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Bacterial Hunting Strategies

Tags: Biology

Some bacteria such as Myxococcus hunt in packs for food.

New Oldest Bird

A fossil more primitive and older than the Archaeopteryx in the evolution of the avian line has been found.

Gender Gap

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The proportion of female monarch butterflies in a North American population has been steadily declining for the last 30 years.

Gene therapy gives full colour vision to colour-blind monkeys

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Monkeys were given the ability to see three colors using gene therapy.

Next they'll tell me pigs can fly.

Mice appear to function normally on the short term when levitated by strong magnetic fields after an initial bout of panic.

Bird sex gene identified

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DMRT1 on the Z chromosome may be the bird sex determining "master switch" gene.

Deer transmit prion proteins to one another via their droppings

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The droppings of infected deer contain prions that may be able to spread chronic wasting disease.

The Craigslist of Antibiotic Resistance

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There is a very wide range of genes that confer antibiotic resistance, most of which are not found in antibiotic resistant human pathogens.

Skylarks don’t talk to strangers…or wanderers

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Some skylarks can not only differentiate among songs of neighboring birds, but also match these songs with their territories and punish birds who stray from their own “property.”

Honey Bee Colony Collapse: Its like, a virus.

Tags: Biology

Colony collapse disorder in honey bees might be caused by picorna-like viruses.

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