Novel strategy proposed for selectively targeting G-quadruplex at specific genome loci
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Jul 8, 2024, 11:09 am By NULLDiscovered in the early 1840s, Saurodesmus robertsoni is an enigmatic fossil that has puzzled…Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend
Jul 8, 2024, 10:05 am By NULLThe largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains—with humans bucking this trend—a…Novel protein involved in mitochondrial gene expression identified
Jul 8, 2024, 9:53 am By NULLResearchers at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska Institutet have…New study augments distribution and reproduction data for little-known female Oceania fantail rays
Jul 8, 2024, 9:50 am By NULLAmong the cartilaginous fish of the class Chondrichthyes, batoid rays—along with sharks, skates…AI able to identify drug-resistant typhoid-like infection from microscopy images in matter of hours
Jul 8, 2024, 9:50 am By NULLArtificial intelligence (AI) could be used to identify drug resistant infections, significantly…Scientists discover new way to control blood vessel growth with the peptide Apelin
Jul 8, 2024, 9:40 am By NULLScientists from La Trobe University and Phillipps-University of Marburg (Germany) have discovered…Are lightning bugs a threatened species? No one knows
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Jul 8, 2024, 5:13 am By NULLOver the past few decades, the world has witnessed tremendous progress in the tools used for genomic…Animal crossing: Highway bridge aims to save California's cougars
Jul 8, 2024, 4:30 am By NULLHollywood stars aren't the only celebrities who live in the hills around Los Angeles—Southern…Combining community values with science is key to ecosystem restoration, study demonstrates
Jul 8, 2024, 12:00 am By NULLUp on the "roof of the world," one of the world's largest ecosystem restoration projects is taking…Fossils show huge salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs existed before the dinosaurs
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Jul 6, 2024, 11:50 am By NULLCommonly known as Australia's "Easter bunny" due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater…Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein
Jul 6, 2024, 4:46 am By NULLAn ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida,…Researchers reveal how plants protect themselves from viral infection by regulating deacetylation
Jul 5, 2024, 12:57 pm By NULLIn a paper published in Science Bulletin, a team of Chinese scientists demonstrated that TaSRT2…Study shows current strategies are ineffective in controlling Salmonella Dublin in Danish cattle
Jul 5, 2024, 12:54 pm By NULLIn a recent study published in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers from the Complexity Science…Starlings' migratory behavior found to be inherited, not learned
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Jul 5, 2024, 11:48 am By NULLUniversity of Queensland-led research has found migrating humpback whales off Australia's east coast…To save bees, scientists say focus on habitat first, then pesticides
Jul 5, 2024, 11:48 am By NULLWorldwide, hedgerows and wild grass in field margins which previously served as semi-natural…
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