Conifers, such as pines, spruces, and firs, produce sticky resins that protect the trees from insects and pathogens. Important components of this resin are diterpenes, special natural substances that repel bark beetles and ...
Evolution
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The lentils now grown in the Canary Islands have a history that stretches back almost 2,000 years on the site. This is shown in the very first genetic study of archaeological lentils, carried out by researchers at Linköping ...
Archaeology
Sep 16, 2025
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An ancient DNA analysis of the remains of several mastodons, including those which roamed along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, has revealed the Ice Age giants migrated vast distances in response to shifting ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 12, 2025
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A research team led by Prof. Liu Xuncheng from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently published a study in the journal Plant Communications that sheds new light on the pathways that ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2025
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The distribution of a deep-sea jellyfish species with two different traits hints at the existence of an unknown biogeographic barrier in the North Atlantic Ocean, according to new research by marine scientists at The University ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2025
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Amid concerns over rising petroleum prices and resource depletion, organic compounds such as methanol are attracting attention as potential replacements. Though this bodes well in theory, the production of raw materials from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 17, 2025
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A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionarily more differentiated than previously known. In fact, the study suggests that, instead of a subspecies, ...
Evolution
Jun 12, 2025
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Increased vegetation growth in European mountains, driven by climate and land-use changes, reduces the genetic diversity of medicinal plants, suggests a new study using satellite data and genetic analyses on Greek mountain ...
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2025
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Researchers have unveiled a novel immune mechanism by which tandem kinases combat pathogen invasion: an atypical NLR protein, WTN1 (Wheat Tandem NBD 1), partners with the tandem kinase WTK3 to detect pathogen effectors and ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 31, 2025
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Owing to its violent political history, West Papua's vibrant human past has long been ignored.
Archaeology
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