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Gene hunt is on for drought resistance
Researchers are speeding up their search for genes that control drought tolerance in a bid to develop hardy strains of wheat and barley, an Australian conference has heard.
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Gene study blows whaling out of the water
Whale populations may have been 10 times larger than suspected before commercial fishing began, genetic studies have found - frustrating nations hoping to lift a 17-year ban on hunting the large marine mammals. |
Gene tests: too unreliable for insurance?
The use of genetic tests by insurance companies has been sanctioned by an Australian government inquiry - despite widespread belief among genetics experts that the science behind the tests is too uncertain... |
Genes can explain convergent evolution
Convergent evolution - the explanation for different species evolving common solutions to the same problems, even though they have distinctly different ancestors - has been found to result from just a handful of genes... |
Giant kelp forests under threat
"Forests" of giant kelp off the coast of Australia are at risk of extinction due to a major change to coastal ecosystems, according to a leaked report.
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Giant mammals cause prehistory rethink
Two of the world's lost prehistoric giants, a rhino-sized Australian marsupial and a buffalo-sized South American rodent, were the largest known mammals of their kind and much larger than previously thought, according to two new studies.
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Giant spiders, prickly sharks found off NZ
A giant sea spider the size of a dinner plate and armoured shrimps are just some of the new species discovered by a marine expedition in deep water north-west of New Zealand. |
Global warming good news for some bird species
Birds that migrate over short distances appear to be benefiting from global warming, but it is at the expense of long distance migrant bird species, Swedish research has found.
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Global warming threatens alpine plants
Melting glaciers are spectacular indicators of climate change, but when it comes to biodiversity in the Alps, scientists are more concerned about the fate of fragile mosses and flowers. |
Gorillas make a splash
Male gorillas in lowland Africa have an unusual and possibly unique way of intimidating their sexual rivals - they perform an elaborate water splashing display. |
Gray Squirrels' Faulty Memories Help Forests-Study
Gray squirrels' faulty memories turn out to be good for forests, but the nut-hoarding habits of their red cousins are not, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday. |
