An international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Georgia recently published the genome of Brassica napus—commonly known as canola—in the journal Science. Their discovery paves the way for ...
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2014
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When you picture a finicky eater, a raccoon doesn't usually come to mind. But new research from the University of Georgia has revealed that scavengers, such as raccoons and vultures, can be selective about what they eat. ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2022
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The proliferation of wireless devices may make daily life easier, but their signals are crowding an already limited number of available radio frequencies that enable wireless communication. A University of Georgia researcher ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 13, 2017
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The effects of an animal population's extinction may echo beyond the original species, new University of Georgia research finds. Loss of a population could ultimately result in the extinction of parasites—which are critical ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2015
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Despite the promise associated with the therapeutic use of human stem cells, a complete understanding of the mechanisms that control the fundamental question of whether a stem cell becomes a specific cell type within the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two ecological issues of increasing concern are the conservation of threatened and endangered species and the management of invasive species. A study by University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology postdoctoral ...
Ecology
Sep 3, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most parts of living organisms come packaged with ribbons. The ribbons are proteins—chains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work properly. But when for any reason the ribbons ...
General Physics
Jul 29, 2009
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While pearl millet is a major food staple in some of the fastest growing regions on Earth, relatively little is known about the drought-hardy grain.
Biotechnology
Mar 29, 2013
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Modern sustainability practices often encourage resource and energy efficiencies across separate sectors, such as food production or biofuels, but this siloed approach could actually lead to ongoing environmental decay, according ...
Environment
May 22, 2020
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The rate at which the rabies virus evolves in bats may depend heavily upon the ecological traits of its hosts, according to researchers at the University of Georgia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2012
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