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If you’re planning to build a birds’ nest or you’re simply curious about “why do baby birds die in the nest?”, then this article is for you. There are several reasons for nestling mortality, including ...

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This study presents an important discovery regarding the diversity and evolution of gall-forming microbial effectors. Supported by convincing computational structural predictions and analyses, the ...

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a new study of feline gut microbes suggests -- and both species would likely get healthier in the ...

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Competing Interests: The author has been involved in clinical trials of albendazole and nitazoxanide, and has received research funding for these trials from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals and ...

People usually think of leopards in the savannas of Africa but in the Russian Far East, a rare subspecies has adapted to life in the temperate forests that make up the northern-most part of the ...

A recent breakthrough by researchers led by Prof. Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences offers new hope in the battle ...