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A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish evolve differently

Manhattan, USA.- Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas State University study, and that’s important for understanding big-picture evolutionary ...

What makes red algae so different and why should we care?

Palo Alto, USA.- The red algae called Porphyra and its ancestors have thrived for millions of years in the harsh habitat of the intertidal zone—exposed ...

Material from shellfish delivers a boost to bioassays and medical tests

Washington, USA.- Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of diagnostic tests for medicine and common assays ...

Tasmania’s fisheries cooked by record-breaking marine heatwave

Sydney, Australia.- Human-induced climate change was almost certainly responsible for a marine heat wave off Tasmania’s east coast that lasted 251 days and had an ...

Study reveals the mechanisms of a protein that helps moss and green algae defend against too much light

USA.- Photosynthesis, which allows energy from the sun to be converted into life-sustaining sugars, can also be hazardous to green plants. If they absorb too ...

Nippon Instruments Corporation Publishes Method for Measurement of Total Mercury in Tuna Using Direct Mercury Analysis

Osaka, Japan.- Nippon Instruments Corporation (NIC) today announced the publication of a new application report describing the measurement lean tuna samples by thermal decomposition using ...

Smithsonian Scientist and Partners Revolutionize Vital Conservation Tool With Use of Gold Nanotechnology and Lasers

USA.- For more than 60 years, researchers have tried to successfully cryopreserve (or freeze) the embryo of zebrafish, a species that is an important medical ...

Female fish prefer averagely active lovers

Germany.- In evolution, a high sex drive does not always pay off. Female mosquitofish swim away from over-impetuous lovers because they leave them hardly any ...

OECD and FAO see slower growth in demand keeping world food prices low

Paris/Rome.- Global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next decade compared to previous peaks, as demand growth in a number of ...

FISHBOOST Results: Feed conversion ratio can be improved by selection for controlled lipid deposition

FISHBOOST researchers have shown that prevention of excessive lipid deposition improves feed conversion ratio in rainbow trout. This also increases, yet slowly, the efficiency at ...