Individual genetics help determine composition of the gut microbiome
Microorganisms are involved in nearly all biological processes on earth. As an important component of a metaorganism, i.e., the community of a complex living organism with colonizing microorganisms, they are a central building block of life on our pl.....»»
Climate change filtered out resource-acquisitive plants in a temperate grassland, finds study
Evidence is mounting that climate change is triggering biodiversity loss, changing community composition and ecosystem functions. However, the intricate mechanisms underpinning ecological processes remain an enigma, motivating researchers to dissect.....»»
Q&A: Indigenous community-first approach to more ethical microbiome research
Every person hosts trillions of microorganisms, like bacteria and viruses, on their skin and in organs including those that make up the digestive tract, like their mouth, that collectively make up their microbiome. Microbiome research can lead to med.....»»
New animal behavior tech aims to save wildlife
Facial recognition software used to study the social behavior of individual Greylag Geese in Europe will soon be used to monitor one of the rarest geese in the world, the Cape Barren Goose in South Australia......»»
Raspberry Pi 5, with upgraded everything, available for preorder today
Launch inventory is specifically held for individual buyers until 2024. Enlarge / The Raspberry Pi 5's custom I/O chip, the RP1, is the result of $15M in investment over seven years. It unlocks far more data and storage capabilit.....»»
Wild Asian elephants display unique puzzle solving skills
Individual innovation is considered one sign of intelligence within species, and elephants are among the animals that researchers have long taken an interest in because of their sophisticated approach to problem solving. A newly published study in th.....»»
Researchers create formula for first synthetic sugarcane molasses with fully reproducible composition
Molasses, a broad term used to describe concentrated sugarcane or sugarbeet juice solutions after removal of sucrose crystals, are an industrial byproduct of the raw sugar production process. Natural molasses have variable compositions that are not e.....»»
Cultural adaptation study shows what"s better for the individual isn"t always better for the group
Humans are arguably the most adaptable species on Earth. The species' enormous capacity to adapt and live in different environments is thanks to cumulative culture, the transmission and continuous improvement of knowledge and technologies between ind.....»»
Generating homozygous mutant populations of barley microspores by ethyl methanesulfonate treatment
A new study combined expertise in barley genetics and genomics from the research group led by Dr. Ping Yang (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) and that in barley microspore culturing led by Dr. Chenghong Liu (Biote.....»»
Researchers reveal composition and regulatory mechanism of the nucleolar vacuole in C. elegans
A team led by Prof. Guang Shouhong and Prof. Feng Xuezhu from the University of Science and Technology (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed, for the first time, the composition and regulatory mechanism of the nuclear vacuole in C......»»
Detroit area Ford dealership lets go of employee after ‘hateful" UAW comment
Lithia Motors Inc. said it let go a dealership employee for violating the company's social media policy. The employee's dismissal followed the individual posting an inflammatory comment about the UAW......»»
Accelerated warming has pushed North America"s deepest lake across important ecological thresholds
A team of researchers from Queen's University and Environment and Climate Change Canada have shown that accelerated 21st-century warming has triggered a striking shift in algal composition in the Great Slave Lake, North America's deepest lake, and on.....»»
Making contact: Researchers wire up individual graphene nanoribbons
Researchers have developed a method of "wiring up" graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), a class of one-dimensional materials that are of interest in the scaling of microelectronic devices. Using a direct-write scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based proces.....»»
Courtrooms: a growing arena in the climate fight
The battle against climate change is increasingly being fought in the courtroom, as national governments, specific laws and individual companies are targeted for their roles in the crisis......»»
Crispr Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Has the Guts to Take On the Microbiome
The world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract......»»
Team develops laser-based ice-core sampling for studying climate change
Researchers led by Yuko Motizuki from the Astro-Glaciology Laboratory at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores taken from glaciers. The new system has a 3-mm depth.....»»
Experiment demonstrates how worm hosts and associated microbiome jointly contribute to environmental adaptation
A Kiel research team has used a near-natural compost mesocosm experiment to demonstrate that worm hosts and the associated microorganisms jointly mediate adaptation to a novel environment.....»»
Innovation increasingly led by collaborative teams, not individual pioneers: Study
Is disruption decreasing, or is it accelerating? That depends. With the exponential growth in scientific publications, the chance that an individual scientist might be highly disruptive in their field is decreasing. Collectively, however, the overall.....»»
Supermassive black holes affect the chemical composition of their host galaxies, research shows
New research shows that the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy can have a direct impact on the chemical distribution of the host galaxy. This provides another piece of the puzzle for understanding how galaxies evolve......»»
How to move your Home directory in macOS Ventura
In macOS Ventura you can move your user's Home directory to a larger or faster external drive. Here's how.In UNIX operating systems, user accounts are stored in individual folders called the user folder. Each user gets a single folder.The user folder.....»»
Lack of maternal care found to affect development, microbiome and health of wild bees
Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee's microbiome, development and health, found York University researc.....»»