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“#Origin of domesticated chicken identified” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A very large international team of researchers has identified the origin of the domesticated chicken. In their paper published in the journal Cell Research, the group outlines the extensive genetic study they conducted and what they learned from it. Until now, the origin of the domesticated…
“#GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore” Cover crop tillage prior to a field-level experiment run with and without tractor guidance systems at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, USDA-ARS Booneville, AR. Credit: Larry Huddleston When it comes to nifty farm gadgets and technology, there are many neat tools. Tractor guidance is definitely one…
“#Scientists propose a pseudotargeted metabolomics protocol” Pseudotargeted metabolomics method is a new method integrating the advantages of untargeted and targeted metabolomics methods. Credit: WANG Ting A research group led by Prof. Xu Guowang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a protocol by systematically summarizing and upgrading the…
“#Circular RNA found to make fruit flies live longer” The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as seen in a microscope. Credit: F. Vinken Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, is part of our genetic code and present in every cell of our body. The best known form of RNA is a single linear strand, of which the function…
“#Giant star spots likely cause of Betelgeuse dimming” Red Supergiant: An artist’s impression of Betelgeuse. Its surface is covered by large star spots, which reduce its brightness. During their pulsations, such stars regularly release gas into their surroundings, which condenses into dust. Credit: MPIA graphics department Betelgeuse, the bright star in the constellation of Orion,…
“#To persuade an opponent, try listening, Berkeley scholar says” With the nation deeply polarized, research by David Broockman and Joshua Kalla has found that advocates for hot-button issues can improve their chances of changing an opponent’s mind when they ask questions, listen sincerely and engage them with stories. Credit: Tania Liu via Flickr | CC…
“#In praise of the office: Let’s learn from COVID-19 and make the traditional workplace better” Work-life imbalance: how do companies help their employees and also boost productivity? Credit: www.shutterstock.com Having had to rapidly adjust to working from home due to COVID-19, many people are now having to readjust to life back in the office. Many…
“#Habitat Mars: Learning to live sustainably on the red planet” The Mars Society prototype habitat in Utah conducts studies on what it would be like to live on Mars. Credit: Mars Society MRDS There’s quite a bit of buzz these days about how humanity could become a “multiplanetary” species. This is understandable, considering that space…
“#A new theory for semiconductors made of nanocrystals” Tightly packed crystals in a nanocrystal semiconductor: the model developed by ETH researchers describes every single atom. Credit: ETH Zurich / Nature Communications Researchers at ETH have provided the first theoretical explanation for how electrical current is conducted in semiconductors made of nanocrystals. In the future, this…
“#Astronomers investigate chemical composition of a nearby star-forming dwarf galaxy” Color composite image of JKB 18. Credit: James et al., 2020. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have probed the chemical composition of a nearby metal-poor star-forming dwarf galaxy known as JKB 18. Results of the new observations indicate that the galaxy is chemically…