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Biology: Genetics
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Genes in beans: Bean genome sequenced for improved nutrition - Genes in Beans: Bean Genome Sequenced for Improved Nutrition      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The faba bean genome, which at 13 billion bases is more than four times the size of the human genome...

Offbeat: Computers and Math
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Designing with DNA - Designing with DNA: The Future of Biotechnology      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Marvel at the tiny nanoscale structures emerging from labs, and it's easy to imagine you're browsing...

Environmental: Biodiversity
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Global wetlands losses overestimated despite high losses in many regions - Global Wetlands Losses Overestimated Despite High Losses in Many Regions      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New analysis shows the U.S. has accounted for more wetland conversion and degradation than any other...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Avoiding extinction: Some Asian animals found thriving near humans - Avoiding Extinction: Some Asian Animals Found Thriving Near Humans      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Some of Asia's largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extincti...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering: Robotics Research
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Soft robot detects damage, heals itself - Soft Robot Detects Damage, Heals Itself      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Engineers have created a soft robot capable of detecting when and where it was damaged -- and then h...

Paleontology: General
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Fjords, small in size and number, are significant carbon reservoirs - Fjords: Small in Size, Big in Carbon Storage      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fjords comprise a mere 0.1 percent of the surface area of the ocean yet store a whopping 11-12 perce...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Animals best to suppress personalities for group efficiency - Animals Best to Suppress Personalities for Group Efficiency      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Social animals should limit individuality to conform with the behavior of the group, a study suggest...

Biology: Marine Biology: Microbiology
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Why microbes in the deep ocean live without sunlight - Why Microbes in the Deep Ocean Live Without Sunlight      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sun...

Paleontology: Climate
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Greenland ice sheet: Short-lived ice streams - Greenland Ice Sheet: Short-Lived Ice Streams      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Major ice streams can shut down, shifting rapid ice transport to other parts of the ice sheet, withi...

Offbeat: General
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Generating power with blood sugar - Generating Power with Blood Sugar: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Energy Production      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A fuel cell under the skin that converts blood sugar from the body into electrical energy sounds lik...

Offbeat: Computers and Math
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A soft, stimulating scaffold supports brain cell development ex vivo - A Soft, Stimulating Scaffold Supports Brain Cell Development ex vivo      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Brain-computer interface companies like Neuralink are in the news a lot these days for their potenti...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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A chat may help convert a peer to a pro-sustainability stance - A Chat May Help Convert a Peer to a Pro-Sustainability Stance      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplishe...