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Learning on the fly: Computer model links insect and mammalian learning

May 7, 2021
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Even the humble fruit fly craves a dose of the happy hormone, according to a new study from the University of Sussex which shows how they may use dopamine to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Genetics, Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Pathology, Zoology
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Making music with spiders webs and talking arachnid: discover more at ACS Spring 2021

April 12, 2021
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Imagine being able to talk to spiders in their own language! Scientists report that they have translated the structure of a web into music, which could help them communicate to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Botany, Environment, Zoology
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Tracking mosquito flight patterns in 3D using digital holography and mathematics

March 12, 2021
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Researchers have been asked to use large field-of-view digital holography to accurately apply 3D tracking to mosquito flight. By capturing the diffraction pattern of mosquitoes in a telecentric volume, the...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Environment, Environmental, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Zoology
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Crowd research recovers biodiversity as 17 previously lost plant species are rehabilitated

March 9, 2021
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Imagine rediscovering not one, but seventeen species that had been designated as extinct? A well organised network of researchers across research institutions, universities, museums, botanic gardens and biobanks has demonstrated...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Environment
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Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits

January 1, 2021
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Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line of defense in pandemic preparedness in the wake of COVID-19 as preserved specimens capture the community of...
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Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Life Sciences, Zoology
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Self-watering soil could transform farming

November 9, 2020
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They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the most pressing challenges for many nations across the globe. For centuries, humanity...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Food & Bev, Food Science, Materials, Materials Science, Soil Science
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Machine Learning provides insight into cannabis strains

September 30, 2020
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Cannabis data lacking, but machine learning could help THC and CBD; Anyone who has used, sold, studied or even read much about marijuana likely recognises these acronyms as active ingredients...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health & Safety, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Cannabis use for menopause symptom management

September 29, 2020
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As legislation relaxes regarding cannabis, it is being used to manage numerous chronic health conditions and mood symptoms. A new study indicates that a growing number of women are either...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Fungus leather: new front-runner for sustainable clothing material

September 9, 2020
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In a new review paper by the University of Vienna, Imperial College London, and RMIT University in Australia, researchers argue that leather made from fungi has "considerable potential" to be...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Materials, Materials Science, Parasitology
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Biomimicry informs better sensors: just add noise

September 4, 2020
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Adding noise to enhance a weak signal is a sensing phenomenon common in the animal world but unusual in manmade sensors. Now Penn State researchers have added a small amount...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Botany, Physiology
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