Water is at the center of one of the enduring questions about how life first formed on Earthr. More specifically, where did the very first water…
Category: 5. Biology
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New genetic study reveals hundreds of clues to osteoarthritis
About one in five American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No treatment, however, exists to target the causes of the disease or to reverse…
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Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health
Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found.
The metals have previously…
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Primate mothers display different bereavement response to humans
Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by UCL anthropologists.
Published in Biology…
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New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings new hope for survival
Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.
Published April 16 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research from Washington State University and APIX…
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Little birds’ personalities shine through their song — and may help find a mate
In birds, singing behaviours play a critical role in mating and territory defence.
Although birdsong can signal individual quality and personality, very few studies have explored the relationship between individual personality and song…
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Foraging on the wing: How can ecologically similar birds live together?
A spat between birds at your backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in the natural world, but some ecologically similar species appear to coexist peacefully. A classic study in songbirds by…
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Multiple myeloma care improved using innovative optical genome mapping
Researchers have demonstrated the potential of the innovative optical genome mapping (OGM) technique for the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic management of multiple myeloma. This new study in The Journal of Molecular…
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Fermented cabbage could help protect the gut, study suggests
Is sauerkraut more than just a tangy topping? A new University of California, Davis, study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology suggests that the fermented cabbage could help protect your gut, which is an essential…
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Impact of age, HIV1, sickle-cell genotypes, and interferon-gamma gene upstream variants on malaria disease outcomes in a longitudinal pediatric cohort
WHO. World Malaria Report 2023 (World Health Organization, 2023).
Kapesa, A. et al. The current malaria morbidity and mortality in different transmission settings in Western Kenya. PLoS One. 13 (8), e0202031 (2018).
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