Any organism that lives, grows and reproduces must also age. People often think of aging in the physical sense—gray hair, ...

The first half of 20th-century science belonged to physics, with the general theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and nuclear fission. The second half would belong to biology. In the post-war ...

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The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii splitting into multiple cells at once, a rare kind of cell division called multiple fission. C. matruchotii is one of the most common bacteria ...

Startup Deep Fission has come up with a new way to deal with the economic and safety problems of nuclear power that is, to say the least, novel. The idea is to build a reactor that's under 30 ...

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just ...

Despite their major contributions, several pioneering women scientists, including Rosalind Franklin and Lise Meitner, remain underrecognized for their key discoveries in fields such as genetics and ...

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think -; right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a ...

Deep Fission Inc., a pioneering nuclear energy company, today announced its emergence from stealth mode and a $4 million pre-seed round, led by 8VC. Positioned at the forefront of advanced energy ...

BERKELEY, Calif., August 22, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc., a pioneering nuclear energy company, today announced its emergence from stealth mode and a $4 million pre-seed round ...