Several varieties of wild spinach that originated in Central Asia show resistance to a destructive soil-borne pathogen that beleaguers growers of spinach seed in the Pacific Northwest—a finding that can be used to breed hardier ...
Plants & Animals
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Cats have a long history with humans, going back more than 9,000 years. Attracted to human settlements by the rodents that plagued (sometimes literally) our ancestors, cats ingratiated themselves as useful mousers and slowly ...
Veterinary medicine
May 20, 2025
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African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian elephants have a 20% heavier ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2025
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To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a Japanese research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC (Kai-proteins) ...
Evolution
May 20, 2025
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Financial landlords in Toronto charge monthly rents 44% higher than the average neighborhood price, according to a groundbreaking new study. The increase translates to $670 more on average.
Economics & Business
May 20, 2025
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Researchers at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, depend on the facility's bright, stable electron ...
General Physics
May 20, 2025
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Imagine a medical scanner that works faster and produces clearer images, or a radiation detector that pinpoints tiny traces of radioactive material with unprecedented accuracy. These futuristic possibilities are a step closer ...
Nanophysics
May 20, 2025
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Ultrastructural studies of centipede and other myriapod ovaries reveal direct soma-germline contact across the basement membrane, a structure typically regarded as a cellular barrier.
Cell & Microbiology
May 20, 2025
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Researchers have developed the world's first near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor capable of real-time, non-destructive and species-agnostic detection of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)—the primary bioactive auxin hormone ...
Bio & Medicine
May 20, 2025
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Researchers from the lab led by Prof. Joris De Wit (VIB-KU Leuven) have discovered an important clue to how connections between brain cells, known as synapses, mature. These new findings, published in Developmental Cell, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 20, 2025
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