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Illegal shark product trade evident in Australia and New Zealand
Research from the University of Adelaide's School of Biological Sciences and Wildlife Crime Research Hub has highlighted evidence of shark products entering both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, including clear patterns...
Illegal Shark Product Trade Evident in Australia and New Zealand
Research from the University of Adelaide's School of Biological Sciences and Wildlife Crime Research Hub has highlighted evidence of shark products entering both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, including clear patterns...
New Genetic Insight Offers Strategy for Longer-Lasting Tomatoes
Fruit ripening determines shelf life and consumer appeal, yet the molecular switches that control this process remain partially understood. This study identifies a key regulator--histone deacetylase SlHDA7--that acts as a...
Invention Improves 'Gene Gun,' Targets Efficiency Gains in Plant Research
Engineers and plant scientists worked together to improve a basic tool of plant research. The result is more efficient and consistent gene editing. That could help researchers develop crops that...
Being an Adult Moth is No Picnic, UTEP Research Finds
A new study by researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than when they are young. The recently published...
Ronald Reagan Building to become home to a new FBI headquarters
The FBI will have a new headquarters at the Ronald Reagan Building Complex in the nation's capital instead of building a new facility in a suburb.
Unique Cell Receptor Interactions Key to Body Plan Development
Studies of latrophilin, a highly conserved cell-surface receptor, shows that it plays a crucial developmental role in C. elegans through a unique interaction with a toll-like receptor.
Why Scientists and Policy Experts Are Trying to Map the Genomes of Every Animal, Plant and Fungal Species in the US
The Vertebrate Genomes Project has set its sights on creating high-quality reference genomes to help answer some of science's biggest questions.
From Single Cells to Complex Creatures: New Study Points to Origins of Animal Multicellularity
Researchers at UChicago discover key innovations that allowed modern, multicellular animals to emerge.
Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade ProtectionsFor Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
Urgently needed proposals to protect the world's most threatened shark and ray species that are freefalling toward extinction, including whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, wedgefish and manta rays, were published by...
An Ultra-Low Platinum Loading ORR Electrocatalyst with High Efficiency: Synergistic Effects of Pt and Fe-N-C Support
This study presents a novel approach to synthesizing an ultra-low platinum loading ORR electrocatalyst. The researchers prepared Fe-N-C precursors via the polyaniline (PANI) pathway, which ensures uniform distribution of Fe-N-C...
From Petals to Genomes: New Database Illuminates Chrysanthemum Biology
Chrysanthemums--prized for their beauty and medicinal value--have long lacked a centralized, data-rich research platform. That's about to change. Scientists have launched the Chrysanthemum Genome Database (CGD), an all-in-one, multi-omics hub...
Climate-Proof Crops? Uncovering the Genetic Secrets of Pepper Immunity
As climate change fuels extreme weather events, ensuring crops can maintain disease resistance under shifting temperatures is critical. A recent study delved into how pepper plants respond immunologically to heat...
Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Fruit Firmness: How a Single Mutation Doubled Strawberry Firmness
Strawberries are notoriously soft and highly perishable, posing challenges to global production. Recent research has identified a genetic breakthrough that could help cultivate firmer strawberries with enhanced shelf-life. The study...
Harnessing Big Data for Apple Breeding: Genomic Models to Meet Climate Challenges
In the face of climate change, apple breeding programs need innovative ways to select cultivars that can thrive under diverse conditions. A recent study demonstrates how integrating genomic data with...
Modified inhibitors show promise against coronaviruses by targeting essential Mac1 protein domain
A study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, or the "macrodomain," found in all coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and...
Manipulation of light at the nanoscale helps advance biosensing
Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive process. Point-of-care diagnostics are instead low-cost, easy-to-use, and rapid tests performed at...
Pair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to targeted therapies
A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make...
Jewelflowers seek friendly environments rather than adapt, study finds
As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in places that felt like home, according to a new study from...
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A taste for microbes
Science & Tech A taste for microbes A video of a brooding octopus mother interacting with a fake egg that was doped with a microbial molecule isolated from rejected octopus egg bacteria....
Stealing a ‘superpower’
Corey Allard in his lab at Harvard Medical School.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Science & Tech Stealing a ‘superpower’ Study finds some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to...
UV-C light kills nearly everything—except this unusual organism
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Killer whales may use kelp brushes to slough off rough skin
The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.
This bug’s all-in helicopter parenting reshaped its eggs
An egg-shape trend found among birds shows up in miniature with very protective bug parents. Elongated eggs fit more compactly under mom.
A barrage of radiation couldn’t kill this hardy life-form
A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting that ozone protection might not be required for life on exoplanets.
See how the herpesvirus reshapes our cells’ DNA in just eight hours
New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.
A new ‘eye’ may radically change how robots see
The system contains a sensor, chip and tiny AI model inspired by biological eyes and brains and uses a tenth of the energy of a camera-based system.