As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that "taught" a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. The machine "learned" to identify ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 22, 2020
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A sordid element of North Carolina's history is its eugenics program, which authorized sterilization of many citizens throughout much of the 20th century.
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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Snowshoe hare carcasses may provide a vital food source for a wide variety of species in Canada's boreal forest—including lynx, ravens, flying squirrels and even other hares, according to a new study by University of Alberta ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2020
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International expert in creativity and innovation, UniSA's Professor David Cropley, is calling for Australian schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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When telescopes became powerful enough to find planets orbiting distant stars, scientists were surprised to see that a lot of them didn't have atmospheres like Earth's. Instead, they appear to have thick blankets of hydrogen.
Astronomy
Jul 22, 2020
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Researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Management have developed a new framework to make supply chains more resilient during a crisis like COVID-19.
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2020
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Your perceptions of someone you just met are influenced in part by what they look like and how they sound.
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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New research into graphene flakes has discovered that the material can act as a surfactant, for the first time demonstrating how it can be a versatile 2-D stabiliser ideal for many industrial applications from oil extraction ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 22, 2020
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"Bird-brain" is a term used to describe someone scatty, indecisive, forgetful. But in an innovative new study published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology—Part D: Genomics and Proteomics , researchers found that ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 22, 2020
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Back in in 2018—in the pre-pandemic world—about 5% of the U.S. workforce teleworked from home. That changed dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; by May 2020 that number had jumped to about 35%. Tech giants ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2020
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