Scientists from Trinity believe they have pinpointed our most distant animal relative in the tree of life and, in doing so, have resolved an ongoing debate. Their work finds strong evidence that sponges—not more complex ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2021
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Researchers at GMI—Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) use two complementary ...
Evolution
Mar 25, 2021
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Researchers have used advanced AI and large sets of genomic data to unveil how humans have adapted to recent diseases.
Biotechnology
Mar 22, 2021
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Fishing primarily removes larger and more active fish from populations. It thus acts as a selection factor that favors shy fish, as a recent study by the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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If B is better than A, and C is better than B, it follows by the transitive property that C is better than A. And, yet, this is not always the case. Every kid is familiar with the Rock-Paper-Scissors game—the epitome of ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2021
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Scientists have accepted natural selection as a driver of evolution for more than 160 years, thanks to Charles Darwin.
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2021
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A research group from the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio) confirms that a virus that affects a cruciferous plant reduces its virulence in drought conditions.This is the first piece of research showing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2021
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If you saw the first episode of David Attenborough's new BBC series Perfect Planet, you will have seen the astounding bloodsucking behaviour of the vampire finches. These small birds exist only on two remote islands in the ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2021
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For most people, the word "vampire" brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a small and rather lovely bird—the finch.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2021
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It turns out where certain desert shrubs grow matters a lot—especially when it comes to making sure they don't all end up looking the same.
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2020
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