In the shallow waters of the Florida Keys, juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters are unwittingly meeting their doom by stumbling into naturally occurring ecological traps, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
Category: 5. Biology
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How juvenile lobsters fall into a deadly natural trap in the Florida Keys
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How a single 2003 heat wave triggered lasting upheaval in the North Atlantic
The ecology of the North Atlantic is constantly changing. Sometimes it changes abruptly. Extreme events are one driver of such sudden changes. A team of researchers has discovered that a single, large-scale heat wave has affected ecosystems and…
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A zero-shot learning framework for maize cob phenotyping
A new study presents a zero-shot learning (ZSL) framework for maize cob phenotyping, enabling the extraction of geometric traits and estimation of yields in both laboratory and field settings without the need for model retraining.
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Why do elephants have such big ears? There’s not one answer.
It’s a classic Disney moment: Dumbo the elephant jumps out of a burning…
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Origins of THC, CBD and CBC in cannabis revealed
Where do the well-known cannabis compounds THC, CBD and CBC come from? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how cannabis acquired the ability to produce these cannabinoids. In the…
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New therapeutic approach converts immune cells inside tumors into anticancer cell therapies
Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable to perform their roles properly due to suppression by the tumor. KAIST researchers have overcome this…
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Any Cannabis Use Harms Teen Academics and Mental Health
Using cannabis once or twice monthly has been linked to worse academic performance and higher levels of emotional distress in teens, reported a new study published in Pediatrics.
“While previous studies…
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Double trouble for the tumour glycocode
The authors generated GlyTR1 using L-PHA, a tetrameric plant lectin with high specificity for β1,6GlcNAc-branched N-glycans, and GlyTR2 using CD301, a lectin normally found in macrophages and dendritic cells with high specificity for the Tn…
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Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific
A new study, published in the journal Science, reveals how millennia of human migration across Pacific islands led to the introduction of invasive pig species all over the Asia-Pacific region.
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A coral reef's daily pulse reshapes microbes in surrounding waters
Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean.
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