New research cracks illegal wildlife trade
Scientists have developed a revolutionary way to determine if animals are being illegally trafficked.
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2018
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News tagged with chemical markers
Discovery allows scientists to index thousands of cells simultaneously, a 40-fold increase from the current method
Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think.
Biotechnology
Apr 09, 2018
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A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary process
With 72 species currently identified, Espeletia is a plant genus endemic to the paramo, a moist alpine biome unique to the northern Andes. This genus, which inhabits the world's most diverse high-altitude ecosystem, is an ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2017
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Secret lives of Amazonian fishes revealed by chemicals stored in their ear-stones
Fish species that are both economically and ecologically important in South America live mysterious lives.
Ecology
Jun 07, 2016
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Chemical marker facilitates plastic recycling
Some years ago, a small recycling company asked the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (CIMAV) at Monterrey in the northeast of Mexico, a technology to identify PVC from PET, since the material caused them losses in ...
Materials Science
Apr 08, 2014
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'Grassroots action' in livestock feeding to help curb global climate change
In a series of papers to be presented next week, scientists offer new evidence that a potent chemical mechanism operating in the roots of a tropical grass used for livestock feed has enormous potential to reduce greenhouse ...
Environment
Sep 13, 2013
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Monarch butterflies migration path tracked by generations for first time
Everyone knows all about the epic breeding journey taken each year by generations of monarch butterflies between Mexico and Canada, right? Not so fast, say researchers including University of Guelph biologists.
Plants & Animals
Aug 07, 2013
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Scientists date prehistoric bacterial invasion still present in today's cells
Long before plants and animals inhabited the earth, when life consisted of single-celled organisms afloat in a planet-wide sea, bacteria invaded these organisms and took up permanent residence. One bacterium eventually became ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2013
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Epigenetics unveils how plants may adapt to environments throughout the world
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified patterns of epigenomic diversity that not only allow plants to adapt to various environments, but could also benefit crop production and the study of ...
Biotechnology
Mar 06, 2013
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Extinct giant camel found far from the desert in Arctic discovery
(Phys.org) —A Canadian research team, helped by scientists at The University of Manchester, has discovered the first evidence of an extinct giant camel in the High Arctic. The three-and-a-half million year old fossil was ...
Archaeology
Mar 05, 2013
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