Author: Michael

The scale, quality and regional coverage of public cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) data resources have been insufficient, severely limiting data reuse, cross-regional comparisons and the development of automated analysis methods. A new resource aims to help fill that gap, providing 1,413 reconstructed tomograms and associated data from wild-type C57BL/6J mouse sperm.

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Physicists at the ALPS II collaboration have reported the first results from the Any-Light-Particle-Search (ALPS) II experiment: the most sensitive instrument of its kind in the search for hypothetical “axions.” Headed by Axel Lindner at the DESY Research Centre in Germany, the collaboration found no evidence for axions in this initial campaign, but its results offer valuable guidance for future runs: tightening the search for one of the most promising candidates for dark matter.

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NASA has a job opening unlike almost anything else on Earth. The work involves years of training, a move to Houston, irregular hours and, for a lucky few, the chance to help build a base on the Moon. Applications are open now. The deadline is only weeks away. Here’s what NASA is offering, who qualifies and how long it could take before the successful applicants actually reach space. A Job Posting for the Moon At an air show at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, November 7, NASA opened applications for its next class of astronaut candidates. The agency…

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