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Oyster farming to benefit from new genetic screening tool

UK.- The technology will enable hatcheries to rapidly assess the genetic make-up of their oysters, so they can select animals with desirable characteristics from which ...

Rainbow trout strain’s tolerance of a soy-based diet is linked to 63 genes

USA.- While rainbow trout are carnivorous, a selected strain performs well on a soy-based feed ― and tolerance of this vegetarian diet is linked to ...

Gathering all knowledge on crab

Norway.- A number of Nofima researchers are publishing a collection of the established knowledge and research results on king crab and snow crab in the ...

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 ...