NIST uses method to understand the molecular underpinnings of a disease affecting corals
(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) To understand the connection between human activity and a type of tumorlike disease called growth anomalies (GAs), researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have collaborated with the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to use an emerging molecular profiling method to identify 18 small molecules that promise to help them better understand the series of molecular reactions that lead to the disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Elevated warming, ozone have detrimental effects on plant roots, promote soil carbon loss
(North Carolina State University) Two factors that play a key role in climate change - increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels - appear to have detrimental effects on soybean plant roots, their relationship with symbiotic microorganisms in the soil and the ways the plants sequester carbon. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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How sweet it is: Study finds songbirds CAN taste sugar
(Cornell University) New study finds more than 4,000 songbirds can taste sugar, contrary to conventional wisdom. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Evolution in real time
(University of Konstanz) Biologist Professor Lutz Becks and his team observe the genetic imprint of the surprisingly rapid transition from unicellular to multicellular life (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Efficient genetic engineering platform established in methylotrophic yeast
(Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences) Scientists established an efficient genetic engineering platform in Pichia pastoris. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Genetics: Biosynthesis pathway of a new DNA nucleobase elucidated
(Institut Pasteur) DNA is composed of nucleobases represented by the letters A, T, G and C. But in a bacteriophage, another base, represented by the letter Z, exists. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, in collaboration with the CEA, have now elucidated the biosynthesis pathway of this base. This work has been published in the April 30th, 2021 issue of Science. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Huge volcanic eruption disrupted climate but not human evolution
(Rutgers University) A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations were sheltered from the worst effects, according to a Rutgers-led study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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With $3M grant, UArizona-led center to advance at-home health care technology
(University of Arizona College of Engineering) Could your doctor use smartphone data to monitor your health and provide remote care? That's the goal of the Center to Stream Health Care in Place, led by the University of Arizona with partners Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Red Dead Redemption 2 teaches players about wildlife
(University of Exeter) Players of the popular game Red Dead Redemption 2 learn how to identify real American wildlife, new research shows. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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How fishing communities are responding to climate change
(Wellesley College) What happens when climate change affects the abundance and distribution of fish? Fishers and fishing communities in the Northeast United States have adapted to those changes in three specific ways, according to new research published in Frontiers in Marine Science. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Scientists find liver drug candidates among pesticides
(Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)) Russian and Ukrainian scientists have discovered fairly unlikely drug candidates for treating liver fibrosis and other pathologies -- among pest control chemicals. In addition, the team looked at modifications of the medication called hymecromone, deeming them promising for anti-fibrotic drugs, too. Published in Glycobiology, the study also sheds light on the possible mechanism of action of the investigated compounds, all of which inhibit the synthesis of hyaluronic acid. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Better-placed rodent traps more effectively prevent food contamination
(Cornell University) Placing rodent traps and bait stations based on rat and mouse behavior could protect the food supply more effectively than the current standard of placing them set distances apart, according to new research from Cornell University. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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$1.4 million grant increases coverage of Mississippi River Basin
(University of Missouri-Columbia) The University of Missouri School of Journalism announced today a $1.4 million, three-year grant from the Walton Family Foundation, a leading funder of environmental journalism in the United States, to create the Mississippi River Basin Ag& Water Desk -- a collaborative network of journalists focused on increasing coverage of agriculture, water and environmental issues surrounding one of the world's major river systems. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Researchers propose a scheme that treats carbon emissions like financial debt
(University of California - Santa Barbara) The recent extreme heat in the Western United States and Canada may seem remarkable now, but events like these are made more likely, and more severe, under climate change. The consequences are likely to be far-reaching, with overwhelmingly negative impacts on land and ocean ecosystems, biodiversity, food production and the built environment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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UCF study finds smaller turtles are nesting on Florida beaches
(University of Central Florida) A new University of Central Florida study indicates that smaller loggerhead and green sea turtles are nesting on Florida beaches than in the past; however, researchers aren't sure why. The findings, published this month in the journal Ecosphere, give clues to the status of the turtles, which is important to researchers who are monitoring the population health of the threatened species. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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