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| In general, warm blood animals migrate from high altitude to low altitude areas to overwinter, while, for white-and-black snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti), they prefer to choose the opposite direction. To explain this “abnormal” phenomenon, QUAN Ruichang (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG)-CAS), REN Guopeng (Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS) and their colleges popped out ... more |
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| Still want to say that organisms’ mutation rates during development are equal? Well, you may want think about it twice now. GAO JianJun (Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS) and his colleges’ research results on PNAS (Sep. 2011, E-published ahead of print, www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1100233108) showed the U-shaped characteristics of germ-line development of male Drosophila melanogaster, ... more |
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| Mollusk is an important indicator of water pollution and eutrophication takes more responsibility for their death. From 1940s till the early 21 century, the freshwater mollusk of the Lake Dianchi has been decreased from 31 species, 2 sub-species to 16 species, 1 sub-species due to eutrophication, and for more specifically, the benthic species (eg. margarya melanoides, anodonta woodiana woodiana... more |
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Schizophrenia is one of major mental diseases plaguing human beings with strong heredity. Multiple schizophrenia risk genes were discovered using genome-wide association study (GWAS), among which ZNF804A has been recently identified to be another schizophrenia risk gene in European populations. However, whether ZNF804A is a risk gene for schizophreniain Chinese populations remains unknown.
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Chemical Defense: Proteomic analysis of tree frog secretions reveals both salves and weapons akin to snake venom
SKIN DEEP The skin of amphibians like this European tree frog secretes chemicals that act as its first line of defense and may inspire novel pharmaceuticals. (Image and legend come from American Chemical Society)
The skin of tree frogs tells a story of peril. Constantly assau... more |
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