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Why Red Algae Never Colonized Dry Land
March 20, 2013 — The first red alga genome has just been sequenced. The genome of Chondrus crispus, also known by the Breton name 'pioka', turns out to be small and compact for a multicellular organism. It has fewer ... > full story -
Hunting for Meat Impacts on Rainforest, Fruit Tree Seed Dispersal
March 20, 2013 — Hunting for meat in the African rainforests has halved the number of primates. However, the hunting also has other negative consequences. The decline in the number of primates causes a reduction in ... > full story -
Suggestions for a Middle Ground Between Unlogged Forest and Intensively Managed Lands
March 18, 2013 — In the world's forested regions, two management systems -- retention forestry and agroforestry -- are being used to alleviate conflicts between preserving biodiversity and addressing human needs in ... > full story -
Tiny Minotaurs and Mini-Casanovas: Ancient Pigmy Moths Reveal Secrets of Their Diversity
March 18, 2013 — Strange thickened antennae like bulls' horns and mustache-like scent scales are amongst the romantic armory of males of Australia's tiniest moths, as revealed in a new study of their diversity and ... > full story -
Scientists Map Genome of Fungus That Causes Dutch Elm Disease
March 14, 2013 — Researchers have successfully mapped the genes in the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease. The researchers believe this is the first time the 30 million DNA letters for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi ... > full story -
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Social Bees Mark Dangerous Flowers With Chemical Signals
March 14, 2013 — Scientists already knew that some social bee species warn their conspecifics when detecting the presence of a predator near their hive, which in turn causes an attack response to the possible ... > full story -
Sex at Zero Gravity: Changes in Gravity Affect the Reproductive Process in Plants
March 13, 2013 — Researchers found that changes in gravity affect the reproductive process in plants. Gravity modulates traffic on the intracellular “highways” that ensure the growth and functionality of ... > full story -
Indirect Side-Effects of the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Plants
March 13, 2013 — Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own defence system. This benefits other ... > full story -
When Hungry, Gulf of Mexico Algae Go Toxic
March 12, 2013 — When Gulf of Mexico algae don't get enough nutrients, they focus their remaining energy on becoming more and more poisonous to ensure their survival, according to a new ... > full story -
European Invader Outcompetes Canadian Plants Even Outside Its Usual Temperature Range
March 12, 2013 — Vincetoxicum rossicum, commonly known as dog-strangling vine, is an alien invasive plant from the Ukraine and southwestern Russia that has now established itself in the northeastern United States and ... > full story
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