From their birth through to their death, cells lead an eventful existence. Thanks to single-cell genomics, their destiny in large cell populations can now be analyzed. However, this method destroys the cell, which makes it ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2019
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The story that's often told about crocodiles is that they're among the most perfectly adapted creatures on the planet—living fossils that have remained virtually unchanged for millions of years.
Evolution
Feb 20, 2019
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Researchers have discovered that reducing the use of antibiotics will not be enough to reverse the growing prevalence of antibiotic resistance for some types of bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 22, 2017
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A review of dozens of key ecological studies has found very little evidence to support one of the field's commonly held beliefs: Cheating is widespread among 'mutualists,' species that cooperate with one another for mutual ...
Ecology
Sep 21, 2015
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Striving to unravel and comprehend DNA's biological significance, Cornell scientists have created a new computational method that can identify positions in the human genome that play a role in the proper functioning of cells, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2015
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Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular explanation of competition ...
Evolution
Apr 26, 2013
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Though the harnessing of antibiotics is one of the most significant human innovations, their efficacy is continuously eroded by the craftiness of their microbial targets. Once a single bacterium mutates to become resistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2023
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A team of scientists from the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, the LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (TBG), and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research investigated whether evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2022
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University of Illinois weed scientists have confirmed resistance to the herbicide dicamba in a Champaign County waterhemp population. In the study, dicamba controlled 65% of the waterhemp in the field when applied at the ...
Agriculture
Nov 30, 2021
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We have discovered previously unappreciated differences between some male and female gibbons and siamang that could give us new clues about how social behavior affected primate evolution.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2021
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