A mutation in a protein crucial to the cellular process of autophagy is shown to increase both healthspan and lifespan in a study in mice published in Nature go.nature.com/2L9Iup5

Once in a blue dune…On the floor of the Lyot Crater on Mars lies a field of dunes. One particular dune, seen in this January view, appears turquoise blue in enhanced color & is made of a different composition than the surrounding dune field. Take a look: go.nasa.gov/2teeFgy

Improved polymer and new assembly method for ultra-conformable 'electronic tattoo' devices phy.so/406977592 早稲田大学 Waseda University

7 Earth-sized planets closely orbiting nearby dwarf star, 3 may have liquid water... good target for #JWST NASA? cnn.it/2l0hLxw

At 4:20 Pacific time I'll be on CNN talking about exoplanets. Don't miss it if you can.

Editorial: A ranking of the best science-news outlets misjudges the relationship between research and reporting go.nature.com/2mdcPa7

"Without strong support for science, our future is at risk." - Rush Holt & @LydiaVK in @BostonHerald #ScienceMarch bit.ly/2p6nyaR

Today, we're at the #MarchForScience promoting the progress of science and the useful arts of engineering.

We stand for science! #marchforscience #SanDiego

When the US cost of health care per person is > 1/3 of median personal income, does that = a crisis?

Regorafenib becomes the first FDA-approved drug for #livercancer in nearly a decade cancer.gov/news-events/ca… #NCICancerCurrentsBlog

Want to Be Much Happier? Science Says Always Do Any 1 of These 8 Things Jeff Haden inc.com/jeff-haden/wan… via Inc.

Live streaming from NASA w/ multiple views, including Ca-K scope and weather balloon! #Eclipse2017 #science x.com/NASA/status/89…

Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole go.nasa.gov/2yrn1Ce

150 million light-years from Earth lies 1 of 2 known spiral galaxies where astronomers can see its corona. Details: go.nasa.gov/2jTvgUK

View from Sonoma Mtn looking back north towards Bennett Peak, #Annadel, and #BennettValley 5p today #sonomafires #santarosafires

Nucleosynthetic neutron star merger produces #kilonova & #GravitationalWaves, wow #ScienceIsSpectacular nature.com/nature/journal…

"Advances in immuno-oncology are revolutionizing the standard of care for many types of cancer", read Cancer Research Institute comprehensive analysis of the #ImmunoOncology landscape bit.ly/2kBpFTH ESMO - Eur. Oncology

Actual impact of 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT on the management of prostate cancer patients with biochemical recurrence. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine ahead-of-print urotoday.com/recent-abstrac… via UroToday.com

Editorial: The long view on sequencing. Ultra-long read, single-molecule nanopore sequencers are beginning to find an expanding set of research applications in both human genomics and pathogenomics go.nature.com/2Ene12Z