As nature heads into a warmer, drier and more challenging future, new conservation tools – seed banks and frozen zoos, gene editing and assisted gene flow – hold promise for helping animal and plant populations in difficulty. The catch: New approaches must incorporate the strengths that species have developed for their local environments. Mariah Meek …
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Credit: Ro, Guo et al In physics, equilibrium is a state in which the motion and internal energy of a system do not change over time. Videos of systems in balance would look exactly the same if watched in their normal chronological progression or in reverse. This symmetry means that a system has an entropy …
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – We all have a checklist we go through when winterizing our homes when fall turns into winter. But did you know you need a checklist of things to do to protect wildlife that might cross your yards? Idaho residents are encouraged to inspect their yards for objects that may entangle …
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Two teams of Cold Spring Harbor elders took two months to meticulously study the genetic makeup of mosquitoes, one to determine the possible impact of climate change on migration and the other to study insect feeding habits and their links to disease. Now their research has been published in a national database, a first for …
Cameron and Hannah Bell, with their son Samuel, who has a rare genetic condition called trisomy 9p. Cameron says he was inspired to write a book that describes the perspective of someone who, like Samuel, has a life-altering genetic condition. (Photo by Maegan Stallings) Estimated reading time: 4-5 minutes DRAPER — When Cameron Bell was …
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