Genome of Australian fly defeats killer bacteria by evolving to co-exist with it
The more we learn about the biological world, the more complex it becomes.
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Biology news
Skin-on-a-chip: Modeling an innervated epidermal-like layer on a microfluidic chip
Bioengineers and tissue engineers intend to reconstruct skin equivalents with physiologically relevant cellular and matrix architectures for basic research and industrial applications. Skin pathophysiology depends on skin-nerve ...
Even Sonoran Desert plants aren't immune to climate change
In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thought nearly immortal and replacing them with shorter shrubs that can take advantage of sporadic rainfall and warmer temperatures.
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Climate change threatens lemurs on Madagascar
They are small, have a high reproductive output and live in the forests of Madagascar. During the 5-month rainy season, offspring are born and a fat pad is created to survive the cool dry season when food is scarce. But what ...
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A final present from birds killed in window collisions: poop that reveals their microbiomes
Every year, millions of birds crash into windows in cities along their migratory path. For decades, scientists and volunteers have risen at dawn in spring and fall to collect the fallen birds, rehabilitating the injured and ...
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Turtles and crocodiles with unique characteristics are more likely to go extinct, says new study
New research led by the University of Oxford has revealed that the most endangered turtle and crocodile species are those that are most unique. Their loss could have widespread impacts on the ecosystems they live in, since ...
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What should we call evolution driven by genetic engineering? Genetic welding, says researcher
With CRISPR-Cas9 technology, humans can now rapidly change the evolutionary course of animals or plants by inserting genes that can easily spread through entire populations. Evolutionary geneticist Asher Cutter proposes that ...
Evolution
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How dogs are used impacts how they are treated, finds cross-cultural database study
Research into the unique cognitive abilities of dogs often leads to surprises, including dogs' ability to form mental representations of things they smell, or that they know when their owners do something by accident. However, ...
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Team successfully tests, validates new method for measuring the precise dimensions and comparability of biomolecules
The precise measurement of biomolecules can play a critical role in improving our understanding of fundamental life processes. In a large-scale comparative study involving 19 laboratories around the globe, a team working ...
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Sulfur may be partly responsible for reddish feathers in barn owls on remote islands
A small team of environmental scientists from several institutions in Italy and Switzerland has found evidence suggesting that at least some of the red plumage sported by barn owls on small, isolated islands may be due to ...
