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Its looks like we have a benchtop cure for cancer
Phys.org · Molecular switch reverses cancerous transformation at the critical moment of transition
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When Spanish colonizers established a town in the mountains of Bolivia in the 1500s, they might have expected to expand their communities by having babies, but they could not. While Indigenous folks raised families, not a single child of European descent was born for decades. It was all down to the lack of oxygen at altitude, which the settlers were not genetically adapted to deal with. @KnowableMag reports on how scientists are now studying this to see if they can help pregnant people whose bodies are struggling to provide enough oxygen to their fetuses, at any altitude.
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsBorn in thin air: Overcoming the challenges of pregnancy at high elevationIn people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing problems that can last a lifetime. Researchers are searching for remedies.
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New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just snuck in:
Antodice apicalis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7609-FFEF-4FD1-DE5AF06BF837
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #AntodiceApicalis
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Scientists Discover New Part of the Immune System
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-discover-new-part-of-the-immune-system/
Good News Network · Scientists Discover New Part of the Immune SystemAntibiotic resistant bacteria are one of the greatest challenges facing modern medicine, and they are likely to grow greater still.
It may not look like much, but the light coloring on this little piece of filter paper is around 2 billion marine bacteria. While I've been out sailing along Line P, I'm trapping bacteria on these slips of paper by pumping water through the tiny little holes in the paper that are smaller than the bacteria but large enough for water to slip through. Once I get these to the lab, I can pop the bacteria open to collect their DNA and see who lives in the water and what they can do.
#science #scientist #marinescience #marinebiology #biology #microbiology #bacteria #pacificocean #environment #water
#science #scientist #marinescience #marinebiology #biology #microbiology #bacteria #pacificocean #environment #water
How to do CPR if you witness a cardiac arrest.
If possible, call an ambulance first.
The biological world is awash in #chemical signals.
Some molecular messages find their targets; most linger unread in the environment.
But sometimes, other #species — chemical eavesdroppers, bystanders or visitors — can pick up and interpret the signals in their own way.
If the message is powerful enough, the impact can ripple out across an #ecosystem.
#biology #ecology #evolution #biochemistry
https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-chemical-view-of-ecosystems-20250305/
Quanta Magazine · A New, Chemical View of Ecosystems
50 years ago, Tim Bliss and Terje Lømo worked in the Oslo lab of the late neuroscientist Per Andersen, where they made a momentous discovery: the fact that when a neuron signals to another neuron frequently enough, the second one will later respond more strongly to new signals for hours afterwards. The phenomenon is called long-term potentiation (LTP) and it’s fundamental to how we learn and remember. @KnowableMag talked to Bliss and Lømo about their discovery, and to other neuroscientists about how they’re applying knowledge about LTP to their research about memory disorders, chronic pain and more.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2025/memory-formation-long-term-potentiation
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsIt began with a rabbit: Unraveling the mystery of memoryHalf a century after the discovery of long-term potentiation, we’re still learning how the brain remembers
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New namib day gecko from #angola just came in:
Rhoptropus nivimontanus
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0382D211-D138-FFAD-B0E2-21103FC9F9DD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.3.2
#Zootaxa #RhoptropusNivimontanus
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#NewSpecies!
New cicada from #australia just landed:
Yoyetta fumea
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D60217-CC5D-BA7B-1787-682BFF522562
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5590.2.1
#Zootaxa #YoyettaFumea
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New bat from #srilanka just flew in:
Hipposideros srilankaensis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4D413F2D-0F29-9E27-FF2F-FB146F784B2F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5590.4.3
#Zootaxa #HipposiderosSrilankaensis
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#NewSpecies!
New treefrog from #australia just climbed in:
Litoria pyrina
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFB142-654D-FFF8-FF5B-3437FB67D903
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.2.3
#Zootaxa #LitoriaPyrina
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New jewel beetle from #china just glittered:
Anthaxia zhengyucheni
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AB87BC-0F69-FF85-B37F-02462737FC6B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2438409
#JournalOfNaturalHistory #AnthaxiaZhengyucheni
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Fascinating footage of a human white blood cell chasing a bacterium captured through a microscope.
Credit: David Rogers
Source: https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Movie_-_Neutrophil_chasing_bacteria
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Man we really have to stop using university email addresses as the corresponding email contact in academic papers. almost every single time I try to contact them, the email is defunct because the author has moved on from that university. please use another email service! #academia #science #biology #ScientificLiterature
Found in the Midnight Zone: they're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/pigbutt-worm-ocean-mystery
www.nationalgeographic.com · Behold the pigbutt worm, mystery of the deep
Free seminar by the Seattle Aquarium, March 6, on Ocean Ancients - kelp and animal fossils and underwater archaeology. "Five speakers will have five minutes each to fascinate the audience with their knowledge of long-lasting oceanic wonders."
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lightning-talks-ocean-ancients-registration-1225447489429?aff=eprofsaved
And thus began humanity's wooly mouse epidemic.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/04/genetically-modified-woolly-mice-mammoth
Prince Hisahito, who could become emperor one day if the country's succession laws are not changed, has told his first news conference that he will strive to fulfill his royal duties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/prince-hisahito-duties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princehisahito #imperialfamily #vegetables #rice #universities #biology
The Japan Times · At first news conference, Prince Hisahito pledges to fulfill royal duties