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Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak | #archaeology #infectiousdiseases #microbiology #science #biology #worldnews #russia #europe

Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak

Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago
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AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists | #plants #biodiversity #conservation #kewgardens #fungi #environment #science #biology

AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists

AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists

Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data
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Raphaël Dubois knew why we walk anticlockwise | #humanbiology #science #biology

Raphaël Dubois knew why we walk anticlockwise

Raphaël Dubois knew why we walk anticlockwise

Letters: Readers respond to an report on experiments that have shown a left-turn bias among humans
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Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds | #fungi #biology #climatecrisis #science #plants #climatescience #environment

Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds

Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds

First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life
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Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap | #biology #plants #physics #science #environment #worldnews

Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap

Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap

Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure