New gene-editing technique offers path to precision therapies
Aug 24, 2023, 6:11 pm By NULLPNP editing is emerging as a versatile and programmable tool for site-specific DNA manipulations. An…Sweet corn yield at the mercy of the environment, except for one key factor
Aug 24, 2023, 6:08 pm By NULLA new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the USDA-Agricultural Research…Scientists discover a previously unknown way cells break down proteins
Aug 24, 2023, 6:00 pm By NULLShort-lived proteins control gene expression in cells to carry out a number of vital tasks, from…Trees discovered at record-breaking altitudes highlight why we should restore Scotland's mountain woodland
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Aug 24, 2023, 5:22 pm By NULLMarine mammals—animals including whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea otters, dugongs and…The 'weird' male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works, how it evolved?
Aug 24, 2023, 5:13 pm By NULLThe Y chromosome is a never-ending source of fascination (particularly to men) because it bears…Leakage or spillover? Conservation parks boost biodiversity outside them, but there's a catch, new study shows
Aug 24, 2023, 5:12 pm By NULLIt's easy to assume protected areas such as national parks conserve wildlife—that seems obvious.…Coral reefs: How climate change threatens the hidden diversity of marine ecosystems
Aug 24, 2023, 5:10 pm By NULLLike the heat waves on land we have all grown familiar with, marine heat waves are being amplified…Bonobos found to grow similarly to humans
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Aug 24, 2023, 3:50 pm By NULLNorwegian authorities said Thursday they would mend a fence near Norway's border with Russia in the…Study identifies secret of stealthy invader essential to ruinous rice disease
Aug 24, 2023, 3:48 pm By NULLThe virulence of a rice-wrecking fungus—and deployment of ninja-like proteins that help it escape…Fungi-eating plants and flies team up for reproduction
Aug 24, 2023, 3:47 pm By NULLFungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit…London Zoo's animals, from tarantulas to tigers, get their annual weigh-in
Aug 24, 2023, 3:26 pm By NULLStaff at London Zoo got the measure of giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects at…Researchers identify a type of bacteria that eats low volumes of methane
Aug 24, 2023, 3:20 pm By NULLA team of chemical engineers at the University of Washington, working with a pair of colleagues from…Study outlines what challenges need to be overcome to make DNA chips more applicable as storage media
Aug 24, 2023, 3:15 pm By NULLThe hereditary molecule DNA can store a great deal of information over long periods of time in a…Blink and you'll miss these plants shooting their seeds
Aug 24, 2023, 3:13 pm By NULLIf you happened upon a witch hazel plant in the forest, you might describe it as a sweet-smelling…Loss of Antarctic sea ice causes catastrophic breeding failure for emperor penguins
Aug 24, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLEmperor penguin colonies experienced unprecedented breeding failure in a region of Antarctica where…Plankton are central to life on Earth: How is climate change affecting them?
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Aug 24, 2023, 2:28 pm By NULLA new study, led by Hirofumi Nakagami at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in…
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