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7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (385+ words) Expert opinion from University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau “I don’t know what the answer is around environmental ethics. It’s not part of my current thinking.” – former science minister Dr Shane Reti, select committee testimony, March 5, 2025 Comment: The Gene Technology…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (257+ words) The NZ Initiative argued in its 2025 submission that the HSNO regime has stalled productivity and made R&D unnecessarily difficult and costly. BioTechNZ’s February 2025 submission backed modernising the outdated framework. On the case for reform, the business argument is strong…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (213+ words) Astrobiology Web [PLOS Biology] A simple and parsimonious solution assumes the first gene sequences evolved inside dividing protocells, which enables selection for functional sets. But this model of information maintenance does not consider how protocells acquired their genetic information in…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (254+ words) SFL Educational News Service The Core Concept: Sea anemones possess the robust ability to regenerate into a fully formed organism from disorganized cell clusters within days, relying entirely on intrinsic cellular self-organization. Future Application: By understanding these highly efficient, conserved…...

17+ hour ago   (209+ words) German molecular biologists have for the first time traced how different components of the influenza virus interact with cellular systems during infection. This allowed them to uncover two key mechanisms that help the virus produce new copies, the European Molecular…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1692+ words) Nature Microbiology (2026) Cite this article Kallmeyer, J., Pockalny, R., Adhikari, R. R., Smith, D. C. & D’Hondt, S. Global distribution of microbial abundance and biomass in subseafloor sediment. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 109, 16213–16216 (2012). Magnabosco, C. et al. The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface. Nat. Geosci....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (155+ words) Posted by Margherita Perillo, on 20 July 2026 What are sea cucumbers? Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates with amazing abilities: these animals can undergo whole body regeneration, spit out their internal organs if threatened -and completely regenerate them! – change skin strength and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (172+ words) Published 2:30 pm Monday, July 20, 2026 Mercer Island biology scholar Emma Li first struck gold at Harvard University and then she did it again in Lithuania. The 16-year-old Lakeside School of Seattle rising senior earned a gold medal while representing the United…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (261+ words) An experimental autologous T cell therapy has shown encouraging early results in children with aggressive brain tumours. Brain and spinal cord tumours are the second most common childhood cancers, accounting for more than 25 percent of paediatric cancer cases in the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (370+ words) Check: CBSE Class 11 Syllabus 2026-27 Download PPDF, All Subjects Check out the highlight table below for easy and clear understanding There are total four units in the Class 11 Biotechnology curriculum, which helps students to master the basics of the topic and…...