Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji, genetic analysis indicates
Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...
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Priscilla Chan Sees AI Models of Cells as the Next Leap in Biology and Medicine
Effective models could unlock some of what is still unknown in biology and help your doctor find the right treatment.
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Why Do Shorebirds Stand on One Leg?
It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!
5 Movies to Watch After The Electric State
With the release of Netflix and the Russo Brothers' sci-fi epic The Electric State, here are five films that you need to ...
‘This is the Chernobyl of Biology’ Sun documentary exposes Wuhan ‘lab leak’ behind Covid… and US’s shock role in it
FEW of us had heard of the Chinese city of Wuhan when the world was first paralysed by Covid-19 five years ago. Today, the ...
Geologists Found the World’s Oldest Crater—and It Might Have Jumpstarted All Life on Earth
Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...
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U Biochemist Receives National Honor for Outstanding Contributions in Basic Research
In a ceremony held last month, the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize was awarded to Wesley Sundquist, PhD, Leo T. and Barbara K ...
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Adaptability of some coral reef fish to rising temperatures
Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.
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With $40 million, former DeepMind employees launch startup ‘laser-focused’ on AI protein design
Where is DeepMind’s AI protein design spinout? The Alphabet-owned AI company took the biology world by storm in 2020 with AlphaFold2, the protein structure prediction AI platform that “solved ...
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Greater Sudbury residents rally in solidarity with scientists in the United States
Salma Mohamed, 17, remains undeterred by Trump’s attacks on science. The Lo-Ellen Park student helped organize the March 7 ...
AI helps turn highschool project into world saving tech which promises to devour 150 tons of fast-fashion plastic each year
TechCrunch recently profiled Epoch Biodesign, a company that's been working to take founder Jacob Nathan's highschool project ...
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Life sciences preprint servers have grown up — and are setting out on their own
Richard Sever will be chief scientific and strategy officer of openRxiv, a nonprofit to ensure the future of biomedical ...