Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan have discovered a previously undiscovered behavior in cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). When presented with a mirror, the tiny fish not only recognized themselves, but experimented with…
Category: 5. Biology
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Cleaner fish show intelligence typical of mammals
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Planting Trees Isn’t Always Good for Birds, Study Finds
A study finds that shelterbelts in Japan’s wet farmlands boost edge-dwelling birds but reduce grassland species by about 74 percent, with populations recovering roughly one kilometer away, revealing a conservation trade-off. A team of…
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Tailored antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients
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SIGN INAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a challenge worldwide—especially when…
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A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility
In human cells, DNA carries chemical or “epigenetic” marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a group of specialized cells, known as “germ cells,” which will later form sperm and eggs, these inherited chemical…
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Fans flock to Japan zoo to see viral baby monkey Punch
Dozens of fans flocked to a Japanese zoo on Friday to catch a glimpse of a baby macaque who shot to social media stardom months after being abandoned by his mother.
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Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life
Scientists widely agree that complex life emerged after two very different microbes formed a close partnership. That merger eventually gave rise to plants, animals, and fungi, collectively known as eukaryotes. Yet one key question has lingered…
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals accelerated T cell aging in viral infections
A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 8, 2026, titled “Single-cell transcriptomics reveal intrinsic and systemic T cell aging in COVID-19 and HIV.”
In this study, co-first authors Alan Tomusiak…
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Brain organoids show goal-directed learning in control task
Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small adjustments to make sure it doesn’t fall over. It takes practice to get good at…
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Genome sequencing data reveals new insights into Epstein-Barr virus immunity
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common viral infection is largely unknown. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of…
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MULTI-evolve accelerates protein engineering with machine learning
The search space for protein engineering grows exponentially with complexity. A protein of just 100 amino acids has 20^100 possible variants-more combinations than atoms in the observable universe. Traditional engineering methods…
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