83% of Earth’s climate-critical fungi are still unknown
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83% of Earth’s climate-critical fungi are still unknown

Mycorrhizal fungi help regulate Earth’s climate and ecosystems by forming underground networks that provide plants with essential nutrients, while drawing carbon deep into soils. Scientists and conservationists have been racing to find ways to protect these underground fungi, but they keep finding dark taxa – species that are known only by their DNA sequences that […]
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From air to stone: The fig trees fighting climate change
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From air to stone: The fig trees fighting climate change

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks – essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss scientists found that the trees could draw carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store it as calcium carbonate ‘rocks’ in the surrounding soil. The […]
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Ancient Texts Decoded by Neural Networks

In a groundbreaking fusion of ancient history and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, researchers have unveiled Aeneas, a sophisticated machine learning model designed to revolutionize the study of Latin inscriptions. This technological marvel aims to assist historians by restoring fragmented texts, dating undocumented carvings, and pinpointing their geographic origins within the vast expanse of the Roman Empire. […]
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Burned Amazon Forests Stay Hot and Stressed for Decades, Finds New NASA-Supported Study – State of the Planet

Lead author Savannah Cooley standing in an intact forest patch before one of the largest measured trees in the southern Amazon—a magnificent Ceiba pentandra towering 61 meters tall. Photo: Vinicius Silguero, Instituto Centro de Vida Forests in the Brazilian Amazon damaged by fire remain about 2.6 °C (4.7 °F) hotter than neighboring intact or selectively logged stands, and […]
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How a lost gene gave the sea spider its bizarre, leggy body
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How a lost gene gave the sea spider its bizarre, leggy body

An international collaboration featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) has led to the first-ever chromosome-level genome assembly of a sea spider (Pycnogonum litorale). The genome informs about the development of the characteristic sea spider body plan and constitutes a landmark for revealing the evolutionary history of chelicerates in general. The […]
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Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars
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Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars

Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: how unrelated and antagonistic partners can form long-term mutualistic relationships with the same host. Scientists studying ant plants in Fiji have discovered one way that a host plant can keep the peace among residents that might otherwise kill each other. […]
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From Brisbane to London to Paris: Vicebio´s Sanofi deal

What began in the labs of the University of Queensland has now set the stage for one of Europe’s largest biotech acquisitions of the year. Sanofi has announced it will acquire UK-based vaccine developer Vicebio for $1.15 billion upfront, with an additional $450 million tied to clinical milestones—underscoring a major commitment to next-generation respiratory vaccines. […]
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The Unkempt RNA-binding protein reveals a local translation program in centriole overduplication

Excess centrosomes cause defects in mitosis, cell-signaling, and cell migration, and therefore their assembly is tightly regulated. The divergent Polo kinase, PLK4, controls centriole duplication at the heart of centrosome assembly, and elevated PLK4 levels promote centrosome amplification (CA), a founding event of tumorigenesis. Here, we investigate the transcriptional consequences of elevated PLK4 and find […]
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This genetic breakthrough could help thousands of species cheat extinction
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This genetic breakthrough could help thousands of species cheat extinction

Gene editing technologies — such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction projects — can be repurposed to offer what an international team of scientists is calling a transformative solution for restoring genetic diversity and saving endangered species. In a new Nature Reviews Biodiversity Perspective article published on July 18, the authors explore the promises, […]
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Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars

Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars

Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: how unrelated and antagonistic partners can form long-term mutualistic relationships with the same host. Scientists studying ant plants in Fiji have discovered one way that a host plant can keep the peace among residents that might otherwise kill each other. […]
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From Brisbane to London to Paris: Vicebio´s Sanofi deal

What began in the labs of the University of Queensland has now set the stage for one of Europe’s largest biotech acquisitions of the year. Sanofi has announced it will acquire UK-based vaccine developer Vicebio for $1.15 billion upfront, with an additional $450 million tied to clinical milestones—underscoring a major commitment to next-generation respiratory vaccines. […]
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Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars

Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars

Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: how unrelated and antagonistic partners can form long-term mutualistic relationships with the same host. Scientists studying ant plants in Fiji have discovered one way that a host plant can keep the peace among residents that might otherwise kill each other. […]
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From Brisbane to London to Paris: Vicebio´s Sanofi deal

What began in the labs of the University of Queensland has now set the stage for one of Europe’s largest biotech acquisitions of the year. Sanofi has announced it will acquire UK-based vaccine developer Vicebio for $1.15 billion upfront, with an additional $450 million tied to clinical milestones—underscoring a major commitment to next-generation respiratory vaccines. […]
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The Unkempt RNA-binding protein reveals a local translation program in centriole overduplication

Excess centrosomes cause defects in mitosis, cell-signaling, and cell migration, and therefore their assembly is tightly regulated. The divergent Polo kinase, PLK4, controls centriole duplication at the heart of centrosome assembly, and elevated PLK4 levels promote centrosome amplification (CA), a founding event of tumorigenesis. Here, we investigate the transcriptional consequences of elevated PLK4 and find […]
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