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Seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors': Study
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.'
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Researchers find four species of apes playfully tease each other
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Cognitive biologists and primatologists have documented playful teasing in four species of great apes
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Engineered enzymes produce biomass optimised for fuel conversion
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Plant biologists at the DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory in the United States have developed enzymes to change grass plants so that their biomass can be turned more efficiently into biofuels and other bioproducts.
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Project Cheetah completes one year of first-ever intercontinental wildlife
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The entire project was implemented under the meticulous supervision of the expert team consisting of government officials, scientists, wildlife biologists and veterinarians belonging to Namibia, South Africa and India.
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Study finds how to prevent high-fat diet from throwing metabolism out of w
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Eating a lot of fat raises the risk of metabolic disorders, but the mechanisms involved in the problem are not well understood. Now, biologists at the University of California, Irvine have made an important discovery about how to protect against the negative effects of a high-fat diet
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Researchers explore how brain's immune system worsens epilepsy
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a new study, the University of Iowa biologists have lain out a chain of events that can cause seizures, the most common manifestation of epilepsy, to worsen.
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Study finds pythons to be true choke artists as they can eat big prey
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Biologists at the University of Cincinnati found that it's not just the size of a Burmese python's head and body that allows them to eat almost everything. They evolved super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws that allow them to consume prey up to six
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Stem cell biologists create new human cell types for research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Scientists have managed to generate a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells. The new cells closely resemble their natural counterparts in early human embryos. As a result, researchers can now better study what happens just after an embryo impl
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Biologists track DNA 'parasites' in the hunt for disease treatments
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI): The study of transposons by biologists provides a fresh understanding of these organisms, the knowledge that may one day aid in the battle against cancer and age-related disorders.
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Female voices with higher pitch have younger-looking faces
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): Psychologists and biologists have investigated whether voice pitch can influence how female faces are evaluated. To conclude, a higher voice does indeed influence how the corresponding face is evaluated. However, this does not apply to all ratings.
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Paper wasps create an abstract concept of 'same' and 'different'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.
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Modern microbiome rising due to professional 'guilds' of bacteria: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): According to new research from University of British Columbia (UBC) biologists, even the smallest marine invertebrates are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities or microbiomes.
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