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July 19, 2024
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July 19, 2024 — A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution. The discovery, based on four remarkably well-preserved specimens found curled together in a ...
July 17, 2024 — Cobras kill thousands of people a year worldwide and current antivenom treatment is expensive and does not effectively treat the necrosis of the flesh where the bite occurs. Using CRISPR technology, scientists have discovered a commonly available ...
July 16, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that a single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the remnants of ancient giant viruses woven into its own genetic code. This finding sheds light on how complex organisms may have acquired some of their ...
July 16, 2024 — A new study on common food aromas may help explain why astronauts report that meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat their normal nutritional intake. This research has broader implications for improving the diets of isolated people, ...
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July 19, 2024 — Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive, according to new ...
July 19, 2024 — Recent research on Lotus japonicus, a model leguminous plant, has unveiled that the interaction between legume roots and rhizobia is characterized by ...
July 17, 2024 — Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu viruses can also use a ...
July 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25 ...
July 18, 2024 — Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry ...
July 17, 2024 — A pioneering study has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. The study on the mysterious leopard seal represents a major advance in ...
July 18, 2024 — A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, researchers ...
July 18, 2024 — A group of small, freshwater animals (bdelloid rotifers) protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes 'stolen' from bacteria, according to new research. This raises the potential that ...
July 18, 2024 — Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers found that iron oxide in soil performs the same ...
July 18, 2024 — By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species' genetic ...
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July 18, 2024 — New research is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses. The discovery offers a new theoretical framework for understanding these dynamic ...
July 17, 2024 — Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by degrading polyphenols using an oxygen-dependent enzyme, and thus that ...
July 17, 2024 — The most threatened reef fishes are also the most overlooked by scientists and the general public. Scientists measured the level of human interest in 2,408 species of marine reef fish and found that ...
July 17, 2024 — The human genome is filled with flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago. Scientists used to think they were harmless, but new research shows ...
July 17, 2024 — When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building ...
July 17, 2024 — The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs the evolution of many plant species, according to researchers. They ...
July 17, 2024 — New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American ...
July 17, 2024 — High-protein diets, known as 'Paleolithic diets', are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their impact. While effective in regulating weight and stabilizing diabetes, these ...
July 17, 2024 — Genomes can now be used to store information about a variety of transient biological events inside of living cells, as they happen, like a flight recorder collecting data from an aircraft. The ...
July 17, 2024 — Biology researchers have developed a new antibody therapy that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV-1 strains. They found success in an unlikely source -- ...
July 17, 2024 — Tens of millions of still-unknown or misunderstood viruses can cause diseases -- including new pandemics -- and affect the health of valuable terrestrial and marine environments. Now a new pipeline ...
July 16, 2024 — CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics. Researchers have now expanded this extensive toolbox further. Their novel ...
July 16, 2024 — Researchers used machine learning to generate highly detailed maps of over 100 million individual trees from 24 sites across the U.S. These maps provide information about individual tree species and ...
July 16, 2024 — Our immune system is always on alert, detecting and eliminating pathogens and cancer cells. Cellular control mechanisms cause diseased cells to present antigens on their surface like signs for the ...
July 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a strategy to identify new antimicrobial drugs with therapeutic promise from bacterial datasets, providing clues for discovering alternatives to traditional ...
July 16, 2024 — Researchers studying antimicrobial-resistant E. coli -- the leading cause of human death due to antimicrobial resistance worldwide -- have identified a mechanism in dogs that may render multiple ...
July 15, 2024 — The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge. Despite the expectation that resistance-conferring mutations would dwindle in the absence ...
July 15, 2024 — Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a threat to life at all levels. In fact, researchers describe how ongoing ...
July 15, 2024 — Nitrogen fertilizers make it possible to feed the world's growing population, but they are also costly adn harm ecosystems. However, a few plants have evolved the ability to acquire their own ...
July 15, 2024 — A study helps explain why dairy cows infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza are shedding the virus in their milk. Their findings could help develop biosecurity measures aimed at slowing the ...
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Although Tiny, Peatland Microorganisms Have a Big Impact on Climate
- The Most Endangered Fish Are the Least Studied
- Ancient Viruses Fuel Modern-Day Cancers
- Diatom Surprise Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Research Tracks 66 Million Years of Mammalian Diversity
- Paleolithic Diets Are Not Without Risks
- Genome Recording Makes Living Cells Their Own Historians
- Llama Nanobodies: A Breakthrough in Building HIV Immunity
- 'Sacrifice' Of Virus Data Clears the Path to Open a Disease Discovery Pipeline
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching the Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
- Scientists Use Machine Learning to Predict Diversity of Tree Species in Forests
- Immune System in the Spotlight
- Harnessing Big Data Helps Scientists Home in on New Antimicrobials
- E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Unlocking the Mystery of Preexisting Drug Resistance: New Study Sheds Light on Cancer Evolution
- Loss of Oxygen in Lakes and Oceans a Major Threat to Ecosystems, Society, and Planet
- Building a Roadmap to Bioengineer Plants That Produce Their Own Nitrogen Fertilizer
- Receptors Make Dairy Cows a Prime Target for Influenza
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- How Domestic Rabbits Become Feral in the Wild
- New Ways to Study Spinal Cord Malformations in Embryos
- A Better Way to Make RNA Drugs
- Insight Into One of Life's Earliest Ancestors Revealed in New Study
- How Plant Cold Specialists Can Adapt to the Environment
- Respiratory Bacteria 'turn Off' Immune System to Survive
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Comprehensive Derivative Synthesis Method for Development of New Antimicrobial Drugs
- A Stealth Fungus Has Decimated North American Bats but Scientists May Be a Step Closer to Treating White-Nose Syndrome
- Muscle Machine: How Water Controls the Speed of Muscle Contraction
- Introducing Co-Cultures: When Co-Habiting Animal Species Share Culture
- Nanoplastics and 'forever Chemicals' Disrupt Molecular Structures, Functionality
- Mapping the World's Fungi from Air Samples
- Opening the Right Doors: 'Jumping Gene' Control Mechanisms Revealed
- First Ever 3D Reconstruction of 52,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Chromosomes Thanks to Serendipitously Freeze-Dried Skin
- Phage-Derived Enzyme Targets E. Faecalis Biofilms to Mitigate Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
- Global Database Reveals Large Gaps in Our Knowledge of Four-Footed Animals
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Researchers Pinpoint Brain Cells That Delay First Bite of Food
- Novel Genome Editing Approach Restores Hearing in Adult Preclinical Models With Genetic Deafness
- Pumpkin Disease Not Evolving, Could Make a Difference for Management
- Atlas of Proteins Reveals Inner Workings of Cells
- Discovery of a New Defense Mechanism in Bacteria
- Research Reveals the Most Complete Dinosaur Discovered in the UK in a Century
- Not So Simple: Mosses and Ferns Offer New Hope for Crop Protection
- The Detection of a Massive Harmful Algal Bloom in the Arctic Prompts Real-Time Advisories to Western Alaskan Communities
- Big Gain in Battle Against Harmful Bacteria
- Tackling the Challenge of Coca Plant ID: Wild Vs Cultivated for Cocaine
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Study Examines Tree Adaptability to Climate Change
- New One-Step Method to Make Multiple Edits to a Cell's Genome
- How a Plant App Helps Identify the Consequences of Climate Change
- Ancient Large Kangaroo Moved Mainly on Four Legs, According to New Research
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Study Projects Major Changes in North Atlantic and Arctic Marine Ecosystems Due to Climate Change
- Raw Milk Is Risky, but Airborne Transmission of H5N1 from Cow's Milk Is Inefficient in Mammals
- Scientists Discover How to Improve Vaccine Responses to Potentially Deadly Bacterium
- Study Reveals Environmental Impact of Artificial Sweeteners
- Ancient Dingo DNA Shows Modern Dingoes Share Little Ancestry With Modern Dog Breeds
- Coral Reefs: Battlegrounds for Survival in a Changing Climate
- New Bio-Based Tool Quickly Detects Concerning Coronavirus Variants
- Genomic Data Integration Improves Prediction Accuracy of Apple Fruit Traits
- Visualizing Short-Lived Intermediate Compounds Produced During Chemical Reactions
- Brain Size Riddle Solved as Humans Exceed Evolution Trend
- GeneMAP Discovery Platform Will Help Define Functions for 'orphan' Metabolic Proteins
Friday, July 5, 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024
- Not So Selfish After All: Viruses Use Freeloading Genes as Weapons
- Scientists Map How Deadly Bacteria Evolved to Become Epidemic
- Two New Species of Psilocybe Mushrooms Discovered in Southern Africa
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Never-Before-Seen View of Gene Transcription Captured
- Do Genes-in-Pieces Code for Proteins That Fold in Pieces?
- Researchers Uncover Key Mechanisms in Chromosome Structure Development
- Climate Change Drives Tree Species Towards Colder, Wetter Regions
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Giant Clams May Hold the Answers to Making Solar Energy More Efficient
- Advancing Toward a Preventative HIV Vaccine
- A New Breakthrough in Understanding Regeneration in a Marine Worm
- Near Chromosome-Level Genome of the Mojave Poppy Bee
- Research Shows How RNA 'junk' Controls Our Genes
- An Ant That Selectively Amputates the Infected Limbs of Wounded Sisters
- Proteins and Fats Can Drive Insulin Production for Some, Paving Way for Tailored Nutrition
- Study Illuminates Cues Algae Use to 'listen' To Their Environment
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Ocean Acidification Turns Fish Off Coral Reefs
- Genetic Patterns of World's Farmed, Domesticated Foxes Revealed Via Historical Deep-Dive
- AI-Powered Study Explores Under-Studied Female Evolution
- Researchers Identify Unique Survival Strategies Adopted by Fish in the World's Warmest Waters
- Degradation of Cell Wall Key in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
- Researchers Thwart Resistant Bacteria's Strategy
- The Evidence Is Mounting: Humans Were Responsible for the Extinction of Large Mammals
- Choose Where to Plant Energy Crops Wisely to Minimise Loss of Biodiversity
- Sixty-Million-Year-Old Grape Seeds Reveal How the Death of the Dinosaurs May Have Paved the Way for Grapes to Spread
Friday, June 28, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- No More Stressing out Over Structural Formulas
- New Mathematical Model Sheds Light on the Absence of Breastfeeding in Male Mammals
- Long-Standing Marine Mystery Solved: How Algae Get Nitrogen to Grow
- New Deep-Learning Model Outperforms Google AI System in Predicting Peptide Structures
- Last Surviving Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred but Not Doomed to Extinction
- To Protect Corals from Summer Heatwaves, We Should Help Their Microbial Symbionts Evolve Heat Tolerance in the Lab
- Pacific Cod Can't Rely on Coastal Safe Havens for Protection During Marine Heat Waves
- Wolves Reintroduced to Isle Royale Temporarily Affect Other Carnivores, Humans Have Influence as Well
- Invasive Ants Spread by Hitchhiking on Everyday Vehicles
- A Promising Weapon Against Measles
- Prehistoric 'Pompeii' Discovered: Most Pristine Trilobite Fossils Ever Found Shake Up Scientific Understanding of the Long Extinct Group