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Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity — ScienceDaily
UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome — a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic…
Red Lily Lagoon in West Arnhem Land is an important archaeological landscape with significant implications for understanding the First Australians — ScienceDaily
Scientists at Flinders University have used sub-surface imaging and aerial surveys to see through floodplains in the Red Lily Lagoon area of West Arnhem Land in Northern Australia. These ground-breaking…
By understanding how mutations occur, researchers can better understand and develop therapeutics to combat resistant infections — ScienceDaily
Bacteria naturally adapt to various environmental stimuli and as they mutate, these changes can make them resistant to drugs that would kill or slow their growth. In a recent article…
One famous dog and a powerful new approach for understanding biology and evolutionary history — ScienceDaily
Ever since scientists first read the complete genetic codes of creatures like fruit flies and humans more than two decades ago, the field of genomics has promised major leaps forward…
Mudskippers could be key to understanding evolution of blinking — ScienceDaily
Blinking is crucial for the eye. It’s how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communicate. But how and why did blinking originate? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of…
Findings could improve understanding of how nutrition affects macular degeneration — ScienceDaily
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision. UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Elke Buschbeck and…
Better understanding the physics of our universe — ScienceDaily
For the last six years, Indiana University researchers and collaborators from around the world have sought to answer important questions about the most basic laws of physics that govern our…
Significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of the universe — ScienceDaily
For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos. Unlike ancient philosophers imagining the universe’s origins, modern cosmologists use quantitative tools to gain insights into the universe’s…
New atomic-scale understanding of catalysis could unlock massive energy savings — ScienceDaily
In an advance they consider a breakthrough in computational chemistry research, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have developed model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale. This understanding…