Biology
Research reveals how a combination of developmental changes and adaptive pressures in the spines of synapsids laid the groundwork for the diversity of backbones seen in mammals today
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Currently, toilet flushing accounts for about 30 percent of the world's total domestic water demand, with an average human flushing a whopping 50 liters per day
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BTI researchers develop a strain of corn that recovers much more quickly after a cold snap, which could enable farmers to harvest their crops earlier in the season and command higher prices
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Cells produce the shell of the autophagosomes on the spot
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Research in the Sierra Nevada region of California illustrates the varying flower choices of bumble bees
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Understanding cell migration could help researchers develop new treatments to speed up wound healing
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Device could be used to find threats to ecosystems
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A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur, Allosaurus jimmadseni, is described based on two spectacularly complete skeletons
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A recent study focusing on one of the worlds' three largest genera of flowering plants suggests its success is linked to Earth's relatively cold climate during the last 10 million years
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Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists
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Expected improvements in cell surface engineering across a variety of fields
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In a recent study, researchers examined so-called RNA thermometers, which signal to the bacteria whether they are in the host
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