Malaria remains one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Yet, how Plasmodium, the malaria parasite, regulates its infectious cycle has remained an enigma despite decades of rigorous research.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2010
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Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today by international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) reveals ...
Ecology
Jan 27, 2020
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The microscopic algae that live inside and provide nutrients to their reef-building coral hosts may be evolving in tandem with the corals they inhabit, so each partner is fine-tuned to meet one another's needs. A new study ...
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2021
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at Virginia Tech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used a computer-aided design tool to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems.
Biotechnology
Mar 13, 2014
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The future of freshwater fish species in Australia's tropical rainforest areas, including the Daintree and Mosman Gorge, will increasingly be subject to the vagaries of climatic and other changes.
Ecology
Apr 14, 2023
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It has been reported that a newborn great white shark was spotted off the southern coast of California—the first time one has been seen in the wild, experts believe.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2024
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Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with colleagues at Stanford University and Technical University of Munich have developed advanced explainable artificial intelligence (AI) in a technical ...
Biotechnology
Feb 18, 2021
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Cavefish are seemingly insignificant: They are small, they live in tucked away places humans rarely go, and they're quite common, found on every continent except Antarctica. But researchers from the Stowers Institute for ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2020
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Ethiopia is one of Africa's major wheat producing countries. But it might surprise you to learn that conventional bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, the most common species produced worldwide) only entered the country in the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 30, 2023
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Homosexual behavior is not limited to humans. Biologists have reported homosexual behavior in many species of wild animal, ranging from bats and birds to dolphins and primates.
Evolution
Jul 15, 2023
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