New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology has shown that the role of age in male humpback whale reproduction has changed as populations recover from centuries of exploitation. Whaling drove many large whale…
Category: 5. Biology
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Older male humpbacks sire more calves as populations recover from whaling
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Break It To Make It: How Fracturing Sculpts Tissues and Organs
The outer curvature endures great strain: Located directly opposite the valve through which blood enters the heart, it gets hit with incoming blood. Researchers presumed that certain genes were more active in this part of the heart, and that…
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Researchers, egg farmers help design sustainable agriculture plans
UBC Okanagan researchers and Canadian egg farmers have created a practical tool to help producers balance environmental and economic trade-offs. Researchers at UBC Okanagan and Canadian egg farmers have built a practical decision-making tool to…
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Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique—and uniquely vulnerable without better protection
New Zealand’s earlier efforts to safeguard marine or coastal environments, particularly as marine reserves and marine protected areas, typically focused on shallow ecosystems, largely because that is where most data exists.
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Over 70% of global ecosystems remain unsampled for critical underground fungi
Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global importance, only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for these fungal partners. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi…
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Re-thinking ‘in-house’ targeted GBS testing strategies can save time & money
By Dusty Vyas, Senior Scientist at LGC Biosearch Technologies
Targeted GBS
The application of targeted genotyping by sequencing (targeted GBS) in marker assisted selection (MAS) and genomics…
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11 cool phtos to celebrate International Polar Bear Day
Happy International Polar Bear Day! For 21 years, conservation nonprofit Polar…
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Re-thinking ‘in-house’ targeted GBS testing strategies can save time & money
By Dusty Vyas, Senior Scientist at LGC Biosearch Technologies
Targeted GBS
The application of targeted genotyping by sequencing (targeted GBS) in marker assisted selection (MAS) and genomics…
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Stunning 3D maps reveal DNA is structured before life “switches on”
For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg started out as a structural ‘blank slate’ — a loose and disorganized bundle that would only gain order once the embryo began using its own genes. In that traditional…
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Promega unveils cellular target engagement technology aimed at expanding the druggable proteome at SLAS 2026
Promega Corporation is launching a new live-cell target engagement platform that could close a long-standing gap between biochemical and cellular assays for understudied or difficult-to-interrogate proteins. The TarSeer™ BRETSA™…
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