The laminin G (LG)-like domain of the PAPP-A subunit. Representation to emphasize the separation of the CD domain (red, cartoon) and the LG domain (magenta, cartoon) by the M domains (transparent surface)…
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Study sheds more light on star formation history and structure of IC 1396
WISE W4 image (22.19 µm) of the IC 1396 HII region. The BRCs are labeled with their names. Credit: Pelayo-Baldárrago et al, 2022 Using various telescopes, an international team of astronomers studied…
Haunting Portrait: Webb Reveals the Dust and Structure of the Pillars of Creation
It is not an ethereal landscape of tombs forgotten by time. Those soot-tinged fingers don’t stretch out either. These pillars, filled with gas and dust, “envelop” stars that are slowly forming over…
Haunting Portrait: Webb Reveals the Dust and Structure of the Pillars of Creation
It is not an ethereal landscape of tombs forgotten by time. Those soot-tinged fingers don’t stretch out either. These pillars, filled with gas and dust, “envelop” stars that are slowly forming over…
How evolution overtook optimal bone structure in hopping rodents
Bones that are separated in small jerboas are fully fused in large ones, but the bony structures that are best at dissipating the stresses of jumping are only partially fused. A bipedal…