A guide to some of the ways Western Australian animals can kill you
If there's one thing Australia is famous for it's wanting to kill you. Sharks in the ocean, crocs in the river and the sun trying to grill you like a scotch filet.
If there's one thing Australia is famous for it's wanting to kill you. Sharks in the ocean, crocs in the river and the sun trying to grill you like a scotch filet.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2024
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Dr. Mark Lindsay was 5 years old when he first learned that tree trunks were brown.
Other
Jan 15, 2024
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In a study published in Developmental Cell, researchers led by Prof. Huang Xun from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated the role of lipid droplet-localized CETN-SPDL1-L ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2023
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New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do.
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2023
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An international team of researchers has found the genes responsible for converting yellow carotenoids in birds to red ketocarotenoids. In their paper published in the journal Cell Biology, the group describes the steps they ...
Researchers at UW Medicine have decoded what makes good lighting—lighting capable of stimulating the cone photoreceptor inputs to specific neurons in the eye that regulate circadian rhythms.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 20, 2020
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Flies could provide a fast and cheap way to screen animal venom on a large scale for chemicals that can be used in drugs.
Biochemistry
Apr 3, 2019
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National University of Singapore researchers have developed a colour-enhancement film that could bring richer and more natural colours to next-generation flat-panel electronic displays.
Materials Science
Jul 9, 2018
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One of the most puzzling aspects of cancer is how cells inevitably manage to reactivate precisely those few genes that can turn them into tumors. One example, discussed at length here yesterday, is the restoration of telomerase ...
A new type of cell has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fish, and scientists say the discovery opens a new world of understanding about vision in a variety of light conditions.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2017
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