A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time after all, according to a new analysis by paleontologists at UC Davis and the Smithsonian Institution. The new analysis puts Perucetus colossus ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 29, 2024
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Scientists in South Korea have developed a new type of sustainable hybrid food—a "meaty" rice that they say could help solve food crises and climate change.
Agriculture
Feb 18, 2024
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From lab-grown chicken to cricket-derived protein, these innovative alternatives offer hope for a planet struggling with the environmental and ethical impacts of industrial agriculture. Now, Korean scientists add a new recipe ...
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2024
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As the world's population increases, cultivated or lab-grown meat—animal muscle and fat cells grown in laboratory conditions—has emerged as a potential way to satisfy future protein needs. And edible, inexpensive plant ...
Biotechnology
Jan 29, 2024
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If your dog is looking like he needs to drop some weight, a new study shows probiotics might do the trick.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2024
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Researchers from the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 at Kiel University (CAU) have been able to prove, in the first archaeobotanical study of burnt food residues on the surface of ceramic vessels, how varied the ...
Archaeology
Jan 22, 2024
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A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that genetic variation determines chromatin accessibility and the binding of transcription factors. Chromatin consists of DNA and proteins attached to it. The density ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 22, 2024
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In China children are taught to steer clear of this plant. The plant, Thunder god vine (Chinese: 雷公藤), which in China has earned the nickname "Seven Steps to Death," is so poisonous that a person risks death only a ...
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2024
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Human activities like land-use changes and urban development have huge ecosystem impacts. Since organisms are shaped by their surroundings, how do they adapt during these times of upheaval? Answering this question requires ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2023
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Are you a sucker, cruncher or chewer … maybe even a smoosher? Think about it: how do you taste your food?
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2023
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