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New method to identify keystone microbial species
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Keystone species, which are thought to exist in low abundance in microbial communities, are thought to have a disproportionate impact on community stability. It can be difficult to identify these keystone species, especially in the human gut, because systematic eradication cannot be utilised
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Social media helping to protect biodiversity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nature photographers using social media to post their work are helping enhance biodiversity conservation mapping in South Asia and the concept has the potential to spread globally, according to a study
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Study finds new approach for identifying keystone microbial species
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Microbial communities are hypothesised to contain keystone species, which can have a disproportionate impact on community stability even if they are present in low abundances. Identifying these keystone species can be difficult, especially in the human gut, because systematic removal cannot
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Even during hibernation, bear genes exhibit circadian rhythms
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a genetic study, grizzly bears' internal clocks appear to keep ticking during hibernation. This persistence emphasises the importance of circadian cycles in the metabolism of many species, including humans.
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Two more seer fish species discovered in Indian waters
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
ICAR-CMFRI discovered one species named Arabian sparrow seer fish (Scomberomorus avirostrus) as entirely new to science and resurrected the other, Russell's spotted seer fish (Scomberomorus leopardus), which was previously a synonym of the spotted seer fish.
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Red Sanders removed from CITES' Review of Significant Trade, will give boo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India has been removed from the CITES's Review of Significant Trade (RST) for Red Sanders, announced Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Monday adding that the development is a major boost for the farmers who grow the species.
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Pakistan: Dengue cases tally crosses 11000 in Punjab, new 139 cases detect
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in recent years around the world. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. Albopictus
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Two critically burned kids get new lease of life at Bhubaneswar AIIMS with
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Allograft is a tissue graft from a donor of the same species as the recipient (but not genetically identical) and it can give someone a new lease of life.
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Video technology has potential to revolutionise how scientists track chang
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists have made a significant advance in the study of species evolution, providing additional proof that cutting-edge visual technology may be used to track the smallest changes in the growth of various organisms.
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Study finds bacterium's protective role in chronic rhinosinusitis
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CRS is an inflammatory disease that lasts at least 12 weeks and can cause nasal congestion, nasal discharge, difficulty breathing through the nose, face pain, and even loss of sense of smell.
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Researchers find how specific gut bacteria increase risk of severe malaria
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Many species of bacteria have been discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to be connected with an increased risk of severe malaria in humans and mice when present in the stomach.
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Specific gut bacteria raise risk of severe malaria: Research
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found many types of bacteria that, when present in the stomach, are associated with an elevated risk of getting severe malaria in humans and mice. Their findings, which were recently published in Nature Communications, could pave the
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