Scientists have spotted new compounds with herbicidal potential from sea fungus
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (FEB RAS) together with
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A potential Diamond-Blackfan anemia treatment swims into view
A new clinical trial will test trifluoperazine, currently used as an antipsychotic, based on findings in zebrafish
Read moreScientists at the California Academy of Sciences describe 71 new species in 2019
From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants — spanning five continents and three oceans — these discoveries grow Earth’s tree of life
Read moreCan a single-celled organism ‘change its mind’? New study says yes
More than 100 years ago, a zoologist by the name of Herbert Spencer Jennings described surprisingly complex and varied avoidance
Read moreSquid pigments have antimicrobial properties
Ommochromes, the pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, could be used in the food and health
Read moreNew study hints at complex decision making in a single-cell organism
A freshwater protist exhibits a heirarchy of avoidance behaviors, suggesting it can in effect ‘change its mind’ when responding to an environmental irritant
Read moreA potential Diamond-Blackfan anemia treatment swims into view
A new clinical trial will test trifluoperazine, currently used as an antipsychotic, based on findings in zebrafish
Read moreScientists at the California Academy of Sciences describe 71 new species in 2019
From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants — spanning five continents and three oceans — these discoveries grow Earth’s tree of life
Read moreCan a single-celled organism ‘change its mind’? New study says yes
More than 100 years ago, a zoologist by the name of Herbert Spencer Jennings described surprisingly complex and varied avoidance
Read moreSquid pigments have antimicrobial properties
Ommochromes, the pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, could be used in the food and health
Read moreNew study hints at complex decision making in a single-cell organism
A freshwater protist exhibits a heirarchy of avoidance behaviors, suggesting it can in effect ‘change its mind’ when responding to an environmental irritant
Read moreContamination by metals can increase metabolic stress in mussels
The researchers propose that this evidence should be used as input to public policy with the aim of mitigating the impacts of human activities on coastal and marine ecosystems.
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