Ecologist dissects the science of de-extinction
Spoiler alert: It is not possible to clone a wooly mammoth
Ecology
Apr 22, 2019
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University of Georgia
Lab plays key role in identifying dolphin virus, urges people not to touch stranded animals
The University of Georgia Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, based at the College of Veterinary Medicine, played a key role in identifying the cause of the "unusual mortality event" for bottlenose dolphins announced ...
Ecology
Sep 2, 2013
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Using spray drones in agriculture
It's a familiar sight for many—a ground sprayer slowly making rounds in a field, applying pesticides to row crops to give producers the best chance of protecting crops from pests and seeing high yields at harvest. These ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2022
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Research finds consumers are more accepting of native advertisements
The line between online content written by journalists and story-like ads that are paid for by specific corporations can be blurry, but, according to a new study, consumers don't seem to mind-as long as the content meets ...
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2016
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Physicists uncover new data on adenine, a crucial building block of life
Early Earth's atmosphere provided little shielding for ultraviolet light from space, so many prebiotic molecules, bombarded by it and light of other wavelengths, had a hard time surviving at all. But some molecules became ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 18, 2011
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Imaging technique provides link to innovative products
When we think about the links to the future—the global transition to solar and wind energy, tactile virtual reality or synthetic neurons—there's no shortage of big ideas. It's the materials to execute the big ideas—the ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 4, 2021
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Biomass-produced electricity in the US possible, though expensive
If the U.S. wants to start using wood pellets to produce energy, either the government or power customers will have to pay an extra cost, a new University of Georgia study has found.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 22, 2017
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Further assessment needed of dispersants used in response to oil spills
New commentary in Nature Reviews Microbiology by Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia and her colleagues argues for further in-depth assessments of the impacts of dispersants on microorganisms to guide their use in ...
Environment
May 14, 2015
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New textile dyeing method drastically reduces water needed and toxic dye discharge
Anuradhi Liyanapathiranage is passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment through science. A University of Georgia doctoral student in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences' department of textiles, ...
Materials Science
May 31, 2019
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Study shows bacteria change their surfaces to increase antibiotic resistance
A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Georgia provides insight into how and why bacteria become resistant to commonly used antibiotics over time.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2018
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