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Research reveals how climate change could impact one of the world's signif
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Portsmouth [England], June 23 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of Portsmouth and supported by the research group Operation Wallacea has shown how organisms process the carbon from atmospheric CO2 that is stored in large woody debris.
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Ocean acidification leading to decline in diatoms: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kiel [Germany], May 28 (ANI): An unexpected negative impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has been observed on important plankton groups, researchers reveal in a new study.
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Study reveals a single gene can control species diversity in ecosystem
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Zurich have found that a mutation in a single gene can also dramatically alter the structure and function of an ecosystem.
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Study examines last day of dinosaurs
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], February 28 (ANI): Dinosaurs have been extinct for over 65 million years and yet, questions still surround as to how massive creatures like them became extinct to such an extent that not even a trace of them is left now. Scientists have been pondering and researching this f
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Scared of spiders and snakes? Being connected to nature can reduce it, sug
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pecs [Hungary], February 24 (ANI): The world is filled with living organisms of every kind and form. While some are very beautiful and adorable for the human gaze, others unknowingly unnerve people. Two of such creatures are spiders and snakes. Intense fear of spiders is called arachnophobia
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RNA molecules control repair of human DNA in cancer cells: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Solna [Sweden], February 23 (ANI): It has been long presumed that RNA molecules, which are the basic molecules that exist in all living organisms - only participated in protein synthesis. However, a recent study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden showed how certain RNA molecules controlled
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Scientists predict efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on Moon and
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Manchester [England], February 12 (ANI): Often the question has arisen of whether Earth is the only planet with living organisms or not and what would be the conditions suitable for the growth and survival of life? Scientists have now provided more insight into the possibility of establishin
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New study finds if bacteria confound genetic switch
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): For decades, a small group of medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumours. Accord
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Study finds gravitational action of sun, moon influence animals, plants
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A team of international researchers has shed light on the fact that the rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants, and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
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Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behaviour of animals and p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 5 (ANI): The rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. This truth has been somewhat neglected by scientific research but is
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Research finds COVID-19 testing kits also measure oral microbiome in saliv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 30 (ANI): A new research by Rutgers University has found that the COVID-19 saliva testing kits that include a novel preservative can also be used to measure microscopic organisms in the mouth. This has enabled the study of the relationship between mouth and lung mic
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Rapid bio-decomposer contains 7 different microorganisms with multi-enzyme
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Indian Agricultural Research Institute's 'rapid' bio-decomposer comprises seven different micro-organisms with a multi-enzyme complex that helps to decompose the agri residue fast and prepares the farmland for the next crop in 20-25 days.
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