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Shape-shifting worm blob model could inspire future robot swarms

October 26, 2021
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Lumbriculus variegatus blackworms can aggregate into ‘blobs’ capable of collective movement. Researchers observed blackworms to model the behaviour of individual worms, as well as the formation and movement of blobs....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Zoology
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Genomics study reveals ancient Arabian populations played a greater role in early human migration

October 25, 2021
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Researchers in Qatar have unveiled a high-resolution map of the genetic structure of Arab and Middle Eastern populations, providing new insights into human history in the region and ancestral patterns...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics
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Scientists uncover a gene involved in sexual conflict in fruit flies

October 22, 2021
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Sexual conflict in fruit flies is governed by specifically wired neurons in the brain which have been pinpointed by scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK. Research offers a way...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Microbiology, Parasitology, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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New mechanism that regulates the spread of breast cancer discovered

October 22, 2021
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A research group at the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered a completely new mechanism that cells use to circulate integrins on the cell surface. Aggressive breast cancer cells exploit...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Health, Medical/Health, Oncology
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Lab Innovations launches Lab Connect

October 6, 2021
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Lab Innovations has relaunched Lab Connect, an online networking portal to help exhibitors and visitors have a productive and efficient time at the show after so long apart during the...
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Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Trans-disciplinary approaches reveal important disease transmission dynamics

October 4, 2021
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New research reveals the complex multi-host-species and multi-parasite-species disease transmission dynamics, paving the way for a more comprehensive understanding of how certain zoonotic diseases, such as schistosomiasis, can be controlled...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology, Zoology
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Inclusion and diversity given greater prominence in RSC prize reforms

September 29, 2021
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Efforts to make science a more inclusive and diverse place to learn and work are to be given annual recognition by the RSC as it will now expand the biennial...
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Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change

September 27, 2021
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The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. Research matching volcanic activity with northern China lake...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Geology, Geophysics, Paleobiology, Volcanology, Zoology
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New potential factor contributing to severity of COVID-19 identified

September 27, 2021
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Researchers have found that the so-called 'do not eat me', virus-induced signal protein, CD47, may be responsible for the development of life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms in some individuals. By preventing the...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Fitness beats weight loss for obesity-related health conditions

September 22, 2021
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New research finds that increasing physical activity and improving fitness appear to be superior to weight loss for getting healthy and reducing mortality risk. Employing a weight-neutral approach to the...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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