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A DNA barcode library for woody plants in tropical and subtropical China
Abstract The application of DNA barcoding has been significantly limited by the scarcity of reliable specimens and inadequate coverage and replication across all species. The deficiency of DNA barcode reference coverage is particularly striking for highly biodiverse subtropical and tropical regions. In this study, we present a comprehensive barcode library for woody plants in tropical…
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NPLOC4 is a potential target and a poor prognostic signature in lung squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract Few prognostic biomarkers exist for lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), which has a poor five-year survival rate. Using bioinformatics, this study evaluated NPLOC4 as a prognostic marker for patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma. Shorter survival periods and tumor growth were linked to high NPLOC4 expression.Disulfiram (DSF) combined with copper (Cu) targets NPLOC4 to…
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Apparently Coyotes Can Climb Trees
Recently, Moraga resident Stephanie Becker was washing dishes at home, when she saw, through the window, some branches shaking in her neighbor’s apple tree. They were shaking quite a lot—”much more than I was used to seeing from our backyard squirrels,” she says. With neighbors and fences all around, she wasn’t expecting to see a…
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Scientists Created a Monkey With Two Different Sets of DNA
The monkey “chimera” with two sets of DNA at three days old. Some body parts appear tinted green, because the researchers marked the transplanted cells with fluorescent dye to trace what parts they developed into. Cell / Cao et al. Researchers have created a monkey with two different sets of DNA by injecting stem cells from…
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Transcending nonlinear media by shaking: A framework for controlling the nature of nonlinearities
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UMaine after-school science lab partnership celebrates 15 years – UMaine News
Ask any veteran educator what the most important thing an aspiring teacher can do to prepare themselves for a career in the classroom, and they will likely say there’s no substitute for first-hand experience. At the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, “Early and Often” is the motto when it comes to…
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Who Will Speak for the Trees? Series presents Reforestation — The Front Line in Our Climate Battle
– Earlier this month, the journal Nature published research results showing the realistic global forest carbon potential is around 226 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon. That amount is roughly 1/3 of the carbon emitted since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution that is still in the atmosphere. This makes forest carbon one of the most promising…
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Scientists paid large publishers over $1 billion in four years to have their studies published with open access
For the last half century, scientists have followed the same method to publish their research. For example, a scientist discovers a treatment for cancer, other researchers check that the data is correct, and the final results are published in a study in an academic journal. If it is not published, it is not science. However,…
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Scientists said the ozone hole was recovering. That good news was premature, one study claims
CNN — The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation — has been celebrated as one of the world’s greatest environmental achievements. But in a new study published Tuesday, some scientists claim it may not be recovering at all, and that the hole…
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Seabed mining will stress jellyfish
By Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Vanessa Stenvers Scientists chose to study a jellyfish species that is ‘representative’ of many creatures that live in deep water An experiment to test how seabed mining could affect deep sea life has revealed unexpected impacts on common jellyfish. There is increasing interest in extracting precious minerals from what…