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Antarctic biodiversity database has ice-free areas covered
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas of Antarctica, after 16 years of research.
Ecology
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After inversion by CRISPR/Cas, the epigenetic state of plant chromosomes remains stable
The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK Leibniz Institute (IPK) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has investigated how the chromosomal ...
Plants & Animals
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Bat behaviors tied to differences in vocalizations suggest personality traits
A team of animal behaviorists at the Leibniz-Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science's, Museum für Naturkunde, and Wageningen University and Research has found an association between different types of vocalizations ...
Temperature-sensitive protein module can guide cell activity remotely
Imagine being at a big marquee event in an arena, like the Super Bowl, with the roar of the crowd, the smell of hot dogs, and a sea of jerseys all merging into one chaotic blur. While the frenzied, exciting environment certainly ...
Cell & Microbiology
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AI-driven multi-modal framework improves protein editing for science and medicine
Researchers from Zhejiang University and HKUST (Guangzhou) have developed a cutting-edge AI model, ProtET, that leverages multi-modal learning to enable controllable protein editing through text-based instructions. This innovative ...
Biotechnology
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AI model learns generalized 'language' of regulatory genomics, predicts cellular stories
A team of investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Google, and Columbia University have created an artificial intelligence model that can predict which genes are expressed in ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Global biodiversity goals: Researchers call for systematic conservation planning
Activists around the world are striving to stop the loss of biodiversity and restore ecosystems, as agreed by the international community in the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of Kunming and Montreal.
Ecology
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Working dogs take a day to adjust to Daylight Savings Time, but pets are more flexible
Working dogs take a day to adjust to the change in routine caused by Daylight Savings Time, whereas pet dogs and their owners seem to be unaffected, according to a study published in PLOS One by Lavania Nagendran, Ming Fei ...
Plants & Animals
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Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties
An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That ...
Plants & Animals
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High-speed microscopy technique reveals dynamic E. coli membrane stiffness
Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations. Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller features, and electron microscopy resolves small structures, but samples must be meticulously prepared, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland
Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew—in a study to investigate the identity of a fungus found on a ...
Ecology
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Report highlights photosynthetic microorganisms in sustainable bioplastic production
The European project PROMICON issued five policy recommendations to support a new method for the production of sustainable bioplastics from microorganisms.
Cell & Microbiology
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Crucial plant protein traced back to over 600 millions years ago, predating the first plant
Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the first plants existed. They traced its origins back to an evolutionary event in a distant unicellular ...
Evolution
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The global plant trade is spreading invasive species to Europe
Back in 2016, one of us (Silviu Petrovan) was asked to identify a live frog found in a shipment of roses in Sheffield, England. It certainly wasn't any species found in Europe: Silviu thought he had been pranked.
Ecology
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Climate change reshuffles species like a deck of cards, new study says
A new study led by an ecology and evolutionary biologist at UC Santa Cruz finds that temperature changes due to climate change have a doubly detrimental impact: Not only do they destabilize animal populations, but the impacts ...
Plants & Animals
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Scientists discover a genetic lifeline for the endangered shortfin mako shark
Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving them to extinction. Global demand for their meat and lucrative fins has placed this predator on the ...
Plants & Animals
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No waste left behind: Insect droppings can improve soil fertility
Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming.
Agriculture
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Rwandan scientists develop local yeast for banana wine-makers
For years, Augusti Ntivuguruzwa struggled to perfect his banana wine in Rwanda. As for many traditional wine-makers in the country, each batch brought uncertainty about whether regulators would approve his product.
Cell & Microbiology
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Art meets science: See the first detailed illustration of an ancient deep-sea mountain
Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures clinging to their sides. Unlike mountains on land that dare climbers and hikers to brave their peaks, ...
Ecology
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Boiling river provides a window into the future of Amazonia
It's a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world's largest rainforest, there is a boiling river. Found in eastern central Peru, it is a small tributary that eventually leads to the Amazon River.
Plants & Animals
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