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Researchers propose ‘ecologically honest’ approach to modelling behaviour

January 20, 2022
News
When studying the behaviour of species, study design is often based on human norms. But, when modelling the behaviour of non-human species, these biases can skew results. Now, one research...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Zoology
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Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring

January 10, 2022
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DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Soil Science, Zoology
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Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds

January 6, 2022
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Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Genetics, Paleobiology, Policy, Zoology
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New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’

November 25, 2021
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Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner workings and behaviours of superbugs to gain new insights into how they cause disease. The...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Genetics, Green Chemistry, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Materials, Materials Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Virology, Zoology
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Olympus Image of the Year Award 2021

November 4, 2021
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Olympus has just launched its third Image of the Year contest and is accepting entries. Each year, the competition recognises the best in life science imaging worldwide to inspire and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Forensics, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Paleobiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology, Zoology
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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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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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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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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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European Parliament votes in favour of EU plan to replace animal experiments with cutting-edge science

September 20, 2021
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The European Parliament has embraced an historic opportunity to take animal suffering out of the equation and shift the focus to modern, human relevant technologies. The recent adoption of a...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Analytical Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology, Zoology
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