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Blue Light is Used to Combat Drug-resistant Diseases
Technology

Blue Light is Used to Combat Drug-resistant Diseases

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have made a breakthrough discovery that could potentially revolutionize treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections, cancer and other challenging gram-negative pathogens…
Giant Crocodile-like Carnivore Fossils discovered in the Caribbean
Biology

Giant Crocodile-like Carnivore Fossils discovered in the Caribbean

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound – that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American…
Nutrients Improve the Relationship between Precipitation and Plant Development, study reveals
Agriculture

Nutrients Improve the Relationship between Precipitation and Plant Development, study reveals

A new study published in PNAS, led by the United States Department of Agriculture and involving several researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research…
Less Intense Farming is Ideal for Agricultural Soil
Agriculture

Less Intense Farming is Ideal for Agricultural Soil

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not ploughing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as…
The Medicine that Removes Lyme’s Bite
Medical

The Medicine that Removes Lyme’s Bite

Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the…
Simulations predict how chemicals may impact Honeybee Colonies
Biology

Simulations predict how chemicals may impact Honeybee Colonies

Honeybees are essential pollinators for agriculture and natural ecosystems. Stressors like climate change, habitat loss and pesticide exposure threaten their ability to forage for pollen,…
A New Snail Species Named after Picasso
Zoology

A New Snail Species Named after Picasso

An international team of malacologists discovered a new snail species, Anauchen picasso, in Southeast Asia that exhibits a highly complex and rectangularly angled shell shape,…
Snake Skin patterns are determined by a Single Gene
Biology

Snake Skin patterns are determined by a Single Gene

In many animals, skin colouration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red,…
The Monkey Database indicates a Move toward Open Science
Zoology

The Monkey Database indicates a Move toward Open Science

A database about monkey behaviour reveals how science is evolving towards a more open, collaborative approach. MacaqueNet contains social behavioural data from 14 of the…
Combating Parasites that are Destroying Fish Farms all around the World
Biology

Combating Parasites that are Destroying Fish Farms all around the World

At the heart of the Amazon researchers are investigating a mysterious parasite which is devastating fish farms around the world. Parasites called myxozoa infect fish…
Researchers figure out how Cells Move
Biology

Researchers figure out how Cells Move

Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin have created a data science framework to better understand how cells travel…
Better Lactobacillus Strains can be achieved using DNA Base Editing instead of Copying and Pasting
Biology

Better Lactobacillus Strains can be achieved using DNA Base Editing instead of Copying and Pasting

A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation…
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