When people are asked to draw the flower of a sunflower plant, almost everyone draws a large circle encircled by yellow petals.
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2021
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You've heard of animals that can lose and then regenerate a tail or limb. But scientists reporting in the journal Current Biology on March 8 have now discovered two species of sacoglossan sea slug that can do even better, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2021
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Like a wrench that gums up the gears, a common anesthetic keeps the motor proteins in your cells from making their rounds.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 28, 2021
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Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission team received images confirming that the spacecraft has collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission ...
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2020
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In plants, many proteins are found at only one end of a cell, giving them a polarity like heads and tails on a coin.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2020
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High-resolution micro-CT scanning of the skull of the fossil specimen known as "Little Foot" has revealed some aspects of how this Australopithecus species used to live more than 3 million years ago.
Archaeology
Mar 17, 2020
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Turtle ant soldiers look like real-life creatures straight out of a Japanese anime film. These tree-dwelling insects scuttle to and fro sporting shiny, adorably oversized heads, which they use to block the entrances of their ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2020
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Scientists have identified the stem cells that allow tapeworms to regenerate and found that their location in proximity to the head is essential, according to a new study in eLife.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 24, 2019
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When driving across country, people can only make it so far before stopping off to rest. Likewise, most migratory songbirds must make stops during their long-distance journeys to sleep along the way. Now, researchers have ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2019
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Earth didn't always harbor life. But around 4 billion years ago, something in the environment changed, and systems with biological properties began to emerge. Many scientists believe a lively dance of molecules called amino ...
Biochemistry
Aug 1, 2019
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