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A study published in Nature discusses the newly discovered species, Yuezhuornis yangyuanensis, which lived during the Late Jurassic period (150–148 million years ago). The research suggests that the evolution of the avian body plan was not a straightforward progression toward improved flight capabilities, but a complex process involving the exploration of different ecological niches, including some that did not require flight.

A new study in mice shows that neutrophils, a type of immune cell, can signal intestinal epithelial cells to undergo apoptosis after blood flow returns to the gut.

A research team has mapped a family of plant gene regulators across cultivated sweetpotato and three wild relatives, identifying expression patterns associated with the formation of swollen storage roots or slender “pencil roots.” 

A research team has developed a molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor combined with a “conversion factor T” strategy to rapidly and selectively quantify the major lutein esters in marigold extracts. 

A research team has developed an integrative computational model revealing how tomato plants coordinate light and temperature signals to activate cold-acclimation responses. 

A research team has developed a support-bath bioprinting method that enables fragile, mature human adipocytes to be incorporated into geometrically defined three-dimensional (3D) constructs while retaining their viability, characteristic lipid-filled morphology, and metabolic activity. 

Cirrhosis once viewed as irreversible, can improve after effective treatment, but recovery may not be complete or permanent. Researchers from China propose recognizing recompensation as a distinct treatment-related disease state and distinguishing stable from unstable recovery. Evidence across liver diseases shows that recompensation improves outcomes compared with persistent decompensation, while some patients later relapse. The framework could support more consistent research, clinical assessment, and long-term surveillance for patients recovering after cirrhosis treatment.

Chiral materials have gained traction in photonic integrated circuits and quantum optics due to their unique capability to differentiate between spin states of light for their generation as well as detection. However, the controlled construction of large-scale chiral nanostructures in inorganic crystals remains a challenge. Now, researchers have demonstrated an innovative strategy to develop optical chirality by manipulating encapsulated nanoparticles using femtosecond laser pulses and forming rotationally arranged nanoparticles within the yttrium aluminum garnet lattice.