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Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Developmental Biology: General Biology: Genetics Biology: Molecular
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Cell division quality control 'stopwatch' uncovered      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Biologists have uncovered a quality control timing mechanism tied to cell division. The 'stopwatch'...

Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Test reveals mice think like babies      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Are mice clever enough to be strategic? A neuroscientist who studies learning in humans and animals,...

Mathematics: General
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Those with the biggest biases choose first, according to new math study      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In a new study, researchers created a sort of simulated voting booth -- a space where people, or mat...

Biology: Botany Ecology: Nature Ecology: Trees Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Summer solstice triggers synchronized beech tree reproduction across Europe      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study has found that the summer solstice acts as a 'starting gun' to synchronize beech tree re ...

Space: Astronomy Space: Astrophysics Space: Exploration Space: Structures and Features Space: The Solar System
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Hubble views a galactic monster      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a monster in the making in this observation of the...

Chemistry: Organic Chemistry Energy: Alternative Fuels Energy: Fossil Fuels Engineering: Graphene
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Efficient fuel-molecule sieving using graphene      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A research team has successfully developed a new method that can prevent the crossover of large fuel...

Biology: Microbiology
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Fungi in sink drains act as 'reservoirs for mold' - Fungi in Sink Drains Act as 'Reservoirs for Mold'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Sinks and P-traps are home to a surprising number of fungal organisms. ABSTRACT: Fungi in Sink Drain...

Biology: Evolutionary Biology: Marine Ecology: General Ecology: Research Ecology: Sea Life
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Researchers find evolutionary adaption in trout of Wyoming's Wind River Mountains      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists found that trout from lakes stocked decades ago in the Wind River Mountains have higher n...

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Potential for injectable 'chemical vaccine' for malaria using atovaquone      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers looking to develop a long-acting, injectable malaria preventive using atovaquone have sh ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Discarded aloe peels could be a sustainable, natural insecticide      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Aloe vera has been used for centuries to treat skin ailments, promote digestive health and heal woun...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular
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Shedding light on the synthesis of sugars before the origin of life      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability o...

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The rock that creates clouds      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Felspar dust in the air can create clouds. The feldspar particles act as nucleation sites to which w ...

Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geochemistry
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Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The pore-like structure of permeable pavements may help protect coho salmon by preventing tire wear...

Biology: Marine Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Extinction Ecology: Sea Life
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Floating algae a raft for juvenile pelagic fish      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Floating macroalgal acts as a raft that provides habitat for a diverse array of juvenile oceanic fis ...

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In flies, a single brain cell can drive multiple movements of the body      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought o ...