Research reveals that a 20-million-year-old African fossil, long thought to be a bat, actually represents one of the earliest branches of the lemur family tree. The reassessment challenges a long-held …read more Source:: Science
Day: August 21, 2018
New genetic regulators of regeneration identified
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•Scientists have discovered that genetic material in the cell that was previously thought to be ‘junk’ because of its apparent lack of function likely plays a part in regulating genetic …read more Source:: Science
Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spot
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•The Southern California coast harbors some of the world’s highest concentrations of an algal toxin perilous to wildlife and people. The most thoroughgoing assessment of the problem shows it’s getting …read more Source:: Science
How the brain suppresses the act of revenge
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•Researchers have developed an economic game in which a participant is confronted with the fair behavior of one player and the unfair provocations of another player. They observed which areas …read more Source:: Science
Bigger proteins, stronger threads: Synthetic spider silk
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•Scientists have, for the first time, created a biosynthetic spider silk that behaves like the real thing. And they may soon make it even stronger. …read more Source:: Science