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Not just bees and butterflies: Beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature’s unsung pollinators

Not just bees and butterflies: Beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature’s unsung pollinators

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of nature’s most important processes. About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of nature’s most important processes. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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Melanosome patterns in Mesozoic mammals suggest they had dark, uniformly dull fur coloring

Melanosome patterns in Mesozoic mammals suggest they had dark, uniformly dull fur coloring

An international team of paleontologists, geoscientists and biologists has found via analysis of melanosome patterns in fossilized Mesozoic mammals, that they most likely had dark, uniformly dull fur coloring. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes how they created a predictive model to analyze melanosome patterns found in fossilized fur samples. An…

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Tapuy rice wine fermentation yields possible anti-aging superfood

Tapuy rice wine fermentation yields possible anti-aging superfood

Filipino researchers have found a way to optimize the traditional procedure for making Philippine rice wine or “tapuy” to produce a potential superfood rich in anti-aging compounds and antioxidants. Filipino researchers have found a way to optimize the traditional procedure for making Philippine rice wine or “tapuy” to produce a potential superfood rich in anti-aging compounds…

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Pacific atoll water security requires new approach, say researchers

Pacific atoll water security requires new approach, say researchers

Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea levels are already putting local water supplies at risk. Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on…

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CeSPIACE: A broad spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes

CeSPIACE: A broad spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors. Blocking this interaction with inhibitors could prevent infection. Since these inhibitors act directly on the virus without affecting human cells, they may be safer than some existing treatments. However, mutations in the spike protein can alter…

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Finding calm in the light storm: Novel light-shaping technique enables stable beam navigation through dynamic media

Finding calm in the light storm: Novel light-shaping technique enables stable beam navigation through dynamic media

Scientists have found a new way to navigate beams of light through dynamic scattering media, such as the turbulent atmosphere or living tissue. Scientists have found a new way to navigate beams of light through dynamic scattering media, such as the turbulent atmosphere or living tissue. Optics & Photonics Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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Phage identification tool shortens the search for specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

Phage identification tool shortens the search for specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants of the dangerous pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages, offer an alternative approach to antibiotics in treating multiresistant pathogens. A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses…

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