New insight into mammalian stem cell evolution
Scientists are learning about species adaptation by comparing their stem cell-related genesCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS The genes regulating pluripotent ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate
Credit: Courtesy of Bruno Lourtet of CEFS, University of Toulouse From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of ...
Acorn woodpeckers wage days-long battles over vacant territories, radio tag data show
Credit: Neil Losin When acorn woodpeckers inhabiting high-quality territories die, nearby birds begin a battle royal to win the vacant ...
African wild dogs have vestigial first digit and muscular adaptations for life on the run
Anatomists identify a vestigial first digit in the forelimb of the African wild dog and document anatomical adaptations to its ...
Tryptophan supports guts health on trouts under stress, says a RUDN biologist
Credit: RUDN A biologist from RUDN University found the most beneficial concentration of tryptophan for rainbow trout. When added to ...
In a mite-y bit of trouble
Credit: Fred and Jean Hort Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the 'natural' rate - a finding a ...
Photo catalysts show promise in creating self-cleaning surfaces and disinfecting agents
A joint paper by Kazan Federal University, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, and Russian Oil and Gas University was published in ...
How to get the upper body of a burrowing frog
Credit: Gregory Jongsma GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- You might think the buffest frogs would be high jumpers, but if you want ...
How to weigh a dinosaur
Researchers from the University of New England and Royal Ontario Museum shed new light on long-debated topic of dinosaur weightCredit: ...
Consortium of Brazilian researchers completes sequencing of native stingless bee’s genome
Frieseomelitta varia is a docile species of economic interest as a pollinator; Its workers are sterile, and some of its ...
Following African elephant trails to approach conservation differently
Credit: Carolyn A. Jost Robinson WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Elephant trails may lead the way to better conservation approaches. "Think ...
Serengeti leopard population densities healthy but vary seasonally, study finds
Camera-trap study yields insights into what drives leopard population densityCredit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post.* See Editor's note ...
The northern quoll: An amazingly versatile survivor?
Credit: Nellie Pease The northern quoll, one of Australia's most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to ...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top ...
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