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Butterflies build static electricity to attract pollen without touching it
Butterflies and moths collect enough static electricity while flying to pull pollen from flowers across gaps of several millimeters or centimeters. This likely makes...
Exploring the impact of oligodendrocytes in Alzheimer’s disease
Targeting oligodendrocytes could help reduce amyloid beta production.
Mixing antimicrobial peptides can slow antibiotic resistance
Pseudomonas exposed to mixtures instead of single peptides did not gain resistance.
Fish adopt unique survival strategies in the warmest waters on earth
Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf's coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought.
Expanded mushroom genomes with versatile adaptability
Independent genome expansion in Mycena s.s. unaffected by plant hosts or substrates.
The importance of the human brain’s hypothalamus
fMRI scans to examine how the human hypothalamus controls hunting and escaping behaviors in a virtual survival game.
The impact of insecticides on butterfly populations
The shift to neonicotinoid-treated seeds was linked to 8 percent drop in butterfly species diversity.
New heart architecture research explains human evolution
Human left ventricular trabeculation diverges from other Hominidae.
Oldest marine plant found by genetic clock
Somatic genetic clock discovered for clonal species.
The effects of exercising during pregnancy on offspring’s health
Maternal obesity in mice increases microRNA levels in the hypothalamus in offspring, leading to overeating.
A new method to watch viruses in action
Nanoscale organization of viral RNA and proteins in SARS-CoV-2 replication sites
Research into fruit fly wings provides a peek into birth defects
Supercomputers help show how groups of cells develop into wings.