Editor's Choice: Dead stars' heartbeats, why females live longer, DNA controller for nanorobots & more!

Decoding dead stars’ “heartbeats”, Why do females live longer? DNA controller for molecular robots, Earliest twin quasars found. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice. Plus July's SciCom Coffee with A*STAR's Lisa Chong and get the early bird price to be in Asia Research News 2025.
Dead stars' heartbeats, why females live longer, DNA controller for nanorobots & more!

Decoding dead stars’ “heartbeats”

By deciphering the erratic flickers of rapidly spinning neutron stars, called pulsars, physicists reveal the cause of their mysterious pulses —
superfluid vortices.

Twisted origin

Why do females live longer?

Fish studies show eggs and sperm drive differences in life expectancy: female germ cells which develop into eggs increase lifespan while male ones reduce it. 
 

DNA controller for molecular robots

A new DNA-based controller can autonomously direct swarm molecular robots so they can perform tasks even in areas that external signals can’t reach.
  

Assemble!
Earliest twin quasars found
An international team of astronomers found the earliest pair of quasars, monsters shining with intense radiation that can help explain how the Universe evolved. 

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