Meiotic drivers are a type of selfish gene. Present in the genomes of nearly all species, including humans, they unfairly transfer their genetic material to more than half of their offspring, sometimes leading to infertility, ...
Evolution
Oct 20, 2022
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Psychedelic compounds found in "magic mushrooms" are increasingly being recognized for their potential to treat health conditions such as depression, anxiety, compulsive disorders and addiction.
Ecology
Oct 17, 2022
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Lipids—fats—make great walls for cells and organelles because they are water resistant and dynamic. But those same characteristics also make them hard to image using expansion microscopy, a technique that works for magnifying ...
Biochemistry
Oct 13, 2022
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For the first time, a Nobel Prize recognized the field of anthropology, the study of humanity. Svante Pääbo, a pioneer in the study of ancient DNA, or aDNA, was awarded the 2022 prize in physiology or medicine for his breathtaking ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 5, 2022
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Nearly 100 years after its last confirmed sighting, University of Otago researchers have revealed the genealogical story of the upokororo or New Zealand grayling.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2022
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A new banana fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe. It hit Africa a decade ago, and the advance of the disease poses a threat to Africa's food security, a genetic study conducted by Wageningen University & Research ...
Ecology
Sep 23, 2022
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A Policy Forum article published today in Science calls for a new approach to regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops, arguing that current approaches for triggering safety testing vary dramatically among countries and ...
Agriculture
Sep 1, 2022
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A new study from the University of Oulu as part of an international joint collaboration has detected a clear population subdivision in Fennoscandian wolverines through genetic research. These two populations, the Karelian ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2022
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A group of international researchers has uncovered evidence of a super rare genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome, reporting the oldest clinical case of Klinefelter syndrome to date.
Archaeology
Aug 26, 2022
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Hydropower developments should avoid flooding forests to minimize biodiversity loss and disruptions to ecosystems in Amazonian forest islands, new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) finds.
Ecology
Aug 26, 2022
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