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North American boreal forest holds 31% more trees than thought
Ever wonder how many trees stand tall in North America's vast boreal forest? A new University of Alberta study has the answer, and it could benefit climate mitigation. The work is published in the journal Ecography.
Plants & Animals
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Non-toxic weed control to boost crop production
A non-toxic, environmentally friendly method of controlling weeds and pests in horticultural crops that has already proved successful in the United States and Europe will now be tested in Australia through a project led by ...
Plants & Animals
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Collective memory loss in herring results in 800 km shift in spawning grounds
Researchers led by the Institute of Marine Research in Norway report an 800 km poleward shift in the spawning grounds of Norwegian spring-spawning herring (NSS herring) following a loss of collective migration memory among ...
Paleontologists identify 12 new dinosaur teeth in China's Nenjiang Formation
A recent study by Keifeng Yu and his colleagues, published in Acta Geologica Sinica, describes the discovery and identification of 12 new dinosaur teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation. The Cretaceous dinosaurs ...
Big data for big farming: How 5G and the metaverse are changing agriculture
A review of digital technologies in the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology suggests that integration of mobile, 5G, wireless and the so-called metaverse could be a turning point in global ...
Biotechnology
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Engineered Vibrio natriegens strain boosts bioremediation of complex pollutants in harsh environments
A multi-institutional collaboration of synthetic biology research centers in China has developed a genetically engineered strain of Vibrio natriegens capable of bioremediating complex organic pollutants, including biphenyl, ...
Gene mutations help flowers mimic foul odor to attract carcass-loving pollinators
A wild ginger has a clever trick up its sleeve to lure in pollinators. No, it's not a sweet fragrance that fills the air, but the foul stench of rotting flesh and dung. To attract carrion-loving flies and beetles, the flowers ...
Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey
Flamingos standing serenely in a shallow alkaline lake with heads submerged may seem to be placidly feeding, but there's a lot going on under the surface.
Plants & Animals
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From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: First tegu fossil found in the US
Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After wreaking havoc in Florida's ecosystems, the exotic lizard was classified as an invasive species. ...
Plants & Animals
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Clear waters, hidden toxins: Viruses that combat algal blooms may actually increase risks for people and ecosystems
New laboratory research shows that when viruses attack a species that forms toxic algal blooms, those thick, blue-green slicks that choke waterways and that threaten ecosystems, drinking water, and public health, what results ...
Ecology
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High-speed imaging captures mechanics of hormone-driven gene activation
Scientists at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have captured real-time footage showing how a key hormone receptor activates genes, offering a clearer view of one of the most fundamental processes ...
Biotechnology
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Why so many microbes fail to grow in the lab
Microbial ecosystems—for example, in seawater, the soil or in the human gut—are astonishingly diverse, but researchers often struggle to reproduce this diversity in the lab: Many microorganisms die when attempts are made ...
Ecology
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Wily parasite kills human cells and wears their remains as disguise
The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes it triggers severe, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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New atlas provides deeper understanding of which proteins work together in specific tissues
The human body and its organs are composed of a wide variety of cell types. Although all cells contain the same genes, they function very differently—partly because protein interactions differ between cells.
Biotechnology
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Q&A: AI speeds up search for RNA-targeting drugs, opening new therapeutic possibilities
The majority of RNAs in each of our cells don't code for any of the thousands of proteins that make up our bodies. Instead, noncoding RNAs have critical roles in many biological processes—such as gene expression—making ...
Biotechnology
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Generative AI is on track to shape the future of drug design
Using advanced artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a novel method to make drug development faster and more efficient.
Biotechnology
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Fire ant colonies can switch from single to multiple queens under minority influence
Groups of social animals, including humans, can make complex decisions without a single central leader. Those choices aren't always made by the majority, however.
Plants & Animals
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Paramecium meets cyanobacterium: How two become one
When two organisms live together so closely that they merge into a functional unit, this is known as symbiosis. In the "1+1=1" project, an international, interdisciplinary research team is investigating how synthetic symbiosis ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Lethal bacteria use sugar-sensing mechanism to recognize and infect cells
Scientists led by Karla Satchell, Ph.D., the Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology at Northwestern University, have discovered previously unknown molecular mechanisms that help a type of food-borne bacteria recognize ...
Cell & Microbiology
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First evidence of mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees
Have you ever wondered how your childhood relationship with your parents shaped the person you are today? Scientists have long known that early attachment to caregivers plays a crucial role in human development, but what ...
Plants & Animals
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