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Research suggests blood immune cells can proliferate
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A cell's ability to multiply and divide is necessary for life, resulting in the evolution of complex creatures from a single cell. It also allows worn-out cells to be replaced by a small number of "stem" cells, which subsequently multiply and specialise. Yet, in cancer, cell growth is no lon
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Blood immune cells can proliferate: Research
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The ability of a cell to multiply and divide is necessary for life and results in the development of complex creatures from a single cell. Also, it permits the replacement of worn-out cells by a small number of "stem" cells, which then multiply and specialise.
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Will deep-sea mining affect whales? Find out
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers have cautioned that seabed mining in the deep ocean might begin soon, but the potential impact on creatures such as whales remains unknown.
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Study finds ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
For wild creatures, the rate of environmental change presents significant difficulties. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and animals can potentially adjust their biology to better cope with new pressures they are exposed to - this is known as phenotypic plasticity.
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Fossil site reveals giant arthropods dominated seas 470 million years ago
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Discoveries at a major new fossil site in Morocco suggest giant arthropods - relatives of modern creatures including shrimps, insects and spiders - dominated the seas 470 million years ago. Early evidence from the site at Taichoute, once undersea but now a desert, records numerous large "fre
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Did you know ancient amphibians had their bones cooked?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods - amphibian-like creatures that lived over 300 million years ago - preserved in one of Ireland's most important fossil sites seemingly had their bones cooked after they died.
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Study: Synchronized neural oscillations induce empathic behaviour in brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The underlying neurological mechanism that enables humans to feel empathy has been identified by researchers. Empathy is brought on by synchronised neuronal oscillations in the right hemisphere of the brain, which enables the creatures to sense and share each other's dread.
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Research helps to resolve evolutionary origins of the 'platypus of fungi'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never quite found a fit along the fungal family tree has been shown to have a common ancestor, according to a University of Alberta-led research team that used genome sequencing to give these peculiar creatures their own classification home.
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Study reveals how insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As with most living creatures, bees carry an innate electric charge. Having found that honeybee hive swarms change the atmospheric electricity by 100 to 1,000 volts per meter, increasing the electric field force normally experienced at ground level, the team developed a model that can predic
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Avoiding extinction: Asian animals found to be thriving near humans
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], October 24 (ANI): According to a University of Queensland-led study, some of Asia's largest creatures, like tigers and elephants, are living with people despite trends toward extinction that date back 12,000 years.
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Life on other planets or space creatures narrowed down
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], October 21 (ANI): The most prevalent type of star in the universe, the M dwarf, has an Earth-like planet orbiting it that appears to have no atmosphere at all. This discovery could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.
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Young woman achiever Aaliya Mir known for wildlife conservation in Kashmir
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], October 12 (ANI): Aaliya Mir, a resident of Bagh-i-mehtaab Srinagar, is a young woman achiever who is known for her wildlife conservation efforts in Kashmir.
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