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The injected green algae (green) sit inside the blood vessels (magenta) like a string of pearls. Credit: Özugur et al./iScience Photosynthesizing algae injected into the…
As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past,…
Bees Are Dying in Large Numbers Around the World – Plant Compound May Protect Them From Deadly Virus
Bees Are Dying in Large Numbers Around the World – Plant Compound May Protect Them From Deadly Virus
Plant compound may protect bees from deadly virus that makes them lose their way home. Around the world, honeybees are dying in large numbers. This…
Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators, particularly ants. Researchers can assess the effectiveness of these defenses…
The prevalence of obesity around the world has tripled over the past 40 years, and, along with that rise, dieting and attempts to lose weight…
This image shows fish and coral. Credit: Tyler Eddy Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more.…
Researchers Engineer a Mini CRISPR Genetic Editing System That Could Be Easier To Deliver Into Cells
Researchers Engineer a Mini CRISPR Genetic Editing System That Could Be Easier To Deliver Into Cells
CRISPR illustration. Credit: National Institutes of Health A compact and efficient CRISPR-Cas system, named CasMINI, could be broadly useful for cell-engineering and gene-therapy applications because…
This photo shows a calf in a latrine undergoing MooLoo training. Credit: FBN On a farm where cows freely relieve themselves as they graze, the…
This image shows a male-like female white-necked Jacobin hummingbird being released after capture and tagging. Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz Much like in human society, female…
A simple mechanism could underlie the growth and self-replication of protocells—putative ancestors of modern living cells—suggests a study publishing today (September 3, 2021) in Biophysical…
This illustration shows a paleoartist’s reconstruction of the three extinct rhinoceros species whose genomes were sequenced as part of the study. In the foreground is…
Credit: Anna Zora A predator doesn’t need to have the quickest speed or reflexes to catch a bird. In a paper publishing August 23 in…
A global inventory has revealed that CO2 emissions from oil refineries were 1.3 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018 and could be as large as 16.5 Gt…
Rattlesnakes increase their rattling rate as potential threats approach, and this abrupt switch to a high-frequency mode makes listeners, including humans, think they’re closer than…
This image shows a brain organoid with optic cups. Credit: Elke Gabriel Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be used to generate brain organoids…
Researchers have known from several lines of evidence that the ancient hominins known as the Denisovans interbred with modern humans in the distant past. Now…
This is a photo of a mouse produced from sperm mailed by envelope. Credit: Daiyu Ito, University of Yamanashi Scientists no longer have to worry…
The figure shows the changes in energy sector jobs by energy technology comparing different scenarios (see axis description) and across the different SSPs. Credit: Pai…
This illustration shows the utopian farm robot scenario. Credit: Natalis Lorenz No longer science fiction, farm robots are already here — and they have created…