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April 13, 2020
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Marmoset (stock image). Ucayalipithecus perdita would have been very small, similar in size to a modern-day marmoset. | Credit: (c) Clement Horvath / stock.adobe.com

Ancient Teeth from Peru Hint Now-Extinct Monkeys Crossed Atlantic from Africa

Apr. 9, 2020 — Four fossilized monkey teeth discovered deep in the Peruvian Amazon provide new evidence that more than one group of ancient ... read more
Dinosaur egg concept (stock image). | Credit: (c) Esa Riutta / stock.adobe.com

Synchrotron X-Ray Sheds Light on Some of the World's Oldest Dinosaur Eggs

Apr. 9, 2020 — Scientists have reconstructed the skulls of some of the world's oldest known dinosaur embryos in 3D, using powerful and non-destructive synchrotron techniques. They found ... read more
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Repairing Stroke-Damaged Rat Brains

Apr. 8, 2020 — Researchers have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then ... read more
SARS-CoV-2 illustration (stock image). | Credit: (c) Matthias Friel / stock.adobe.com

Engineered Virus Might Be Able to Block Coronavirus Infections, Mouse Study Shows

Apr. 7, 2020 — No vaccines exist that protect people against infections by coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, or ... read more
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Moving Closer to Producing Heparin in the Lab

Apr. 10, 2020 — Researchers moved one step closer to the ability to make heparin in cultured cells. Heparin is a potent anti-coagulant and the most prescribed drug in hospitals, yet cell-culture-based production of ... read more

Long-Living Tropical Trees Play Outsized Role in Carbon Storage

Apr. 9, 2020 — A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass -- and carbon storage -- in some tropical rainforests, a team of scientists says. The finding ... read more

Scientists Discover Six New Coronaviruses in Bats

Apr. 9, 2020 — Researchers have discovered six new coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar -- the first time these viruses have been detected anywhere in the world. Future studies will evaluate the potential for ... read more

Ear's Inner Secrets Revealed With New Technology

Apr. 9, 2020 — What does it actually look like deep inside our ears? This has been very difficult to study as the inner ear is protected by the hardest bone in the body. But with the help of synchrotron X-rays, it ... read more

How Silver Ions Kill Bacteria

Apr. 9, 2020 — The antimicrobial properties of silver have been known for centuries. Now scientists are seeking to better understand how the noble metal kills bacteria to help combat antiobiotic-resistant ... read more

New Isomer Separation Method a Boon for Research on Protein Oxidation

Apr. 9, 2020 — Oxidation of the sulfur atom in methionine is an important biomolecular reaction that can have a wide range of biological consequences depending on the context and the protein involved. Chemists have ... read more

Rare, Damaging Inherited Mutations Work Together to Reduce Lifespan

Apr. 9, 2020 — Scientists report that the combined effects of rare, damaging mutations present at birth have a negative impact on healthspan and ... read more

Black Rhinos Eavesdrop on the Alarm Calls of Hitchhiking Oxpeckers to Avoid Humans

Apr. 9, 2020 — In Swahili, red-billed oxpeckers are called Askari wa kifaru, or 'the rhino's guard.' Now, an article suggests that this indigenous name rings true: red-billed oxpeckers may behave ... read more

Fungus Application Thwarts Major Soybean Pest

Apr. 9, 2020 — The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more than $1 billion in soybean yield losses in the U.S. each year. A new study finds that one type of fungi can cut the ... read more

Sweet As: The Science of How Diet Can Change the Way Sugar Tastes

Apr. 9, 2020 — Researchers have discovered the basic science of how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to different diets. While it has long been known that food can taste different based on previous ... read more

Newly Emerged Enterovirus-A71 C4 Isolates May Be More Virulent Than B5 in Northern Vietnam

Apr. 9, 2020 — Researcher have found a new sublineage of enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) C4 subgenotype with two possible recombinant strains during the 2015-16 outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Hanoi, northern ... read more

Stuttering DNA Orchestrates the Start of the Mosquito's Life

Apr. 9, 2020 — There are large parts of the DNA that are not used for making proteins. This is called 'junk DNA', because its function remained unclear for a long time. However, a certain type of junk DNA ... read more

3D-Printed Corals Could Improve Bioenergy and Help Coral Reefs

Apr. 9, 2020 — Researchers have designed bionic 3D-printed corals that could help energy production and coral reef ... read more

COVID-19: Genetic Network Analysis Provides 'Snapshot' of Pandemic Origins

Apr. 9, 2020 — The first use of phylogenetic techniques shows the 'ancestral' virus genome closest to those in bats was not Wuhan's predominant virus type. The study charts the 'incipient ... read more

Hidden Army: How Starfish Could Build Up Numbers to Attack Coral Reefs

Apr. 8, 2020 — It is known that crown of thorns starfish lie in wait as algae-eating young before attacking coral. But new research shows the starfish that devastates reef habitats can remain in its juvenile ... read more
Ostrich with eggs (stock image). | Credit: (c) Hummingbird Art / stock.adobe.com

Archaeologists on a 5,000-Year-Old Egg Hunt

Apr. 8, 2020 — Scientists are closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs. Long before Fabergé, ornate ostrich eggs were highly prized by the ... read more

Vexing Nemo: Motorboat Noise Makes Clownfish Stressed and Aggressive

Apr. 8, 2020 — Working on the reefs around Moorea in French Polynesia, an international team of scientists exposed 40 pairs of clownfish to recordings of natural reef sounds or motorboat noise for up to two days. ... read more

Aligning Biological Clock With Day-Night Cycles

Apr. 8, 2020 — Scientists studying bacteria have identified the roots of a behavior that is regulated by the circadian clock. The research provides a striking example of the importance of keeping the internal ... read more
Common Buckeye Butterfly, Junonia coenia (stock image). | Credit: (c) Tom / stock.adobe.com

What Do Soap Bubbles and Butterflies Have in Common?

Apr. 8, 2020 — A unique butterfly breeding experiment gave researchers an opportunity to study the physical and genetic changes underlying the evolution of structural color, responsible for butterflies' ... read more

Whether Marijuana Helps With Pain Is Unclear

Apr. 8, 2020 — Medical marijuana users who say they have high levels of pain are more likely than those with low pain to say they use cannabis three or more times a day, a new study finds. However, daily marijuana ... read more
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