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Skin-penetrating nematodes' love-hate relationship with CO₂ could lead to new parasitic infection treatments
In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, it is estimated that over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Study of deadly dog cancer reveals new clues for improved treatment
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the UF Health Cancer Center have identified a crucial link between a gene mutation and immune system signaling in canine hemangiosarcoma, a discovery ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Seeing the unseen: New method reveals 'hyperaccessible' window in freshly replicated DNA
DNA replication is happening continuously throughout the body, as many as trillions of times per day. Whenever a cell divides—whether to repair damaged tissue, replace old cells, or simply to help the body grow—DNA is ...
Cell & Microbiology
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City-dwelling spur-winged lapwings move around more than their rural counterparts
Researchers from Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology have studied the behavior and movement of the common spur-winged lapwing and compared the habits of "urban lapwings" to those of their "rural" counterparts.
Plants & Animals
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New findings shed light on cell health: Key insights into the recycling process inside cells
A recent study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India has revealed new details about how our cells clean up and recycle waste. This process, known as autophagy, is like a self-cleaning mechanism for cells, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Looking to Kenya's Lake Victoria and cyanobacteria for what may come for Lake Erie
To try to understand how harmful algal blooms might evolve in Lake Erie in a warming climate, University of Michigan scientists helped conduct a survey of cyanobacteria in a gulf of Kenya's Lake Victoria.
Ecology
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Large bipedal dinosaur footprints discovered: Possible evidence of Mongolian giant Saurolophus
A joint dinosaur survey conducted by Okayama University of Science (OUS) and the Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, has uncovered one of the largest hadrosaurid footprints ever found, measuring 92 cm ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Innovative process converts urine into slow-release crystal fertilizer
A team of chemists and agriculture specialists has developed a way to transform urea in wastewater, into percarbamide, which can be used as a fertilizer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Catalysis, the group ...
Pesticide mixtures shown to be present in soil and plants all year round, not just during application times
In conventional agriculture, synthetic chemical pesticides are used in various crops such as arable farming, vegetable growing and viticulture. A study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, published in Scientific ...
Ecology
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Systems engineering of cell factories almost doubles output, offering a sustainable fossil-fuel alternative
Engineers from The University of Warwick's Integrative Synthetic Biology Center and Imperial College London's Department of Bioengineering have unveiled how to engineer microbial "cell-factories" to boost the manufacture ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Team manipulates intracellular signal transduction using optogenetic technology
A research team led by Dr. Tetsuya Muramoto from the Faculty of Science at Toho University has demonstrated the mechanisms by which periodic chemical signal frequencies in cells regulate gene expression via transcription ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Ship slime build-up: Biofilm growth model could enable lower costs and emissions in ocean transport
Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, higher consumer prices. A study published in the journal, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, suggests a ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Peptides that can remove microplastics identified
Researchers have identified peptides that can help remove microplastics from the environment by combining biophysical modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, and reinforcement learning. The ultimate goal of the work ...
Biotechnology
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Garden ponds: Hidden gems of urban biodiversity conservation
Urbanization is rapidly transforming landscapes worldwide, becoming a key driver of global biodiversity loss. It often impacts biodiversity negatively by creating selective environments that limit species diversity in urban ...
Ecology
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AI model simulates 500 million years of evolution to generate a new fluorescent protein
A team of AI researchers, biologists and evolutionary specialists at EvolutionaryScale and the Arc Institute, both in the U.S., has designed and built an AI model capable of generating the code to synthesize novel proteins. ...
Simplified redesign of proteins can improve ligand binding
In biology, the binding of cellular proteins to molecules called ligands produces myriad functions essential for life, including cell signaling and enzymatic action. In biotechnology and medicine, the ability of researchers ...
Biotechnology
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Reversing age-related fertility decline in male fruit flies: The crucial role of seminal fluid
As males age, their reproductive success typically declines. A study on fruit flies, led by University of Oxford researchers, has found that while old males do produce fewer offspring than young males, this is not because ...
Evolution
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Natural features and oil and gas structures influence the movement of whale sharks across the seascape
Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like offshore oil and gas platforms, with both acting as migratory "stepping stones," a new study published ...
Ecology
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Size matters for foodborne pathogens: Poop from small birds unlikely to pose food safety risk for farmers
t doesn't require a degree in ornithology, a lab test or even an app for most growers to determine whether bird poop near their crops presents a food safety risk. They just need to ask themselves a simple question: How big ...
Ecology
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Lab-grown intestines: Protein printing mimics human gut structures
An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and villi in the intestine using a contact protein printing technique. This model will make it possible ...
Biotechnology
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