#Learning how to battle harmful algae blooms

“#Learning how to battle harmful algae blooms” This photograph was taken before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic prompted rules on physical distancing and the need to wear masks. UD professor Kathy Coyne (right) of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), and director of the Delaware Sea Grant program, is working to increase the knowledge…

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#Genome sequencing reveals potential endangered mechanisms of alpine herb in China

“#Genome sequencing reveals potential endangered mechanisms of alpine herb in China” Whole-genome analyses for Kingdonia. Credit: WBG Kingdonia uniflora Balf. f. and W.W. Sm. (Circaeasteraceae, Ranunculales), an alpine herb, has a very narrow distribution in the world and is listed as an endangered species in China. The habitat of it represents an ecological environment of…

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#Novel major locus regulates beak evolution of ground tit

“#Novel major locus regulates beak evolution of ground tit” Fig. Comparison of beak morphology across 14 parid species. Credit: IOZ Classical quantitative genetics has found that most phenotypes are polygenic traits. Under this polygenic model, natural selection often acts on many loci simultaneously, resulting in the combination of a few loci with major effects and…

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#Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa

“#Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa” Deltamethrin Resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes. Credit: Penelope Hancock In a step toward better control of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, researchers have mapped the patterns of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes across Africa. The new study, published June 25, 2020 in the open-access…

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