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• Japanese Researchers Discover First Potassium Gated Ion Channel Acting as a Molecular Switch

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists have identified Alka, an ion channel in fruit flies that opens and closes in response to extracellular potassium ions acting as a ligand. The discovery suggests a simila...

• Subaru Telescope Detects Chemical Shift in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Following Solar Approach

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have observed a significant change in the chemical composition of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS after its closest pass to the Sun. Data r...