Conservation decisions based on population counts may fail to protect large, slow-breeding animals from irrevocable decline, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
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Scientists call for microbial ‘Noah’s Ark’ to protect global health
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•A team of researchers is calling for the creation of a global microbiota vault to protect the long-term health of humanity. …read more Source:: Science
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
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•Baker’s yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of the chromosome superstructures that house, protect and control access to their DNA code. …read more Source:: Science
Marriage may protect against heart disease/stroke and associated risk of death
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•Marriage may protect against the development of heart disease/stroke as well as influencing who is more likely to die of it, suggests a new analysis. …read more Source:: Science
A vaccine for edible plants? A new plant protection method on the horizon
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•Novel technologies are being sought to replace the traditional pesticides used to protect plants, particularly edible plants such as cereals. A new project is shedding light on the efficacy of …read more Source:: Science
House dust mites evolved a new way to protect their genome
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•House dust mites are common pests with an unusual evolutionary history. They are tiny, free-living animals that evolved from a parasitic ancestor, which in turn evolved from free-living organisms millions …read more Source:: Science
Why these Amish live longer and healthier: An internal ‘Fountain of Youth’
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•The first genetic mutation that appears to protect against multiple aspects of biological aging in humans has been discovered in an extended family of Old Order Amish living in the …read more Source:: Science
You and some ‘cavemen’ get a genetic checkup
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•Evolution has weeded out genetic variants associated with diseases for millennia and propagated variants that protect against ailments, a comparative genetics study shows. But in the last 500 to 1,000 …read more Source:: Science
Paying people to protect forests is worth it
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•A new study suggests that paying people to conserve their trees could be a highly cost-effective way to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions and should be a key part of …read more Source:: Science
Eye microbiome trains immune cells to fend off pathogens in mice
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•Bugs in your eyes may be a good thing. Resident microbes living on the eye are essential for immune responses that protect the eye from infection, new research shows. The …read more Source:: Science