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Productivity of kelp forests, sans the iconic kelp

.. canopy is a defining feature of most of the planet s forests... advertisement A new paper out of UC Santa Barbara s. Science Institute MSI and the University of...
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Common insecticide is harmful to bees in any amount

... study shows that a type of insecticide made for commercial... today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B ... However, this study is one of the few to...
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Host proteins that impair Ebola virus infection identified

... function to inhibit the production of viral genetic material in... Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. advertisement Zaire ebolavirus or... the filovirus family, causes outbreaks of severe disease in...
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Common floral bacteria can induce pollen germination

Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance... study published today from the University of California, Davis in the journal... the first paper documenting stimulation of pollen germination by non plants, ......
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Eliminating RNA-binding protein improves survival in aggressive leukemia

Removing a protein that is often overexpressed in a rare and aggressive subtype of leukemia can help to... and significantly increase the likelihood of survival, according to a... could...
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Differences in financial risk preferences can make or break a marriage

... court, new research from the University of California San Diego s Rady School of Management finds that differences... are likely a root cause of marital separation. advertisement The... Journal,...
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Fruit fly offers lessons in good taste

... Quite a lot, according to University of California, Riverside, researchers who have... exploring the insect s sense of taste. advertisement Insect feeding... said Anupama Dahanukar, an associate professor of...
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Breakthrough research examines the effects introduced animals had on Madagascar’s extinct megafauna

... size, has fostered distinctive assemblages of plants and animals, including... years. The causes and timeline of their extinctions are intertwined with the arrival of humans and the animals... Now...
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Possible future for Western wildfires: Decade-long burst, followed by gradual decline

... and more damaging. A combination of almost a century of fire suppression and hotter... New research led by the University of Washington and the University of California, Santa Barbara,...
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Leader effectiveness may depend on emotional expression

Women leaders must often battle sexist stereotypes that... The study, conducted by psychology professor Thomas Sy at UC Riverside and management professor Daan van Knippenberg at Drexel University, is...
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Cultural biases impact native fish, too

... religion to land use, much of what is deemed valuable... in Fisheries Magazine, a journal of the American Fisheries Society, ... fishes were rooted in elements of racism and sexism....
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Bin There, Done That: Scientists Learn How Cockatoos Learn To Lift Trash Lids

... they found from a survey of residents that birds in... foraging technique. By the end of 2019, birds were lifting... Scientists have documented other examples of social learning in...
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Improving air quality reduces dementia risk, multiple studies suggest

... virtually. advertisement Both increasing levels of air pollution and increasing cases of dementia are worldwide public... DPhil, Alzheimer s Association director of scientific programs and outreach... may actually reduce...
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Feel good brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

... is flooded with unpredictable impulses of dopamine that occur approximately... at UC San Diego Department of Physics and Section of Neurobiology and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
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New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement

A new study, led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers, shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, ... component in controlling the movement of cells. The...
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Scientists provide new insight on how to stop transcription of cancer cells

... critical role in the formation of a preinitiation complex, which consists of over one hundred proteins. are necessary for the transcription of protein coding genes. The team... and helping decrease...
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New public database of AI-predicted protein structures could transform biology

.. two groups unveiled the culmination of years of work by computer scientists, ... the precise 3D atomic structures of proteins and some molecular complexes. And now, the biggest payoff of...
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Blood tests could help screen anticipated flood of patients seeking new Alzheimer’s drug

... last month despite shaky evidence of clinical benefits, Suzanne Schindler... a neurologist at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, ... involving a hunt for indicators of disease,...
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Why weren t New World rabbits domesticated?

... work by archaeologists Andrew Somerville of Iowa State University and UC Riverside s... not. The less social nature of American cottontails combined with... where cottontail rabbits comprised 23 of...
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When will COVID-19 vaccines be fully approved—and does it matter whether they are?

.. U.S. regions, the Delta variant of SARS CoV 2 has caused the... again. Last weeks 7 day average of daily new cases increased... Disease Control and Prevention. Part of the reason is...