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  Plants have unique lock to control expression of genes, study finds

  16 hours ago

  Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built with a potential self-destruct switch. The findings offer insight into ways to control ...

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  In old age, efficiency is key to successful parenting

  16 hours ago

  Old albatrosses that are more efficient at finding food during migration are more likely to successfully raise young, new research shows.

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  Dynamic modeling helps predict the behaviors of gut microbes

  16 hours ago

  The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in a mind-boggling network of positive and negative exchanges. Some produce substances that serve as food for other microbes, while others produce ...

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  Understanding how to control 'jumping' genes

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  A team of Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research scientists have made a new discovery of how a single protein, Serrate, plays dual roles in controlling jumping genes.

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  New insights into DNA 'melting' reveal chink in bacteria's armour

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  Scientists have shed light on DNA 'melting' – a crucial process fundamental to all life.

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  Lipid metabolism discovered in cell nucleus

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  The cell nucleus is an organelle, in which the DNA of an organism is protected and duplicated. The nucleus of this organ-like structure in the cell plasma is surrounded by an outer and an inner nuclear envelope, which is ...

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  Sticklebacks infected with parasites influence behavior of healthy fish

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  Parasites passed on via the food chain often influence the behaviour of their host to their own benefit. One example of this is the tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus, which makes three-spined sticklebacks behave carelessly. ...

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  Escaped lion shot dead at Belgium zoo, sparking criticism

  Jun 21, 2018

  Belgian police have been criticised for shooting dead a young lioness at a zoo on Thursday after it escaped from its enclosure.

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  Research identifies how snowshoe hares evolved to stay seasonally camouflaged

  Jun 21, 2018

  Many animals have evolved fur or feather colors to blend in with the environment and hide from predators. But how do animals stay camouflaged when their environment changes with each new season? Researchers at the University ...

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  Researchers create matchmaking service for peptides and antibiotics

  Jun 21, 2018

  UBC researchers have matched small proteins, called peptides, with antibiotics so they can work together to combat hard-to-treat infections that don't respond well to drugs on their own.