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International Collaboration Team Reveals Key Mechanism in Regulating DNA Recombination

Meiotic recombination generates genetic diversity and promotes proper chromosomal segregation of parental chromosomes. This process requires a set of recombinases polymerized on single-stranded (ss)DNAs called the nucleoprotein filament to undergo homology search and strand exchange between homologous DNAs. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae meiosis, programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are formed by Spo11 to generate 3’-ssDNA tails. Once formed, ssDNA overhangs are rapidly bound by the abundant high-affinity ssDNA-binding protein, Replication protein A (RPA), to protect these ssDNAs from nucleolytic degradations or formation of the higher-order DNA structures. RPA-coated ssDNA substrates are…

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2024/09/30
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Popular Science Talk of Raymond Soong Chair Professor of Distinguished Research and Joint Forum Session of the Nobel Prize Laureates

Popular Science Talk of Raymond Soong Chair Professor of Distinguished Research and Joint Forum Session of the Nobel Prize Laureates Popular Science Talk: Prof. Alain Aspect, a Nobel Laureate in Physics, 2022Joint Forum Session: Prof. Alain Aspect, a Nobel Laureate in Physics, 2022 andProf. Yuan-Tseh Lee, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1986 Raymond Soong Chair Professorship of Distinguished Research invites Nobel Prize winners and foreign world-renowned and distinguished scholars to deliver speeches and participate in academic exchanges at the university. aiming at expanding the international perspectives of students and faculty…

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2024/09/19
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Non-tenure­track Faculty Position – Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University

The Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan University is hiring a non-tenure-track faculty at the Lecturer or Assistant Professor rank; a strong application at higher ranks will also be considered. Diversity is essential to our university and we hope the candidate fosters a welcoming environment that attracts students. Candidates who are passionate about developing new teaching methods, emphasizing student-centered learning methods, and integrating chemistry-related contents for students from different backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. This position has the following primary responsibilities: Teaching Organic Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry and the…

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2024/09/12
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Faculty Positions – Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University

The Department of Chemistry at NTU is committed to research excellence in all fields of chemistry. The Department invites applications for one or two full-time, open-rank faculty positions. Individuals working at all frontier and competitive research areas of chemistry, particularly in the fields of Analytical Chemistry, will be considered. At least one year of post-doctoral experience is required by the application deadline. Candidates should submit electronically a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications, reprints of representative papers published in the last five years, a statement of teaching…

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2024/09/12
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Faculty positions available at the Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University

The Institute of Oceanography at National Taiwan University (NTU) invites applications for one tenure-track faculty position in oceanography. The position is open at all levels (assistant, associate, or full professor), depending on the candidate's qualifications and experience. The expected earliest starting time for the appointment is August 1, 2025. The applicants must hold a doctoral degree in marine sciences-related fields and have postdoctoral or relevant research experience. Research experience in areas such as phycology, estuarine ecosystems, biodiversity, marine biocarbon sequestration, marine conservation, and artificial intelligence is especially desirable, as is…

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2024/09/02
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Unveiling the Hottest Period in a Million Years: The “MIS 11c Paradox”

By Prof. Chuan-Chou Shen, Dept. of Geosciences　 Over millions of years, Earth has experienced cycles of ice ages and warm periods. Today, we find ourselves in a warm period heavily influenced by human activities. As greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere rise, global warming intensifies, causing ice sheets to melt rapidly, sea levels to rise, and posing severe threats to global ecosystems and human societies. Understanding the mechanisms behind these warming periods by studying past extreme warm periods is a crucial task for modern scientists. The hottest warm period in…

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2024/07/16
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“Cosmology” by Daniel Baumann wins Chambliss Award

The textbook Cosmology by NTU Professor Daniel Baumann has won the Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award of the American Astronomical Society. The award is given for the best textbook for an academic audience, at either the upper-division undergraduate or graduate level. In Cosmology, Baumann expands on his widely acclaimed lecture notes to create an up-to-date and comprehensive text that has become a standard reference for modern cosmology courses. The book covers the theoretical foundations of cosmology and describes the observations that have turned the subject into a precision science. The Chambliss…

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2024/01/16
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Daniel Baumann receives Humboldt Research Award

Daniel Baumann, professor of cosmology at NTU, is one of the recipients of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award. The award has been granted in recognition of Baumann’s past accomplishments in research and teaching. The Humboldt Research Award is one of the highest honors awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to international scholars outside Germany. Recipients are “academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge academic achievements in the future”. The prize is…

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2023/12/22
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Mie-tronics under microscopy

Since a millennium ago, it is well known that grinding metals yields various colors, presented as the beautiful colored windows in churches or the famous Lycurgus Cup. However, the underlying physics was not elucidated until Gustav Mie developed the corresponding electromagnetic wave scattering theory in the early 20th century. The Mie theory explains how structuring metals to sizes comparable to light wavelengths, not much smaller nor much larger, creates new optical resonances, enhancing absorption/scattering of specific wavelengths, and producing vivid colors. In the 21st century, the nanoscale Mie resonance phenomenon has been…

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2023/11/21
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Introduction to the Intensive Courses for the Fall Semester of 2023 – “Critical Thinking through Logic”, “Fundamentals of English Writing”, and “English Oral Presentations for Academic Purposes”

Dear students of the College of Science, Greetings to all of you as we approach the beginning of the new semester. We wish you good health, happiness, and fruitful achievements, and we extend a warm welcome to the incoming graduate students who are joining the College of Science family. With the support of the Academic Writing Education Center (AWEC, NTU), the College of Science is offering three intensive courses for our students: Logic, Writing, and English Oral Presentations. During the course selection period, we especially encourage our third-year students who…

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2023/09/01