Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive measures would prevent costly impacts from a wildlife disease spreading across Europe ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 26, 2024
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When fish are taken from our oceans faster than they can reproduce, their population numbers decline. This over-fishing upsets marine ecosystems. It's also bad for human populations that rely on fish for protein in their ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2024
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Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered two proteins that work together to determine the fate of cells in plants facing certain stresses.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2024
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Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes have seemed like an open book. By reading and decoding our chromosomes as linear strings of letters, like sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 8, 2024
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A new technique developed by researchers from Macquarie University and the California Institute of Technology could allow scientists to more safely alter the genetic makeup of wild populations. The study is published in the ...
Biotechnology
Aug 13, 2024
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A fish on land still waves its fins, but the results are markedly different when that fish is in water. Attributed to renowned computer scientist Alan Kay, the analogy is used to illustrate the power of context in illuminating ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 17, 2024
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If you've seen those viral social media videos of dogs using soundboard buttons to "talk," you're not alone. These buttons have taken the pet world by storm, leading to impressive and sometimes seemingly miraculous feats ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2024
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While distinct languages and dialects are common to human societies, most people are unaware that other species may similarly have culturally significant dialects. New research conducted by a team of researchers from the ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2024
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A pair of life scientists at the University of Sydney, working with a colleague from Museums Victoria, in Australia, has found that the brooding brittle star (Amphipholis squamata) has a massive genome due to duplication ...
Zebrafish are members of a rarefied group of vertebrates capable of fully healing a severed spinal cord. A clear understanding of how this regeneration takes place could provide clues toward strategies for healing spinal ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 15, 2024
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