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Gene syntax defines supercoiling-mediated transcriptional feedback

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Science, Volume 392, Issue 6797, April 2026.
Christopher P. Johnstone, Kasey S. Love, Sneha R. Kabaria, Ross D. Jones, Albert Blanch-Asensio, Deon S. Ploessl, Emma L. Peterman, Rachel Lee, Jiyoung Yun, Conrad G. Oakes, Christine L. Mummery, Richard P. Davis, Brandon J. DeKosky, Peter W. Zandstra,…

Rumen ciliates modulate methane emissions in ruminants

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Science, Volume 392, Issue 6797, April 2026.
Fei Xie, Chuanqi Jiang, Zhipeng Li, Jinmei Feng, Xiaoting Yan, Che Hu, Jinying He, Xiaocui Chai, Zan Huang, Qinhui Xu, Yujia Wang, Yang Xiao, Kai Chen, Weiwei Qin, Yuan Xiao, Jing Zhang, Guangying Wang, Wei Jin, Kaizhen Guo, Limei Lin, Yiqun Liu, Xinxin…

This AI knew the answers but didn’t understand the questions

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For decades, psychologists have debated whether the human mind can be explained by one unified theory or must be broken into separate parts like memory and attention. A recent AI model called Centaur seemed to offer a breakthrough, claiming it could mimic human thinking across 160 different cognitive tasks. But new research is challenging that bold claim, suggesting the model isn’t truly “thinking” at all—it’s just memorizing patterns.