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The latest life science news from around the world — covering biology, medicine, ecology, genetics, neuroscience and more. RathBiotaClan brings you research-backed science news explained clearly, connecting the latest findings to what they mean for the real world.
Nematodes Help Viruses Move Through Soil
Viruses in soil hitch a ride with microscopic worms called nematodes-a surprise to the researchers who presented findings on bioRxiv....
Five Seabirds Added to UK Red List
Recently, the UK update on the bird's conservation status has been made known as five seabird species have been added...
Can Cloning Techniques Save Endangered Species from Extinction?
The accelerated rates of species extinction due to habitat loss, climate change, and poaching pose a serious threat to global...
Phototransduction: How Rods and Cones Work in the Eye
The photoreceptors convert, or transduce, light energy into changes in membrane potential. Phototransduction in rods has proven to be applicable...
Artificial Hearts-Innovations and Future Impact on Heart Failure Treatment
The Human Heart The heart is a mesodermally derived organ that is situated in the mid-thoracic cavity in between the...
Rare Stripey Piglets Born in Breeding Program
In a significant achievement for wildlife conservation, a breeding program has announced the birth of rare stripey piglets. These piglets,...
New DNA Evidence on Ancient Horse Domestication
New DNA Analysis Revises Timeline Horses significantly changed human history by enhancing mobility. However, the precise period between their domestication...
POPULAR NEWS
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
72-Hour Fasting Can Reset Your Entire Immune System, USC Study Shows
A 72-hour fast can trigger a powerful immune system reset. Scientists call this stem cell regeneration. The process clears old...
New Studys Says Gen Z is the least sexually active young cohort in modern recorded history
A generation that grew up with dating apps in their pockets, pornography a tap away, and sex discussed more openly...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
Japan built a ‘human refrigerator’ that cools your body in just 5 minutes, and it could transform how workers beat extreme heat
Japan's summers have grown severe enough that the government recently coined new terminology just to describe days when temperatures climb...
AI Designs Better CRISPR Gene Editors Than Nature, Doudna Team Reports
Researchers at UC Berkeley used artificial intelligence to design new versions of a small CRISPR enzyme called TnpB. Several of...
The Parsimony Criterion in Phylogenetics: Morphological & Molecular Methods
The parsimony criterion is one of the oldest and most widely used methods of constructing phylogenetic trees, having its roots...
Maximum Likelihood Criterion in Phylogenetic Tree Reconstruction
The maximum-likelihood (ML) criterion is one of the most important and statistically rigorous approaches used for phylogenetic tree reconstruction, first...
