To date, most marker-trait associations have been revealed using QTL and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), demonstrating both their successes and their limitations. Haplotypes are the particular combinations of alleles/markers ...
Plants & Animals
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The long-held consensus that the more populated and "civilized" a society, the more complex their communication may be more nuanced than previously thought.
Archaeology
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In 2020, Prof. Teruo Ono and his colleagues at Kyoto University reported the very first observation of a magnetically controllable, superconducting diode effect in an artificial superlattice. Their findings, published in ...
Human eggs often contain the wrong number of chromosomes, leading to miscarriages and infertility. A research team led by Melina Schuh at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences has discovered that human ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Iowans might notice some new uninvited guests crashing their summer barbecues this year.
Plants & Animals
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Analysis of a colossal anthropological dataset that systematically collects characteristics of societies around the world throughout all of human history and prehistory shows that an important bottleneck preventing growth ...
Archaeology
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A new study shows that people with migraine or frequent tension headaches have a reduced work ability. The researchers hope that the new knowledge may help workplaces become better at accommodating those suffering from headaches.
Economics & Business
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Nanowires, used in sensors, transistors, optoelectronic devices and other systems that require subatomic preciseness, like to stick together. Untangling electrical wires can be a difficult task—imagine trying to separate ...
Nanomaterials
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More than eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year—a serious danger for the environment and health. Biodegradable bioplastics could provide an alternative. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research ...
Polymers
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Precise manipulation and transportation of micro-sized droplets is a challenging task, yet crucial for biomedical and industrial applications. A research team led by a scholar from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) ...
Soft Matter
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