Engineers at the University of California have developed a new data structure and compression technique that enables the field of pangenomics to handle unprecedented scales of genetic information. The team, led by UC San Diego electrical and…
Category: 5. Biology
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Compressed data technique enables pangenomics at scale
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The secrets of the invasive short-spined thrips
Lush homeowner gardens and thriving farms and nurseries across the globe are fighting a tiny invader considered one of the world’s most damaging pests.
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Snow fleas use their tail to jump around the ice
Not eating yellow snow is obviously wise advice, but how about snow that looks…
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Feeling stressed? Help yourself by stepping into the shade of trees
Have you ever considered a walk in a tree-shaded park to relieve stress? If you have, you’re hardly alone, according to new University of Florida research published in the journal Trees, Forests and People.
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Mangrove loss is making the Niger Delta more vulnerable: We built a model that can track how the forests are doing
Rivers State on Nigeria’s coastline has some of Africa’s largest mangrove ecosystems. The Niger Delta itself contains the third-largest mangrove forest in the world. These trees support fisheries, biodiversity and the livelihoods of thousands of…
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Hemp roots offer new opportunities for farmers and cancer research
In a groundbreaking study, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) redefined the value of roots in industrial hemp, providing new opportunities for industrial hemp growers and opening new avenues for…
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Scientists reveal what drives homosexual behavior in primates
Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh environments, are hunted by predators or live in more complex societies, scientists said Monday.
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Cat disease challenges what scientists thought about coronaviruses
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have uncovered new details about how a once-deadly coronavirus disease in cats spreads through the immune system. The findings may help scientists better understand long COVID and other…
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Tissue repair slows in old age. These proteins speed it back up
As we age, we don’t recover from injury or illness like we did when we were young. But new research from UCSF has found gene regulatorsâproteins that turn genes on and offâthat could restore the aging body’s ability to self-repair.
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Genomic study uncovers button mushroom's evolutionary and domestication history
A large-scale population genomic study has shed new light on the evolutionary and domestication history of the button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), one of the most widely cultivated edible fungi in the world.
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