Swedish scientists have mapped the gene sequence of Norway spruce (the Christmas tree) – a species with huge economic and ecological importance - and that is the largest genome to have ever been mapped. The genome is complex ...
Biotechnology
May 22, 2013
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Evolution by definition is cold and merciless: it selects for success and weeds out failure. It seems only natural to expect that such a process would simply favour genes that help themselves and not others. Yet cooperative ...
Mathematics
Jun 8, 2012
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Nest-building is not just instinctive but is a skill that birds learn from experience, research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2011
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As politicians know, repetition is often key to getting your message across. Now a former physicist studying linguistics at the Polish Academy of Sciences has taken this intuitive concept and incorporated it into a mathematical ...
Mathematics
Aug 29, 2011
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A new research discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead to tougher, more durable composite frames for aircraft, watercraft, and automobiles.
Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2009
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It's Saturday afternoon. Your weather app reads 105 degrees. Your dog is staring at you expectantly, hoping for a walk. What do you do?
Veterinary medicine
Jul 28, 2022
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Repetitive behaviors—such as tail-chasing—are more common among dogs belonging to first-time owners, those who live with larger families and those who exercise for less than one hour per day, according to a survey of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2022
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Today, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 individuals surviving in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. To ensure survival of the threatened species, ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2021
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Virtually every organization is wrestling and experimenting with automation. But most are missing the benefits that come from deep and systemic change. One of the largest failings, in our estimation, is that organizations ...
Robotics
Feb 22, 2019
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New biological information gleaned from the red vizcacha rat, a native species of Argentina, demonstrates how genomes can rapidly change in size.
Biotechnology
Jul 12, 2017
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