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Biology
Enzymes are the engine of life. Machine learning helps scientists design new things
The induction FIT model of enzymes states that both enzymes and their substrates change shape when they interact. Credit: OpenStax, CC BY-SA Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out chemical reactions that sustain all life, and are the ability to attract the attention of scientists like me. Consider the movement of your muscles. Your body releases a molecule called acetylcholine,…
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Dingos are culled in Victoria: How much harm is the species to protect commercial interests?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Victorian government’s decision to allow dingos to be culled in the eastern state until 2028 has rekindled debate about what has been called Australia’s most controversial animal. Animal Welfare Group Animals Australia filed a lawsuit before the Victoria Supreme Court to challenge the decision. The incident will be heard this year. The group, which announced…
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The analysis reveals global patterns of trait matching in bird and plant networks
A: Chestnut-colored Oriol (Oriolus trailii) (Lindera sp.) eating spicewood fruit; B: Flower pecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) supported by scar-colored eating fruit of drizzling (Viscum sp.). Credit: Midiexiang, Red Vision In 1862, Charles Darwin predicted the presence of moth with his long tongue, based on the nectar spur of comet orchids. This was confirmed in the long-carved Hawkmoth discovery in 1903, showing…
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Powerful marine fungi can eat it and break down plastic and condition it to make it faster
A variety of colorful marine bacteria grown in Anthony revised Lab Petri cuisine. Credit: Syrena Whitner at the University of Hawaii Plastics are the most common marine pollutants, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawaii in Manoa (Um) recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawaii’s near waters…
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“Birdsong Chat” may shed light on how language is wired in the human brain
Credit: Images generated by AI Just as ChatGpt and other generative language models create grammatically correct sentences to train human texts, a new modeling method by researchers of the Pennsylvania State Train is to create accurate bird angs. A new modelling method for bird recording. The results could improve understanding of the structure of birds and their underlying neurobiology, which…
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New AI tools for rapid identification in forensic investigations are faster than humans at estimating biological sex
Volume rendering CT scans visualized with Osirix, featuring five cranial properties used in this study. (a) Left side view showing Gravella (GLA), mastoid (MAS), and Nuchal Crest (NUC). (b) Abnormal viewing with mental uplift (male) and superorbital margin (SUP) shown. Credit: Science Report (2024). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-81718-y CSIRO, a national science institution in Australia, has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool…
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Dog Hunting for Oregon’s Hidden Truffle Biodiversity with Brother Scientists
Heather Dawson, a doctoral student at the University of Oregon, tracks a variety of dishes and non-skinned truffles in the Pacific Northwest with the help of a truffle dog. Credit: Chris Larsen The wobble tail is a universal sign of a happy dog, especially for a rusty golden retriever named rye. It is his “teltail” signal where he found the…
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Habitat restoration is a long-distance job. There are three groups that I endure
Native fruit from the tree of Remnant Big Scrub. Credit: Big Scrub Rainforest Conservancy Like ferns and tides, community conservation groups come. Many people are achieving their goals. Volunteers will either restore local wetlands or protect patches of city bushes and hang gardening gloves with a warm inner glow. Some groups endure while tackling the ecological issues facing Australia today,…
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The whale pattern follows the universal laws of human language, new research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain All known human languages ​​show surprising patterns. The most frequent words in a language are the second most frequent, the third three times more frequent. This is known as the ZIPF Law. Researchers were looking for evidence of this pattern in communication between other species, but up until now, no other examples were found. In a…
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Scientists unravel the molecular mechanisms behind cystic dormancy in dinoflagellates
Transcriptional profiles of autophagy-associated genes (ATGs) and autophagy activity in resting cysts of vegetative cells and representative cyst-producing sporulation species Scrippsiella Acuminata. Credit: Science Advances (2025). doi:10.1126/sciadv.ads7789 The dinoflagellate plexus plays an important role in aquatic ecosystems, particularly as a major contributor to harmful algae flowers. They can enter the dormant stage, known as the resting cystic stage, and survive…
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