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- 1Saturn's moon offers clues in search for alien life●Saturn’s moon offers clues in search for extraterrestrial life
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside say one of Saturn's moons may hold clues about the possibility of life beyond Earth. The finding adds to growing scientific interest in the moons of Saturn, which are considered promising targets in the search for extraterrestrial life because of their subsurface oceans and complex chemistry.
- 2California firm licenses anti-measles antibodies from Vanderbilt Health▼California firm licenses ‘potent’ anti-measles antibodies from Vanderbilt Health for development, clinical testing
A California biotech company has licensed potent anti-measles antibodies developed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with plans to develop them further and move them into clinical testing. The antibodies, discovered by Vanderbilt researchers, could offer a new tool against a disease resurging in the United States and globally amid declining vaccination rates.
- 3Amoebas kept dividing at scorching 63°C, study finds●At California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, researchers used barbecue tongs to reach a narrow stream. Back at Syracus
Researchers collected samples from a hot stream in California's Lassen Volcanic National Park using barbecue tongs, then raised the temperature on an amoeba in Syracuse University labs from 57°C to 60°C. At 63°C the organism was still dividing, raising questions about how its intricate cellular machinery keeps functioning under such heat. The findings shed light on the limits of life at high temperatures.