Sperm and northern bottlenose whales were frequently observed following a trawler off the coast of Newfoundland to feed on fish escaping from the net as it was hauled in, according to a study published August 23, 2023 in ...
Plants & Animals
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A remote part of the Indian Ocean is a hotspot for whales and dolphins, prompting researchers to call for a new protected area.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2023
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Sperm play a critical role in the creation of new life, delivering essentially half of the genetic material required.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 31, 2023
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Researchers, led by Dr. Li Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have revealed that the female gamete in flowering plants controls fertilization recovery ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2023
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New research looks at navigation strategies for deformable micro-swimmers in a viscous fluid faced with drifts, strains, and other deformations.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 21, 2023
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In the four years since the start of an ambitious project to save the northern white rhino from extinction, the BioRescue consortium has made significant progress towards its ultimate aim. Using advanced assisted reproduction ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2023
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Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale.
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2023
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Taste receptors for bitter substances are not only found on the tongue but also on cells outside the oral cavity. As a new study by the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich now ...
Evolution
Jul 3, 2023
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Mammalian seminal fluid contains a variety of proteins secreted by the accessory sex glands that are important for the processes involved in fertilization. One of these proteins, which is found in ungulates—and in particularly ...
Biochemistry
Jun 22, 2023
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A team of biologists at the University of Padova, in Italy, has found that female zebrafish use their female reproductive fluid (FRF) to choose which sperm to use for fertilizing their eggs. In their study, published in the ...
