Scientists at the University of Bath have identified how a mutant gene in fish is involved in controlling stem cells.
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2019
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The detection of physical forces is one of the most complex challenges facing science. Although Newton solved the problem of gravity long ago, imaging the physical forces that act within living cells remains one of the main ...
Biochemistry
Feb 12, 2019
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Plants need sunlight to feed and grow. Without light, photosynthesis, the reaction by which the plant chloroplasts convert atmospheric CO2 and water into sugars and oxygen, cannot take place. In some situations, such as in ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2019
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In discovering a mutant gene that "turns on" another gene responsible for the red pigments sometimes seen in corn, researchers solved an almost six-decades-old mystery with a finding that may have implications for plant breeding ...
Biotechnology
Jan 18, 2019
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Impasto is thick paint laid on the canvas in an amount that makes it stand from the surface. The relief of impasto increases the perceptibility of the paint by increasing its light-reflecting textural properties. Scientists ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 15, 2019
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We recently and unexpectedly revealed direct archaeological evidence of involvement of medieval women in manuscript production, challenging widespread assumptions that male monks were the sole producers of books throughout ...
Archaeology
Jan 11, 2019
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During the European Middle Ages, literacy and written texts were largely the province of religious institutions. Richly illustrated manuscripts were created in monasteries for use by members of religious institutions and ...
Archaeology
Jan 9, 2019
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Scientists have discovered how locusts change their body colour to adapt to different environments, according to new research published in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2019
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Populations of indigenous people in southern Africa carry a gene that causes lighter skin, and scientists have now identified the rapid evolution of this gene in recent human history.
Evolution
Dec 10, 2018
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An international group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Bristol have advanced our understanding of how ancient animals saw the world by combining the study of fossils and genetics.
Evolution
Dec 4, 2018
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