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Scientists unveil comprehensive cell map of mammalian brain
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
An international team of researchers has constructed a full-cell atlas of an entire mammalian brain for the first time.
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Marine mammal conservation crucial for India's seafood exports, say expert
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Conservation of marine mammals is crucial for India's seafood export, as the country must comply with the US Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which prohibits the intentional killing of marine mammals in commercial fisheries.
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute embark on coastal survey on ma
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Marine scientists believe that climate change and ensuing impacts on ocean ecosystems might be one of the reasons for increased events of whale stranding. Recently, the carcass of a 50-ft blue whale had been washed ashore in Kozhikode district, Kerala.
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New study reveals how bats evolved to avoid cancer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a new study published in Genome Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press, rapid evolution in bats may explain the animals' unique ability to host and survive infections as well as avoid cancer.
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Study finds how bats evolved to avoid cancer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A new research published by Oxford University Press in Genome Biology and Evolution suggests that rapid evolution in bats may explain the animals' unique capacity to host and survive infections as well as avoid cancer.
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Scientists discover how fungus helps destroy dangerous food toxin
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Patulin, a mycotoxin produced by several fungi, is deadly to a variety of organisms, including humans, mammals, plants, and microorganisms. Many of these fungal species grow on damaged or decaying fruits, particularly apples, and can contaminate apple products such as apple sauce, apple juic
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Researchers discover how fungus helps destroy harmful food toxin
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Patulin, a mycotoxin generated by various fungi, is harmful to a wide range of creatures, including humans, mammals, plants, and microbes. Many of these fungi species tend to grow on damaged or decaying fruits, specifically apples, and even contaminate apple products such as apple sauce, app
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Study reveals how temperatures trigger brain to boost appetite
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scripps Research neuroscientists have uncovered brain circuits that cause mammals to crave more food when exposed to cold temperatures.
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Understanding metabolites that drive mammalian eye development
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications, aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells convert glucose into lactate, is essential for mammalian eye development.
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Tropical mammals are not immune to human activity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that tropical mammals living within protected areas are not immune to the effects of human activity, even when it occurs outside the boundaries of the protected areas.
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Hundreds of dolphins, sea lions wash up dead or sick in California amid to
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per CNN, officials have received more than 1,000 calls in recent weeks from beachgoers, tourists and residents reporting sick, dying and dead sea mammals washed ashore from Santa Barbara to San Diego County, amid a growing toxic algal bloom in the waters off the coast.
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Study reveals humans' ancestors survived asteroid impact that killed dinos
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In-depth research of the fossil record has shown a Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, which include humans, dogs, and bats, indicating they co-existed with dinosaurs for a short period before the dinosaurs became extinct.
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