Developing new long-range micro backpacks for bees
A project to develop a new means of tracking bees in the landscape is progressing well according to scientists at Bangor University.
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2017
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Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bacteria to do something astounding: play back an animation of a galloping horse.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2017
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Study links groundwater with surface water in Devils River
A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) study provides detailed models linking groundwater in a Texas aquifer to the surface flows in one of the state's most pristine rivers. The study shows how karstic pathways of the Edwards-Trinity ...
Environment
Aug 30, 2017
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Male mice found able to bias gender ratios of offspring
An international team of researchers has discovered that contrary to conventional views, a male mammal was found able to exert inadvertent gender bias ratios in his offspring. In their paper published in the journal Proceedings ...
Fighting mucosal bacteria in the battle against cystic fibrosis
Michael Maiden, a Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine student and doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, was recently awarded a traineeship from the Cystic Fibrosis ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 30, 2017
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Silicon solves problems for next-generation battery technology
Silicon – the second most abundant element in the earth's crust – shows great promise in Li-ion batteries, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. By replacing graphite anodes with silicon, it ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 30, 2017
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Biofuel breakthroughs bring 'negative emissions' a step closer
The use of biofuels helps reduce human greenhouse gas emissions. That's one reason why some petroleum companies offer petrol containing up to 10% ethanol (a biofuel). But if we are to have any real chance of avoiding catastrophic ...
Environment
Aug 30, 2017
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NO2– not as bad as we thought?
Air pollution has been found to cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year around the world. As a result, there has been growing public concern about the health impacts of roadside air pollution – especially in the ...
Environment
Aug 30, 2017
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Conservation hindered by geographical mismatches between capacity and need
New research suggests that geographical mismatches between conservation needs and expertise may hinder global conservation goals.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2017
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Developing a forecast system for Atlantic albacore tuna
Fish population dynamics models are essential tools used to estimate fishing impact and provide key indicators of exploitation. A EU-funded project is helping to provide a new generation of models harnessing the progress ...
Ecology
Aug 30, 2017
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