A newly developed app powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is giving scientists and the public a new way to identify dinosaur footprints left behind millions of years ago, according to a recent study. The technology aims to make sense of…
Category: 5. Biology
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First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer achieved in Western Australia
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against the invasive polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus in Western Australia. Researchers at Murdoch University have successfully established the first stable laboratory…
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A hidden bat virus is infecting humans
Researchers studying infectious diseases have discovered Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), a bat-borne virus, in stored throat swab samples and virus cultures from five patients in Bangladesh. These individuals were originally suspected of having…
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Tbr2-dependent parallel pathways regulate the development of distinct ipRGC subtypes
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Limited resolution of DNA barcodes and environmental influence on phytochemical diversity in Berberis integerrima (Berberidaceae)
Hassanpouraghdam, M. B. et al. Diversity and distribution patterns of endemic medicinal and aromatic plants of iran: implications for conservation and Babitat management. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public. Health. 19, 1552.
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Genome wide identification and expression analysis of gibberellin oxidase family genes in sweet potato and its two diploid relatives
Binenbaum, J., Weinstain, R. & Shani, E. Gibberellin localization and transport in plants. Trends Plant Sci. 23, 410–421 (2018).
Hedden, P. G. & Thomas, S. Gibberellin biosynthesis and its…
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Computational single-neuron mechanisms of visual object coding in the human temporal lobe
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Uncovering the potential MTAs, candidate genes and microRNAs regulatory networks involved in salinity stress tolerance triggered in Iranian Aegilops tauschii
Wang, J. et al. Aegilops tauschii single nucleotide polymorphisms shed light on the origins of wheat D-genome genetic diversity and pinpoint the geographic origin of hexaploid wheat. New. Phytol. 198, 925–937 (2013).
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Tanzania is losing fertile land to soil erosion: What's happening and what can be done
Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion—soil erosion caused by flowing water—is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even villages. These gullies grow faster every year and what was once a slow…
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Sleep regulates drug seeking and relapse – a perspective
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