A new genome mapping model uncovered 62 key trait loci in bananas, overcoming chromosomal barriers and aiding future crop improvement across complex plant genomes. Bananas are a dietary staple for millions of people, but their cultivation faces…
Category: 5. Biology
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Genetic Banana Breeding Breakthrough Helps Crack Century-Old Puzzle
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Bogong Moths Use Starry Night Sky as Compass, Scientists Say
Each spring, billions of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) escape hot conditions across southeast Australia by migrating up to 1,000 km to a place that they have never previously visited — a limited number of cool caves in the Australian…
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Ginger’s Role in Gut Health & Its Downstream Impact on Obesity
Obesity is a growing global public health issue characterized by excessive fat accumulation that increases the risk of numerous chronic diseases. This complex condition arises from a combination of genetic,…
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New 3D model reveals how nose stem cells support sense of smell
Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and colleagues have…
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Immune Cells Found to Drive Complex Symptoms of Systemic Sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disorder that hardens connective tissue and muscle in the body. As a result, this can generate complications associated with skin, blood…
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How life endured the Snowball Earth: Evidence from Antarctic meltwater ponds
When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that dotted the planet’s icy surface.
In a study appearing in Nature Communications, the researchers report that 635 million to 720…
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Scientists find hundreds of genes that behave like light switches
Gene expression, where cells use the genetic information encoded in DNA to produce proteins, has been thought of as a dimmer light.
How much a particular gene gets expressed continually rises and falls, depending on the needs of…
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Full tumor DNA sequencing becomes standard for children with cancer
Readouts of the full DNA of children with cancer at diagnosis have been implemented as the standard of care in a European first. By determining a child’s type of cancer as precisely as possible, the Princess Máxima Center for…
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Early infant behavior predicts cognitive ability decades later
Watching a baby babble, play and interact with others can provide useful insight into what their cognitive ability might be like decades later, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published in the journal…
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