Dogs have evolved new muscles around the eyes to better communicate with humans.
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Monday 17 June 2019
Lynx in Turkey: Noninvasive sample collection provides insights into genetic diversity
Little is known about the biology and the genetic status of the Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx distributed across portions of Turkey, the Caucasus region and Iran. To collect baseline genetic, ecological, and behavioural data and assist future conservation efforts, a team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) collected data and samples in a region of Anatolian Turkey over several years. They were particularly interested in the question whether non-invasive samples (faeces, hair) were helpful to discern genetic diversity of the study population. The results of the genetic analyses indicated an unexpectedly high genetic diversity and lack of inbreeding despite the recent isolation of the study population, a result that would not have been obtained with the use of conventional samples. The data also revealed that females stay near home ranges in which they were born whereas males disperse after separation from their mothers. These insights into the genetics and behaviour of the Caucasian Lynx are published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
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* This article was originally published here
Stem cells reprogrammed into neurons could reveal drugs harmful to pregnancy
Pregnant women are often advised to avoid certain drugs because of potential risks to their unborn infant's growing brain cells. Such risks are difficult to pinpoint, though, because there are few ways to track the cellular mechanisms of a drug while the fetus is developing.
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* This article was originally published here
Samsung patent talk reveals smartphone designs on rollable
Samsung watchers are buzzing around over a discovered patent filing with the World Intellectual Property Office. Topic in hand: a design for some kind of rollable device.
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* This article was originally published here
Gold for iron nanocubes
One of the major challenges in nanotechnology is the precise control of shape, size and elemental composition of every single nanoparticle. Physical methods are able to produce homogeneous nanoparticles free of surface contamination. However, they offer limited opportunity to control the shape and specific composition of the nanoobjects when they are being built up.
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* This article was originally published here
Hospitals may divert ambulances to avoid treating certain patients
Some hospitals may strategically divert ambulances to avoid treating low‐paying patients who are uninsured or who have Medicaid, according to a recent analysis.
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* This article was originally published here
Chemists' breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent
It's a feat three decades in the making: Harvard University chemists have achieved what a new paper calls a "landmark in drug discovery" with the total synthesis of halichondrin. Known to be a potent anti-cancer agent in mouse studies, and found naturally in sea sponges—though only ever in minuscule quantities—the halichondrin class of molecule is so fiendishly complex that it had never been synthesized on a meaningful scale in the lab.
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* This article was originally published here
I, Chatbot: Getting your news from a talkative automaton
"Do you ever lie to your friends?," Jam asks, popping up in a private message box at the bottom of your screen.
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