Biology News
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Research from the University of Exeter has found that due to the pressures of mate competition and juvenile survival, male flies have shorter lifespans than females.
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2014 has seen a myriad of fascinating science news. Digital Journal looks back at the year in science and selects the 12 most interesting stories that have impacted people's lives around the world.
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Sixth graders in Turkish schools will no longer learn about human genitalia anatomy and reproduction, sparking controversy over the censorship.
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Ever thought about having the powers or abilities of a superhero? We can improve our abilities by training and effort, but enhancing the human condition really has biological limits. What if we could exceed the constraints of our biology?
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The blood cells in adult crayfish can form neurons, according to a new paper. The research supports the theory of trans-differentiation, in which cells of one type contribute to tissues that originate from a different part of an animal's body.
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According to a paper published by Russian researchers, our understanding of dinosaur tissues is wrong. Feathers may have possibly been a part of many body structures during that era.
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Ontario -
Researcher Mike Dixon with the University of Guelph in Canada has some big plans to amplify Light-Emitting Diode (LED) energy. If these work they could provide an energy source for plants to grow on Mars and other planets throughout the solar system.
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Atlanta -
Following recent high-profile safety lapses in government labs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has placed a moratorium on movement of all hazardous biological materials.
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London -
Researchers have revealed the secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts and one day scientists hope to apply this knowledge to humans.
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A new technology has been developed that uses the HIV virus as a weapon against hereditary infection. In the longer term it will also fight HIV infection say the researchers.
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San Diego -
Scientists have discovered how to erase and restore memories in small doses. This has some amazing implications for future studies.
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An appealing carnivorous mammal, a 12-meter-tall tree that has been hiding in plain sight and a sea anemone that lives under an Antarctic glacier are among the species identified as the most interesting "new finds" discovered last year.
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Paris -
Zebras have stripes to deter the tsetse and other blood-sucking flies, according to a fresh bid to settle a debate that has raged among biologists for over 140 years.
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Washington -
The human nose can distinguish at least one trillion different odors, millions more than previously estimated, US researchers said Thursday.For decades, scientists accepted that humans could detect only 10,000 scents, putting the sense of smell well be...
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Washington -
The human nose can distinguish at least one trillion different odors, millions more than previously estimated, US researchers said Thursday.For decades, scientists accepted that humans could detect only 10,000 scents, putting the sense of smell well be...
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A biological research scientist at Simon Fraser University has conducted an insightful study suggesting that the entire Animal Kingdom seems to benefit when helpful dads stick around.
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Berkeley -
Biologists based in California this week announced the discovery of four new species of legless lizards. Nothing unusual about that, you might think. But the discovery wasn't made thousands of miles away. Quite the contrary.
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Life may well not exist in outer space, however some scientists argue that life-triggering phosphorus was carried to Earth on meteorites.
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Can kidneys be recycled? A new science paper suggests that kidneys could be put to use as raw material for engineering new kidneys.
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Scientists have made the link between genetics and homosexuality. Can this finally be the validation that the LGBT community has been waiting for?
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As the conversation about deextinction heats up, many people are asking themselves if it's even possible, and if so, should mankind be 'playing God'.
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Rome -
Italian Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini died Sunday at her home in Rome at the age of 103, according to a statement from Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno. Mr. Alemanno called her death a great loss "for all of humanity."
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Chimpanzees and orangutans may experience a mid-life crisis similar to human beings, a study suggests. An international team of researchers found happiness and well-being in the great apes decreased in mid-life.
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The flexible microcircuit patch, designed by John Rogers and Todd Coleman, will replace electrodes and large monitors for measuring body and brain functions. This biological and electrical engineering combination will transform biometric capabilities.
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The leading Canadian geneticist David Rimon has died aged 75. He was a specialist in diabetes, being he first person to identify that there was more that one type of diabetes, and dwarfism.
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San Diego -
Brain freeze. If you have ever experienced that sudden rush of cold and sharp headache when eating ice cream, or a frozen slush, you know the feeling. Now researchers think they know why.
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New York -
A new and unusual species of frog has been found in New York. Scientists have undertaken genetic tests and have confirmed that it is a new species. Due to their scarcity there have been calls for the frogs to be protected by a conservation order.
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Valentine's Day is finally here, which means lovebirds everywhere will be doing more kissing than normal. Is a kiss simply an act of affection, or is there more behind one of humanity's oddest and most beautiful acts.
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Researcher Anna Franz won the first annual Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition by allowing our eyes a view of the vascular system of a chicken embryo in the video above.
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The Caenorhabditis elegans species of tiny, transparent roundworms, favorite experimental subjects in biology labs, were found by researchers to communicate through molecular messages, in "sentences" made of chemical fragments.
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Fungi growing in axenic culture (ascomycetes) Photo by: Dr. David Midgley Cultures: Dr. David Midgley University of Sydney, Australia
Bees swarm and attack in large numbers, some are more aggressive than others. alan taylor
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