforaphane improved performance on assessments for social responsiveness and verbal communication, among other indicators, of 29 men ages 13-27 with autism spectrum disorder, and that scores returned to pre-treatment levels following discontinuation of treatment.
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35,000 years of sea-level change
A 35,000-year reconstruction of global sea level and ice volume finds no evidence of sea-level oscillations greater than 20 cm between 6,000 years ago and around 150 years ago, when sea level began to rise.
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Disease transmission and antibiotic-induced hyperinflammation
Highly infectious individuals within a population, known as superspreaders, may be more tolerant to intestinal perturbations caused by antibiotic treatment than non-superspreaders, according to a study.
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