DNA replication and repair happens thousands of times a day in the human body and most…
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New drug candidate fights off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria
Urinary tract infections are common, yet are increasingly tough to treat because the bacteria that cause…
Self-pollinating plant shows rapid loss of genetic variation
Without bumble bees, a flowering plant that can self-pollinate lost substantial genetic variation within only nine…
Study reveals how the ovarian reserve is established
Fertility is finite for mammalian females. From birth, females possess a limited number of primordial follicles,…
Hareport hazard—researchers identify most dangerous times for hares on Dublin Airport's runway
Researchers have identified the times of the day when hares are more likely to be struck…
On the menu at a UK restaurant: carbon footprint
The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn’t just let diners know how much a…
Stranded beluga whale rescued from France's Seine river
A beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France for more than a week…
Birds on island time: Study relates island characteristics with the seasonal ebb and flow of bird species
A new study examines how the geographic characteristics of the world’s islands influence seasonal variation in…
How global COVID-19 pandemic restrictions shed light on the relationship between transport and air pollution
As around 4 billion people around the world shut their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic—cutting their…
See-through zebrafish, new imaging method put blood stem cells in high-resolution spotlight
For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks…