Endangered vulture returns to Bulgaria after being extinct for 36 years
The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) – also known as Black Vulture, Monk Vulture or Eurasian Black Vulture – is the largest bird of prey in Europe.
Credit: Hristo Peshev, Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna
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Girls born to obese mothers have a high risk of developing obesity
Women with obesity may share risk for the disease with their daughters, but not their sons, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Obesity is...
Snapping at new biotech breakthroughs with Gator Pro
insights from industrySubodh NimkarMarketing DirectorGator Bio In this interview, we speak to Subodh Nimkar, Marketing Director at Gator Bio, about their latest technology, Gator Pro which allows for fast, reliable, and high-quality data. ...
3000+ billion tons of ice lost from Antarctic Ice Sheet over 25 years
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - has lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year period.
Credit: University of Leeds
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea...
INTEGRA Biosciences acquires Miroculus to accelerate genomics
INTEGRA Biosciences is delighted to announce that it has acquired Miroculus, a biotechnology specialist focused on developing hands-off automation solutions for next generation sequencing (NGS) protocols. This will allow INTEGRA to expand its product...
Research shows the role of PCYT2-mediated lipid synthesis in vertebrate muscle health
Muscle degeneration, the most prevalent cause of frailty in hereditary diseases and aging, could be caused by a deficiency in one key enzyme in a lipid biosynthesis pathway. Researchers at the Institute of Molecular...
AI-Proofing Workflows in Drug Development
Processes of drug discovery and the early stages of drug development remain enigmatic and rely heavily on experience-induced intuition and chance. Pharmaceutical companies have developed workflows that have proven expensive and lacked efficiency, resulting...
Gene Discovery May Help Effort to Breed Climate Resilient Crops
Researchers say they have learned how a key gene in plants allows them to use their energy more efficiently, enabling them to grow more roots and capture more water and nutrients. An international team of...
Unrealistic vaping views? Nearly ½ of parents confident they’d know if their child vapes
Nearly half of parents say they would definitely know if their child was vaping, despite characteristics of vaping devices that make it easy to hide or disguise their use, a new national poll suggests.
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3D radar scan provides clues about threats to iconic Alaskan glacier
A detailed “body scan” of Malaspina Glacier, one of Alaska’s most iconic glaciers, revealed that its bulk lies below sea level and is undercut by channels that may allow ocean water to gain access,...
