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Iguanas partner with the plants of the Galápagos Islands
The isolation of ocean islands like the Galápagos prevents the arrival of large mammals, which disperse…
How to overcome end-point bias in the media to make smarter decisions
“End-point bias” is a well-known psychological tendency to interpret a recent short-term fluctuation as a reversal…
Whiplash symptoms are caused by actual changes in the brain
Study reveals changes in the regions of the brain connected to pain and posture processing. Whiplash…
Plants modified to express fruit fly gene used to detoxify contaminated land
Scientists have discovered that a gene found in the common fruit fly can be successfully expressed in…
Working out the genetic risk for ADHD
Genetics play a strong part in the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the path from…
Safety in darkness: Team lays bare melanin’s DNA guarding mechanism
With a little help from chickens and video cameras, scientists have captured live the moment when…
Major Urinary Proteins do not allow kin recognition in male mice
The urine of house mice, unlike humans, contains large amounts of proteins, which are mainly major…
Molecular switches researched in detail
Seeing, smelling, tasting, regulation of blood pressure – molecular switches are involved in all of these…
Porous crystalline materials: Researcher shows method for controlled growth
Porous crystals called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) consist of metallic intersections with organic molecules as connecting elements.…