Utilizing an innovative experimental model incorporating 240,000 strains of brewer's yeast descended from two common "parents," USC and Stanford University researchers published a new study providing insight into the genetic ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 18, 2022
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New research from the University of Georgia has determined when pollen comes of age and begins expressing its own genome, a major life cycle transition in plants.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the significant impact of emerging variants have shown the importance of understanding viruses in as much detail as possible.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Stirling have found that animals in lakes closest to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor have more genetic mutations than those from further away, giving new insight into the effect of radiation ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2022
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Around the world, populations of many beloved species are declining at increasing rates. According to one grim projection, as many as 40% of the world's species may be extinct by 2050. Alarmingly, many of these declines are ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2022
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The natural world is a treasure trove of potentially useful enzymes, hidden in microorganisms living all around us. But finding them is tricky. A team of researchers at NTNU have developed a new method to break open cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 24, 2021
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For the first time, researchers have shown that there is a genetic component underlying the amazing spatial memories of Mountain Chickadees. These energetic half-ounce birds hide thousands of food items every fall and rely ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2021
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For most people who go for a walk in a forest, their surroundings seem unchanging. But researchers from Japan have discovered that, on a geological time scale, one rainforest tree species has been getting up to all sorts ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2021
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Researchers have shown "gene drive" technology, which spreads a genetic modification blocking female reproduction, works in natural-like settings.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2021
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Natural substances are biologically active components produced by organisms. So far, they have been of interest to researchers primarily as the basis for medicines, because some natural substances have been shown to inhibit ...
Evolution
Jul 20, 2021
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