Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

The major veins of Chinese money plant leaves form what's called a Voronoi diagram. It might be caused by a plant-growth ...

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As terrestrial animals, many people don’t think of the sky as a significant ecosystem. For birds, bats and some insects, this isn’t the case. A majority of their life is spent in the air, which makes ...

Fractals are curious designs that show up when patterns repeat themselves at different scales. They can be spotted in everyday settings such as ferns and snowflakes, yet they rarely appear in certain ...

Meat and diamonds aren’t the only items getting the “lab grown” label these days. Add cotton to that list, with US plant cell culture startup GALY announcing a Series B raise this week. Meanwhile, ...

1 Department of Clinical Chemistry, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Eastern Sudan University of Medical Science and Technology, Port Sudan, Sudan. 2 Dean of the Secretariat of Academic Affairs, ...

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Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Abstract: Quantifying the rapid action of a mouse scratching its head with its hind leg can provide an objective behavioral indicator for atopic dermatitis, and the development of new drugs for this ...