This is an introductory review of the physics of quantum spin liquid states. Quantum magnetism
is a rapidly evolving field, and recent developments reveal that the ground states and low-…

Defects in iron absorption and utilization lead to iron deficiency and overload disorders.
Adult mammals absorb iron through the duodenum, whereas embryos obtain iron through …

Understanding the functional consequences of genetic variation, and how it affects complex
human disease and quantitative traits, remains a critical challenge for biomedicine. We …

Zebrafish have become a popular organism for the study of vertebrate gene function 1 , 2 .
The virtually transparent embryos of this species, and the ability to accelerate genetic studies …

The Mirai botnet, composed primarily of embedded and IoT devices, took the Internet by
storm in late 2016 when it overwhelmed several high-profile targets with massive distributed …

Background The stability and propagation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is dependent on a
functional interaction between the HCV genome and liver-expressed microRNA-122 (miR-122). …

Neutralizing antibodies have become an important tool in treating infectious diseases.
Recently, two separate approaches yielded successful antibody treatments for Ebola—one from …

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread globally in early 2020, causing the world to
face an existential health crisis. Automated detection of lung infections from computed …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses individual light quanta in quantum superposition states
to guarantee unconditional communication security between distant parties. However, the …

Long-distance entanglement distribution is essential for both foundational tests of quantum
physics and scalable quantum networks. Owing to channel loss, however, the previously …