Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Partner choice, confounding and trait convergence all contribute to phenotypic partner similarity
People in partnerships are more similar to one another than random pairs. However, it is currently unclear what causes this similarity: mate choice, confounding, indirect assortment? Does similarity change with time? In this work, we use ~52000 couples from the UK Biobank to answer these questions.
1,2,4,5-Tetrazine-tethered probes for fluorogenically imaging superoxide in live cells with ultrahigh specificity
Specific detection of cellular superoxide is challenging. Here, the authors designed 1,2,4,5-tetrazine based fluorogenic probes for specific and sensitive imaging of superoxide, and applied them in high throughput screening of modulators of oxidative stress.
First phase II/III trial to verify the efficacy and safety of trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab as second-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Contributors: Yasutoshi Kuboki and Takayuki Yoshino;
Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
A community-driven data management system for ocean carbon and acidification research
Data management plays an important role to bridge the gap between observations and subsequent research, as well as decision support. This is especially true for oceanographic research, where data from individual cruises often need to be compiled in order to understand regional and global processes.
Observation of time-reflection for electromagnetic waves
We demonstrate time-reflection of electromagnetic waves for the first time. This result opens a new avenue for Floquet electromagnetics and establishes the foundation for breakthrough applications in imaging, wireless communications, and optical computing.
Metal oxide single-component light-powered micromotors for photocatalytic degradation of nitroaromatic pollutants
The extensive employment of nitroaromatic pollutants has led to severe contamination of the environmental waters. Here, we proposed low-cost single-component WO3 microrobots capable of efficient photodegradation of nitroaromatic pollutants in a sustainable way.