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New Studies Are Demonstrating How Actin Is Crucial For Creating Butterflies’ Colors

Actin participates in many important cellular processes and appears to also play a vital and direct role during structural color formation in butterfly scales. The post New Studies Are Demonstrating How Actin Is Crucial For Creating Butterflies’ Colors first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Scientists Decode Sperm Whale Communication For Conservation Efforts

Discover the fascinating world of sperm whale communication and social behaviors through recent research in Dominica.

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Asteroid Ryugu holds secrets of our solar system's past, present and future

Samples of asteroid Ryugu, collected by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, have revealed the impact solar winds and tiny space rocks have had on the asteroid itself.

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Protein in human sweat may protect some people against Lyme disease

A mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people's risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection.

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Super-realistic prosthetic eyes made in record time with 3D printing

Scientists can now 3D print more-realistic prosthetic eyes in a fraction of the time and effort required by traditional approaches.

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This 5-day diet plan that mimics fasting can reverse biological age as per research

A new study by the University of Southern California has found a new diet pattern that mimics fasting. And the biggest surprise is, it can lower biological age! The study has been published in Nature Communications. Let's learn about the fasting mimicking diet.

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'Like moths to a flame'? Here's what's going on with insects and porch lights

Those insects you see flying in crazed circles are trying to keep their backs towards the light because they think that direction is up, new research suggests.

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“Amazing” Video Of Plants Talking Has Social Media Reconsidering How They Thought About Life

You will think twice now before forgetting to water your plants. The post “Amazing” Video Of Plants Talking Has Social Media Reconsidering How They Thought About Life first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Testing for COVID-related brain damage

COVID-19 can severely injure the brain, but these changes can go undetected — and last for months

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Earliest known parasitic fungus discovered in fossilized plant frozen in time 400 million years ago

A fossilized plant in a museum collection contained the oldest known disease-causing fungus, with microscopic images showing it bursting through the plant's wall.

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Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet

A new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life on Earth

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Environmental factors determine height of children in LMICs

Env. factors > genetic variants in determining height of children in LMICs, study finds. Scientists from CCMB, along with other institutions, studied epigenetic factors, which are external influences like lifestyle, nutrition, and environment, that affect gene expression. In LMICs, these factors play a greater role than genetic variants in determining…

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We built a 'brain' from tiny silver wires. It learns in real time, more efficiently than computer-based AI

The world is infatuated with artificial intelligence (AI), and for good reason. AI systems can process vast quantities of data in a seemingly superhuman way.

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Scientists Identify New Genes Linked To Male Baldness

Rare mutations in two genes and inherited skin diseases may contribute to hair loss, according to a study

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Can the tongue taste only sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami?

Scientists have found evidence of a sixth basic taste: umami's companion, ammonium chloride. Through a study published in Nature Communications, researchers discovered that the tongue responds to the salt through OTOP1, a protein receptor that signals sour taste. Electrical conductivity tests on taste bud cells from normal and genetically engineered…

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The climate blindspot in India’s river interlinking projects

Massive infrastructural projects aimed at mitigating drought and floods may instead worsen water stress levels, a new study in Nature Communications finds.

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UK Among Highest Consumers Of Sugary Drinks In Europe As Global Intake Rises

Brits guzzle an average of 4.4 drinks per person a week, with concerns over public health implications.

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Health: Brain signals for improved memory performance identified through research

Having investigated this matter, a research team led by Professor Dominique de Quervain and Professor Andreas Papassotiropoulos has now published its results in the journal Nature Communications. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Monitoring body temperature using smartwatch holds key to detecting chronic diseases in the future

A recent study by the Perelman School of Medicine published in the journal Nature Communications found that continuous measurement of body temperature using smartwatches can help in the early detection of chronic diseases like- type 2 diabetes, hypertension, liver disease, kidney failure, and many more.

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Most pink diamonds were birthed by a disintegrating supercontinent. Where can we find more?

There is nothing quite like a diamond. For many they are the ultimate “I love you” gift, and jewellers will tell you the ultra-hard stones have unmatched “fire” and “brilliance”. The sentimental and aesthetic value of the gems is matched by their price, which can run to tens of thousand…

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Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System

In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists analysed lead and uranium isotopes in Erg Chech 002 and calculated it is some 4.56556 billion years old, give or take 120,000 years

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Platelets ‘can replicate benefits of exercise in brain’, shows study

A new research published in Nature Communications has found that an injection of specific blood molecules can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain, paving the way for potential new treatments for age-related cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease patients.

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Atlantic collapse: Q&A with scientists behind controversial study predicting a colder Europe

In late July, a study published in Nature Communications warned that a critical ocean system that brings warm water up the North Atlantic, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), was at risk of collapse by 2095 for want of drastic emissions cuts. While AMOC was already known…

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The 'Gulf Stream' will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong

Those following the latest developments in climate science would have been stunned by the jaw-dropping headlines last week proclaiming the “Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests” — which responded to a recent publication in Nature Communications.

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The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few…

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