Biology

October 7, 2015

10 Weeks, and Research Gets Under Your Skin

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September 23, 2015

Mantis shrimps avoid deadly fights by pummeling each other

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September 23, 2015

Feisty mantis shrimp go Mike Tyson on each other for houses

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September 23, 2015

Fisticuffs Among the Mantis Shrimp

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This circular family tree of Earth’s lifeforms is considered a first draft of the 3.5-billion-year history of how life evolved and diverged.

September 18, 2015

‘Tree of Life’ for 2.3 Million Species Released

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September 15, 2015

Lutzoni Receives NSF Grant for Fungal Genealogy

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September 3, 2015

Why some researchers say our zoos have a ‘panda privilege’ problem

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August 14, 2015

Chatty marmosets have something to say about vocal learning

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August 7, 2015

‘Caveman Instincts’ May Favor Baritone Politicians

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Normal adult C. elegans nematode worms (above) are about 1 mm in length. Adults that had been starved for 8 days early in their larval development (below) grow more slowly once feeding is resumed and end up smaller and less fertile. Photo credit – Rya

July 31, 2015

Starvation Effects Handed Down for Generations

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July 27, 2015

Plant Light Sensors Came From Ancient Algae

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July 26, 2015

Undergrads Share Research Results, and Lack Thereof

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Some wood mice off the coast of Wales have evolved to nearly twice the size of their counterparts on the European mainland. Photo credit -by Rasbak via Wikimedia Commons

June 22, 2015

Island Rodents Take On Nightmarish Proportions

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Time management isn’t just important for busy people -- it’s critical for plants, too. A new study in the journal Nature shows how two biological clocks work together to help plants deal with intermittent demands such as fungal infections, while main

June 22, 2015

Dual Internal Clocks Keep Plant Defenses on Schedule

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New research could help reverse deadly side effects caused by excessive doses of the drug acetaminophen, the major ingredient in Tylenol and many other medicines. Photo credit – Wikimedia Commons

June 22, 2015

Model Could Help Counteract Poisoning from Popular Painkiller

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June 18, 2015

How mantis shrimps spar

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