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Seedbank
Seedbanks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere should be destroyed.
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Oct. 2, 2024 — Dolphins are extremely playful, but little is known about how they -- and other marine mammals -- communicate during playtime. New research shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) use the 'open mouth' facial expression -- analogous to a ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — Scientists have made an enormous step toward understanding the human brain by building a neuron-by-neuron and synapse-by-synapse roadmap -- scientifically speaking, a 'connectome' -- through the brain of an adult fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). ...
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Oct. 1, 2024 — Scientists have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division -- which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit ...
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Oct. 2, 2024 — Spider silk, long prized for its strength and elasticity, has created something of a furor in the biomanufacturing world as businesses look for ways to cheaply scale up production for silks, which ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — An organism as a tenant in another -- in biology, this often works quite well. Researchers have now shed light on how such a partnership of a cell in a cell can establish ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — Miniature accelerometers reveal new insights into the elusive period between turtles hatching and emerging above ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — An extensive exploration of ten years of wildlife rescue data reveals the complex interactions between humans and reptiles in Sydney's urban ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — Researchers have created an array of nanopillars that can breach the nucleus of a cell -- the compartment that houses our DNA -- without damaging the cell's outer membrane. This new 'gateway into the ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — A recent study focusing on the Arctic Siberian primrose underscores the critical need to curb climate change to allow species time to adapt through ...
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Oct. 2, 2024 — Exposure to megafire smoke can reduce yields of almond, walnut and pistachio trees. Study shows smoke reduces a tree's energy reserves long after a fire ...