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Dec 19, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLScientists have uncovered a new role for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses.…Biotic factors contribute more to aboveground biomass across scales
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Dec 19, 2024, 1:09 pm By NULLResearchers from Aarhus University (AU) have developed a new technology that uses microorganisms to…Genetic mutations in parasites may lead to global spread of sleeping sickness
Dec 19, 2024, 12:59 pm By NULLParasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native…CRISPR screening method uses colored nuclei to reveal key genes
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Dec 19, 2024, 10:53 am By NULLAs many Wellingtonians will know, kākā can be trouble. New Zealand's pesky forest parrots have…Hidden threats: DNA testing reveals toxic algae in Queensland's Hervey Bay
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Dec 19, 2024, 10:26 am By NULLPheromones—chemicals produced by animals—are well-known for influencing the social and sexual…Study reveals how transcription factors navigate DNA architecture to shape cellular identity
Dec 19, 2024, 9:24 am By NULLA new study led by Prof. Yosef Buganim from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Abdenour…Reflected moonlight found to make barn owls less visible to prey
Dec 19, 2024, 7:30 am By NULLA team of biology and optics researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in Spain has found…Near-extinct Caribbean reptile makes epic comeback
Dec 19, 2024, 7:22 am By NULLThe Sombrero ground lizard, endemic to a tiny Caribbean island near Anguilla, is a critically…
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