A new tool invented by University of Alberta biologists to sequence circular DNA will provide scientists with richer, more accurate data that could help advance research on viruses, agriculture and perhaps even cancer.
Biotechnology
May 14, 2020
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To find out more about birds such as the black-tailed godwit, ecologists have been conducting long-term population studies using standardized information on reproductive behaviour—such as dates of egg-laying or hatching ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2020
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New hope for the preservation of red squirrels in Britain and Ireland is on the horizon, after the completion of the red and grey squirrel reference genomes by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2020
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Astronomers at Harvard University have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous structure—the largest ever seen in our galaxy—made up of interconnected stellar nurseries. Dubbed the "Radcliffe wave" in honor of the ...
Astronomy
Jan 7, 2020
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Appearing in everything from sushi rolls to sandwiches, tuna are among the world's favourite fish. But are our current tuna fishing habits sustainable?
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2019
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Earth is seeing an unprecedented loss of species, which some ecologists are calling a sixth mass extinction. In May, a United Nations report warned that 1 million species are threatened by extinction. More recently, 571 plant ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2019
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On any given day, a news story might list a city in India as "most polluted." In another story, a city in China may have held the distinction. Then again, maybe Iran hosts the most polluted city in the world, as a recent ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2019
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Today, more than 700 million people around the world drink water from unsafe or untreated sources, such as wells, springs and surface water.
Environment
Aug 13, 2019
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Adapting new data technologies may lead to fairer food prices for consumers and producers, by increasing transparency.
Computer Sciences
Jul 8, 2019
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As foxes and coyotes adapt to urban landscapes, the potential for encounters with humans necessarily goes up. A team of scientists is taking advantage of this fact to enlist the eyeballs and fingertips of humans—getting ...
Ecology
Jun 4, 2019
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