Research brief: New fossil sheds light on the evolution of how dinosaurs breathed
(University of Minnesota) Using an exceptionally preserved fossil from South Africa, a particle accelerator, and high-powered x-rays, an international team including a University of Minnesota researcher has discovered that not all dinosaurs breathed in the same way. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Worms learn how to optimize foraging by switching their response to social cues
(eLife) Researchers have shown how worms learn to optimise their foraging activity by switching their response to pheromones in the environment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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To understand ecology, follow the connections
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst argues that it's not enough for ecological modelling to focus on the landscape. If we want the best-possible ecological management, we should consider when and where individuals are located. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Lab analysis finds near-meat and meat not nutritionally equivalent
(Duke University) A Duke University research team's deeper examination of the nutritional content of plant-based meat alternatives, using metabolomics, shows they're as different as plants and animals. Beef contained 22 metabolites that the plant substitute did not. The plant-based substitute contained 31 metabolites that meat did not. The greatest distinctions occurred in amino acids, dipeptides, vitamins, phenols, and types of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids found in these products. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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New study pinpoints two separate mutation near GDF5 gene for osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia
(Harvard University) The report details regulatory variants found near a gene, which plays a crucial role joint formation called GDF5. The study pinpoints two separate mutations near the gene, one that can cause knee osteoarthritis in older adults and another that can cause hip dysplasia in babies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Melanoma registry results shine light on rare pediatric cancer
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists created a registry for molecular analysis of pediatric melanoma that provides insight into treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Colorectal cancer risk may increase with lower exposure to UVB light
(University of California - San Diego) University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a possible link between inadequate exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) light from the sun and an increased risk of colorectal cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Shining a light on methane transformation
(University of Pittsburgh) Associate Professor Giannis Mpourmpakis is exploring how to use light to economically convert methane at fracking sites into valuable chemicals, not too dissimilar from how a plant transforms the sun's energy into fuel. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Story tips: Powered by nature, get on the bus, accelerating methane and more
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) ORNL story tips: Powered by nature, get on the bus, accelerating methane, helping JET soar, charged up planning and building a better thermostat (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Into the third funding phase with a boost for growth
(German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig) The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has succeeded in its application for further funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). On Tuesday, the Joint Committee of the DFG approved support for iDiv in the third funding phase with around 11.5 million euros annually. This represents an increase of 26 percent over the second funding phase. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Fecal transplant plus fibre improves insulin sensitivity in severely obese
(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine& Dentistry) A transplant of healthy gut microbes followed by fibre supplements benefits patients with severe obesity and metabolic syndrome, according to University of Alberta clinical trial findings published today in Nature Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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New broadly applicable tool provides insight into fungicide resistance
(American Phytopathological Society) A recent collaboration between scientists in Michigan and Massachusetts as well as South Korea resulted in the development of a novel and broadly applicable molecular assay that used a model fungus to investigate how plant fungal pathogens circumvent the bioactivity of SDHIs. Through this analysis, they were able to successfully validate known mechanisms of fungicide resistance in several agriculturally important fungal pathogens. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Simple blood tests may help improve malaria diagnosis in clinical studies
(eLife) Using simple blood tests could help researchers identify children who have been misidentified as having severe malaria, according to a study published today in eLife. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Why men take more risks than women
(National Research University Higher School of Economics) Researchers from HSE University and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences have discovered how the theta rhythm of the brain and the gender differences in attitudes to risk are linked. In an article published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience, the researchers addressed which processes can be explained by knowing this connection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Predicting the future of cod
(Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon) Until now, fisheries have set catch levels a year in advance. Long-term influences such as changes in water temperatures are not taken into account. In an international project, researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have now developed a computational model that can estimate the future of cod a full ten years in advance - taking into both account fishing and climate. The fishing industry has a completely new planning tool at its disposal. The study was published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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