Oyster farming to benefit from new genetic screening tool
Oyster farmers are set to benefit from a new genetic tool that will help to prevent disease outbreaks and improve yields. The technology will enable...
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In 2012, scientists at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) launched the Ocean Health Index (OHI), a scientific framework to...
Cryobank of biotechnological plant material has been opened in the Moscow State University
In the new cryodepository, first it is planned to place duplicates of the most valuable samples from the collection of the Institute of Plant Physiology...
Going with the flow: The forces that affect species’ movements in a changing climate
Credit: García Molinos et al., Scientific Reports, May 2, 2017 Ocean currents affect how climate change impacts movements of species to cooler regions. A new...
Measured for the first time: Direction of light waves changed by quantum effect
Credit: TU Wien A light wave sent through empty space always oscillates in the same direction. However, certain materials can be used to rotate the...
New Springer book: Guerilla Science by Ernesto Altshuler
Credit: Springer Like the ants he studies, author Ernesto Altshuler has thrived by flirting with chaos. With the demise of the Soviet block, Cuba's economy...
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Credit: Fengxian Fan, Eric Parteli, Thorsten Pöschel Dipping a tube into a container filled with water will make the water rise in the tube. This...
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