Team finds direct evidence of 'itinerant breeding' in East Coast shorebird species
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Apr 18, 2024, 11:00 am By NULLA new ancient species of snake dubbed Vasuki Indicus, which lived around 47 million years ago in the…Researchers reveal a hidden trait in Mycobacterium genomes governing stress adaptation
Apr 18, 2024, 10:22 am By NULLA new study, led by Qingyun Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, has…Scientists construct organo-phosphatic shells of brachiopods
Apr 18, 2024, 9:53 am By NULLBiomineralized columns, stacked in layers like a sandwich gave Cambrian brachiopod shells their…Instinct for 'fight or flight' may be much older than we thought
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Apr 18, 2024, 9:47 am By NULLMost people are familiar with the DNA double-helix. Its twisted ladder shape forms because the long…Researchers crack mystery of swirling vortexes in egg cells
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Apr 17, 2024, 3:44 pm By NULLIn a recent paper published in Biological Conservation, iDiv researchers suggest that given…Arboviruses, mosquitoes and potential hosts tracked in real time in São Paulo city
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Apr 17, 2024, 3:08 pm By NULLCopper is a natural antimicrobial material that, when added to pig feed, may promote the growth and…Honey bees experience multiple health stressors out in the field
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Apr 17, 2024, 2:18 pm By NULLResearchers at the American Museum of Natural History have found that over the last 120 years, the…Maize cultivation 300 years ago resulted in karst rock desertification, suggest researchers
Apr 17, 2024, 2:14 pm By NULLUnderstanding regional vegetation dynamics and historical changes in rocky desertification is…
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