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Whales’ Eyes Offer Glimpse Into Their Development From Land to Sea

Belinda Chang (back left) leads a lab that focuses on the evolutionary transition of animals' vision. Sarah Dungan (right of Chang) researched whale vision as a former member of Chang’s lab. Credit: Diana Tyszko College of Toronto researchers have clarified the evolutionary transition of whales' early ancestors from on-shore living to deep-sea foraging, recommending that these...

World’s Biggest Water Lily is a Species of its Own

Horticulturalist Carlos Magdalena in Bolivia viewing the largest known giant water lily species (Victoria boliviana). Credit: Cesar David Salazar An artist's observations, two botanists' suspicions, and DNA tests reveal a case of mistaken identity among giant water plants. When 19th-century European botanists encountered impressive water lilies with leaves more extensive than a pingpong table, they initially...

New ‘Crime Scene Investigation’ Might Save Endangered Carnivorous Plants

Researchers have joined macro photography with DNA metabarcoding to create a brand-new botanical "CSI" device that might hold the key to safeguarding the future of Australia's critically endangered carnivorous plants. The brand-new technology-- developed by researchers from Curtin University, the Botanical and Zoological Natural History Collections in Munich, and the University of Munich-- enables specialists...

4 Answers to Key Questions About the Monkeypox Outbreak

More than 300 people in 21 nations outside Africa have been infected with the illness. Monkeypox (orange), shown infecting monkey cells (green) in this colorized electron micrograph, has spread to multiple countries outside Africa. The large outbreak is unusual for the virus, which is transmitted by close contact. NIAID/FLICKR (CC BY 2.0) An outbreak of monkeypox...

Bacteria with Recording Function Capture Gut Health Status

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our intestine is residence to plenty of bacteria, which help us digest food. However, just what do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they create, and when? And how do the bacteria metabolize health-promoting foods that aid us in minimizing disease? To obtain replies to such matters, researchers at...

Virtually Pure Argon May Whisper Secrets About Universe’s Dark Matter

Argon that is specially sourced could potentially uncover mysteries about the universe's dark matter in the near future. Credit: nautil. University of Houston Researchers Create Facility for Mining Exceptionally Pure Argon from Colorado Site A deposit of practically pure argon that has been left untouched since Earth's formation will help physicists know more about the universe. The...

All of Life’s Nucleic Acids May Have Extraterrestrial Origins

All 5 nucleobases of RNA and DNA have been found in meteorites for the first time. These chemicals are necessary ingredients for life on Earth and numerous purines and also two pyrimidines-- thymine and cytosine-- not previously spotted in meteorites were discovered. The discoveries originate from analyzing three carbonaceous meteorites, known to be abundant in...

Researchers Develop a New Platform Technology For Personalized Cancer Treatment

Destroying cancer cells without affecting bordering normal cells is the most desirable method for targeted cancer treatment. However, it can not be easily accomplished because of the resemblances in the properties in between normal and cancer cells. So scientists at the IBS developed an innovative strategy called CINDELA (Cancer-specific INDEL Attacker). Which invades cancer-specific...

Ancient People in India Might Have Buried Their Dead in Gigantic Stone Jars

The enormous stone jars may be linked to mysterious containers discovered in Laos. The first four jar sites were found by British archaeologists in Assam state in 1928. Expeditions to the region by a team of archaeologists since 2014 have discovered six more sites in Assam and neighboring Meghalaya state. Credit: Tilok Thakuria Archaeologists have found hundreds...

Design an Invisible Cloak for Bacteria to Deliver Drugs to Tumors

Laboratory Equipment. Engineering an 'Invisible Cloak' for Bacteria to Deliver Drugs to Tumors Columbia Design scientists report that they have created a "cloaking" system that temporarily conceals healing bacteria from body immune systems. This allow them to supply drugs to tumors better and eliminate cancer cells in mice. By manipulating the germs' DNA, they programmed...