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Ferns Are Super Weird – And Their Genomes Are Even More Chaotic Than We Thought
There's something really peculiar about ferns.
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Portugal man accidentally uncovers a 25-metre-long dinosaur skeleton in his own backyard
A 25-metre fossilised dinosaur skeleton was the last thing a Portugal man expected to uncover in his own backyard in 2017, but now researchers believe he may have stumbled upon the largest of its kind in Europe.
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'Synthetic' mouse embryo with brain and beating heart grown from stem cells
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Caltech have created model mouse embryos from stem cells—the body's master cells, which can develop into almost any cell type in the body—that have beating hearts, as well as the foundations for a brain and all of the other organs in the mouse body.
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The quest to show that biological sex matters in the immune system
Sabra Klein is deeply aware that sex matters. During her PhD research at Johns Hopkins University, Klein learned how sex hormones can influence the brain and behavior. “I naively thought: Everybody knows hormones can affect lots of physiological processes—our metabolism, our heart, our bone density. It must be affecting the immune system,” she says.
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Using only skin cells, Israeli lab makes synthetic mouse embryos with beating hearts
An Israeli lab has grown synthetic mouse embryos with brains and beating hearts — in an egg-free sperm-free procedure that used stem cells taken from skin. The breakthrough, published on Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Cell, represents the first time that an advanced embryo of any species has been created from stem cells alone, cell biologist Prof. Jacob Hanna of the Weizmann Institute of Science told The Times of Israel.
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The Complete History of the Earth
Paleo Analysis
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How 'frozen zoos' could save vanishing animals from extinction
When Kurt Benirschke started collecting skin samples from rare and endangered animals in 1972, he didn't have a firm plan on what to do with them. As a researcher at the University of California San Diego, he believed that one day the tools would be developed to use them to save those animals. A few years later, he moved his collection to San Diego Zoo, and called it the Frozen Zoo.
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One in three people are infected with Toxoplasma parasite – and the clue could be in our eyes
We looked at eye photos and found one in every 150 Australians might have scarring from a common parasitic disease.
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The Two Drivers of Massive Insect Population Die-Off Have Finally Been Identified
They help us put food on our tables through pollination and nutrient recycling. They break down and dispose of organic waste, and are food for many animals.
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The secret to better coffee? The birds and the bees
A groundbreaking new study finds that coffee beans are bigger and more plentiful when birds and bees team up to protect and pollinate coffee plants.
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Cone snail venom is incredibly toxic — it might also be a surprising treatment for human pain
In a new study, researchers discovered one clade of cone snail uses a venom that contains a peptide resembling somatostatin, which could treat cancer and other human ailments.
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Methane-eating bacteria convert greenhouse gas to fuel
Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year and have captivated researchers for their natural ability to convert the potent greenhouse gas into usable fuel. Yet we know very little about how the complex reaction occurs, limiting our ability to use the double benefit to our advantage.
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Marmots may hold the secret to longevity
This disparity gets at the difference between one’s chronological age — how old they are in years — and their biological age, which is how their body has aged naturally and in response to its environment. The two can diverge in ways that are either blessings or curses. Hence why those who grow up under extreme stress or in polluted environments may look much older than they actually are.
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A New Study Has Identified a Dominant Force Driving Evolution on Earth Today
Mounting evidence suggests humans are now a major driving force of evolution on Earth. From selective breeding to environmental modifications, we're altering so much of our world that we're not only now driving the climate, but the direction of life
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The 'Powerhouse of The Cell' Could Be Secretly Helping Mammal Eyes Process Light
For you to read this article, the eyes have to perform quite the task – light enters the cornea and travels through the pupil and lens to the retina at the back, where light-sensitive cells such as cones and rods then pass things on to the brain vi
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Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists
The study of fossils and prehistoric species is exploitative of local communities, says international team
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Australian Scientists Plan to Resurrect the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, is one of Australia's most iconic species. Even though it has been extinct since 1936, the slender, striped marsupial maintains its place in Australian mythology because of a constant string of supposed sightings that has captivated the public and the media. Just last year, one group claimed to have spotted the "Tassie tiger" padding through Australia's forests. The claims were never verified.
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Which Immune Cell Are You?
Take this personality quiz to find out which immune cell you’re most like.
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Fish Have 'Talked' For 155 Million Years, And Now You Can Hear Their 'Voices'
All manner of croaks, chirps, and deep trombone moans permeate Earth's waters, just like the cacophony of sounds that fill its forest air. For example, reefs are surprisingly noisy places, and many of the noisemakers are fish.
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Scientists Discover How To Halt and Control Cellular Death Process – Previously Thought To Be Irreversible
A study published by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago describes a new method for analyzing pyroptosis — the process of cell death that is usually caused by infections and results in excess inflammation in the body — and shows that process, long thought to be irreversible once initiated, can in fact be halted and controlled.
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