Scientist identify candidate genes associated with albinism in Wels catfish
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Jan 29, 2024, 12:10 pm By NULLMaize is the preferred staple of most of southern Africa. In Malawi it supplies two-thirds of…New Rubiaceae species found in Yunnan, China
Jan 29, 2024, 12:09 pm By NULLLeptomischus is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, which is most abundant in the tropics and…Breakthrough in base editing enhances genetic engineering, trait evolution in watermelon
Jan 29, 2024, 12:03 pm By NULLCytosine and adenosine base editors (CBEs and ABEs) are integral to molecular breeding, enable…Australia's soils are notoriously poor. How scientists are working to improve them
Jan 29, 2024, 11:59 am By NULLMost things you eat grew in soil or ate plants growing in soil. We don't think much about it, but…Banksias are iconic Australian plants, but their ancestors actually came from North Africa, research suggests
Jan 29, 2024, 11:57 am By NULLFew plants conjure up the Australian bush better than banksias, whose beautiful flowers are…Rising sea levels could lead to more methane emitted from wetlands
Jan 29, 2024, 11:50 am By NULLAs sea levels rise due to global warming, ecosystems are being altered. One small silver lining,…Inner ear of 6-million-year-old ape fossil reveals clues about the evolution of human movement
Jan 29, 2024, 11:00 am By NULLHumans and our closest relatives, living apes, display a remarkable diversity of types of…Study reveals mechanisms behind how growing cells maintain their mojo by scaling up biosynthesis
Jan 29, 2024, 10:41 am By NULLSimilar to the way expanding companies increase their work forces, cells must boost their production…On tropical coasts, hermit crabs are now making their homes in plastic waste
Jan 29, 2024, 10:40 am By NULLTerrestrial hermit crabs are soft-bodied crustaceans that live near water in the world's tropical…Researchers map genome for cats, dolphins, birds, and dozens of other animals
Jan 29, 2024, 10:37 am By NULLResearchers mapped genetic blueprints for 51 species including cats, dolphins, kangaroos, penguins,…Researchers discover molecular mechanism that influences the symmetrical shape of the style
Jan 29, 2024, 10:25 am By NULLHumans are attracted to symmetry: in our buildings, our gardens, in our potential partners. For…Spray coating for grapes shows promise in battle between wildfire smoke and wine
Jan 29, 2024, 9:37 am By NULLSpray on coatings for grapes in the vineyard have promise in preventing off flavors in wines that…First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white may help solve longstanding mystery in shark science
Jan 29, 2024, 9:00 am By NULLGreat whites, the largest predatory sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are…'Everyone can be a naturalist' says the man who preserved more than 150,000 acres
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Jan 28, 2024, 10:10 am By NULLIf you've ever wished you could see the world though the eyes of another animal, we have good news…A rhino got pregnant from embryo transfer, in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies
Jan 28, 2024, 9:30 am By NULLResearchers say a rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of…Small 'fortress' parks aren't the answer for Africa's savannah elephants. They need room to roam
Jan 27, 2024, 11:20 am By NULLAfrica is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in…Addressing the future of Norway's pink salmon
Jan 26, 2024, 12:40 pm By NULLIn recent years, the presence of pink salmon in Norwegian rivers has dramatically increased.…Shedding light on grapevine growth: Unraveling the impact of LED light quality on photosynthesis and carbon metabolism
Jan 26, 2024, 12:33 pm By NULLGrapevines, essential for wine and raisins, suffer losses due to poor establishment and decline of…
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