Newly-released sorghum types offer biodiversity, crop improvement
It's an ancient grain that has been cultivated for thousands of years. Yet you may not even have heard of it.
Biotechnology
Mar 16, 2016
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Wetland enhancement in Midwest could help reduce catastrophic floods of the future
According to a new study from Oregon State University, restoration of wetlands in the Midwest has the potential to significantly reduce peak river flows during floods—not only now, but also in the future if heavy rains ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2016
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Evolution of hermaphroditic nematode proves deterministic maternal effects can give offspring head start in life
Thank your mothers: A research collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and L'École Normale Supérieure in Paris has proven that deterministic maternal effects can give offspring a better start on life.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2016
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Computer simulations may help golfers tame the sport's 'scariest 155 yards'
Johns Hopkins engineers have devised a computer model to unravel the wicked wind conditions that plague the world's greatest golfers at the course that hosts one of the sport's most storied tournaments, The Masters, in Augusta, ...
General Physics
Mar 16, 2016
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New explosion gas-signature models can help inspectors locate and identify underground nuclear tests
Through experiments and computer models of gas releases, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have simulated signatures of gases from underground nuclear explosions (UNEs) that may be carried by winds far from ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2016
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Mysterious 'Tully monster' is a vertebrate, research finds
The Tully Monster, an oddly configured sea creature with teeth at the end of a narrow, trunk-like extension of its head and eyes that perch on either side of a long, rigid bar, has finally been identified.
Archaeology
Mar 16, 2016
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Selfish bumblebees are not prepared to share
Well qualified bumblebees are not prepared to share their pollinating knowledge with less experienced bees, according to new research carried out at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2016
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Scientists generate a new type of human stem cell that has half a genome
Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute (NYSCF) have succeeded in generating a new type of embryonic stem cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2016
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A surprising makeover turns an ordinary protein into a magnetic sculptor
By studying an unusual group of magnetic microorganisms, scientists at UC Berkeley have uncovered a new and unexpected function for a ubiquitous protein family. Proteases are workhorse enzymes found in all living organisms ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2016
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Critically endangered crocodile hatchlings from same nest may have multiple fathers
Genetic analysis revealed that critically endangered Orinoco crocodile hatchlings from the same clutch may have multiple fathers, according to a study published March 16, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Natalia ...
Plants & Animals
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