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ERC Advanced Grant for Helle Ulrich for research on DNA repair and genome stability
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June research news from the Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of four research articles recently published across its six esteemed journals....
Invasive ants spread by hitchhiking on everyday vehicles
Insects are masters of transportation and get around by flying, crawling, swimming, burrowing, and even gliding. Now, ants have been...
Pacific cod can’t rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves, OSU study finds
During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens...
DeepEvo: An “intelligent” strategy for engineering customized proteins
Engineering proteins for desirable traits has been the holy grail of modern biotechnology. For example, the food industry can benefit...
Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest
In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The...
U of T researchers develop deep-learning model that outperforms Google AI system to predict peptide structures
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a deep-learning model, called PepFlow, that can predict all possible shapes of peptides...
Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction
The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,000 years ago, when...
Ammonites went out with a diverse bang—and not a long, slow fizzle—in the Late Cretaceous
Los Angeles, CA (June 27, 2024) —A new study published in the journal Nature Communications led by paleontologists at the...
AI-based Alphafold: Its potential impact on predictive medicine
AlphaFold is an outstanding example of artificial intelligence’s computational capabilities in accurately predicting intricate protein structures. A new Review article...
Neuroscience research leverages stem cells to understand how neurons connect and communicate in the brain
Newly published research from Colorado State University answers fundamental questions about cellular connectivity in the brain that could be useful...
Ocean’s loss of oxygen caused massive Jurassic extinction. Could it happen again?
DURHAM, NC – Researchers have discovered a clue in Italian limestone that helps explain a mass extinction of marine life...
A kissing bug humans do not want to canoodle
In July 2023, a New Castle County resident was getting ready for bed when they pulled back their comforter and...
Rewriting the armadillo family tree: A new species, plus a name change for the state mammal of Texas
While their scaly armor and long claws look vaguely reptilian, armadillos belong to the same group of mammals as sloths...
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