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Shrimp that can 'punch' through aquarium glass found in New Zealand bay, officials say
Government officials in New Zealand are investigating how an aggressive species known as "the thumb splitter" ended up in the country's northern coastal waters.
Plants & Animals
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Coral reef nightlife becomes more predatory with artificial light
Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared cameras.
Plants & Animals
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Carnivorous squirrels documented in California
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study, led by the University ...
Plants & Animals
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Study uncovers high extinction risk for many Amazonian tree species
Among tree species in the Ecuadorian Amazon, investigators at the Universidad de las Américas, in Ecuador, found that 14% are critically endangered and 47% are endangered. The study in Plants, People, Planet indicates that ...
Plants & Animals
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World's only bonobo sanctuary aids orphaned apes in developing social skills
Apes orphaned by the illegal trade in bushmeat and pets can overcome trauma and develop social abilities like those of their mother-reared peers.
Plants & Animals
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Dogs demonstrate ability to match voices to familiar humans
Researchers at ELTE Department of Ethology, Hungary designed an experiment to investigate whether dogs can recognize their owners based on pre-recorded speech. The results provided the first evidence that dogs are capable ...
Plants & Animals
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Ocean microbe's unusual pair of enzymes may boost carbon storage
Stanford researchers have found a surprising genetic twist in a lineage of microbes that may play an important role in ocean carbon storage. The microbes, known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria, have two different forms ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Mysterious plant fossil belongs to a family that no longer exists
In 1969, fossilized leaves of the species Othniophyton elongatum—which translates to "alien plant"—were identified in eastern Utah. Initially, scientists theorized the extinct species may have belonged to the ginseng ...
Plants & Animals
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Scientists find vulnerability in antibiotic resistance mechanism
Superbugs, bacteria that are immune to multiple antibiotics, pose a great challenge to modern medicine. Researchers from the B CUBE—Center for Molecular Bioengineering at TUD Dresden University of Technology and Institut ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Images of crucial cell receptors show promising new drug targets
Almost 35% of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration work by targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), proteins embedded in cell membranes that allow cells to communicate with each other. Adhesion G protein-coupled ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Captive tilapia study shows cold-blooded animals using behaviorally-induced fever to battle infection
A team of life scientists at East China Normal University has found that at least one type of cold-blooded animal uses behaviorally-induced fever to battle infections. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
Boltz-1: Fully open-source model rivals AlphaFold3 for predicting biomolecular structures
MIT scientists have released a powerful, open-source AI model called Boltz-1 that could significantly accelerate biomedical research and drug development. The paper is available on the bioRxiv preprint server.
Biotechnology
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Scientists warn careless experimentation with 'mirror life forms' could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
When you look in a mirror, the reflection is fundamentally you, but with a perfect reversal of all your features. This illustrates a phenomenon we also see in the tiny world of molecules.
Cell & Microbiology
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Study maps bed bugs' genomes in unprecedented detail to find out why they just won't die
Scientists mapped near-gap-free and near-error-free genomes of a susceptible bed bug strain and a superstrain around 20,000 times more insecticide-resistant, offering the broadest look yet at the full scope of their resistance ...
Plants & Animals
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A history of bacteria domestication: Researchers investigate genetic and phenotypic characteristics of Swiss cheeses
The domestication of livestock and plants marked an important stage in the settlement of human populations in the Neolithic period, as they moved from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a subsistence model based on animal husbandry ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists uncover new mechanisms in blood vessel formation
The formation of blood vessels is a complex process involving the interplay of proteins and mechanical forces. In two studies, a research team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland, has uncovered new mechanisms ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Corals depend on near neighbors to reproduce, research reveals
A study reveals corals must be within only a few meters of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.
Plants & Animals
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Gene discovery unlocks secrets of salmon puberty and evolution
A study carried out at the University of Helsinki shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty—a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival.
Evolution
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Study discovers Foxo3 protein helps eliminate 'unfit' cells to ensure healthy body construction
From the very moment an egg is fertilized, life begins with a remarkable process: cells start dividing and replicating to make copies of themselves. Yet this process is not flawless. Errors can occur when genetic material ...
Cell & Microbiology
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'Video game ecology' can help us understand the climate crisis in our forests
When we think of climate change we often think of extreme events like flooding rains and large bushfires. But climate change can also have slower, more subtle impacts on our landscapes.
Ecology
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