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Scientists found a new amoeba in California's Lassen Volcanic National Park that can reproduce at 145°F, stay active at 147°F and recover after five minutes at 158°F, setting a new heat record for complex life
Scientists found a new amoeba in California's Lassen Volcanic National Park that can reproduce at 145°F, stay active at 147°F and recover after five minutes at 158°F, setting a new heat record for complex life
Scientists analysed DNA from 38 wild cats and discovered one was a species nobody had recognised; the 3-pound Bolivian cat is the first new living feline described in over a century
Scientists analysed DNA from 38 wild cats and discovered one was a species nobody had recognised; the 3-pound Bolivian cat is the first new living feline described in over a century
For the first time, biologists observe a humpback whale crossing the Arabian Sea
A female Arabian Sea humpback whale called Luban covered about 4,350 miles on her return trip. The post For the first time, biologists observe a humpback whale crossing the Arabian Sea appeared first on Popular Science.
An ER-IMC bridge protein TgVPS13A and an IMC-resident scramblase TgDAT1 drive daughter budding in Toxoplasma gondii
Author summary The inner membrane complex (IMC) in apicomplexan parasites is essential for maintaining the structural stability of the parasite, as well as for its budding and motility. The IMC is composed of flattened vesicles, alveolins, and microtubules. H…
Cockroaches are actually biological engineers
Dr K.P. Dinesh explains how India's first cockroach DNA library could unlock clues to the ancestry, evolution and resilience of an often-maligned insect.