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High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population, funded through a Genomics Aotearoa project, is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered species.

Researchers have developed a machine-learning model that can distinguish the composition ratio of solid mixtures of chemical compounds using only photographs of the samples.

Planctomycetes bacteria play key roles in global element cycles, however, few deep-sea members have been cultivated. Researchers have now successfully cultured a novel strain of Planctomycetes, Poriferisphaera hetertotrophicis.

According to murine research, microplastic exposure induced both behavioral changes and alterations in immune markers in liver and brain tissues. The exposed mice also began exhibiting behaviors akin to dementia in humans.

Researchers have discovered that oil-degrading bacteria, widely found in the ocean, grow around oil droplets forming dense communities at the oil-water interface.

Scientists reveal four specific factors that can predict which patients will have atrial fibrillation. These include older age, higher diastolic blood pressure & problems with both the coordination and function of the upper left chamber of the heart.

Starch in wheat, maize, rice and potatoes is key to brewing, baking and more. New research has shown how the two different types of starch form.

The banana and berry smoothie combination may be tasty, but does it pack a nutritional punch? Researchers have identified the best combinations of ingredients to maximize nutrient availability of smoothies.

DNA can store a large amount of information in a very small space, so researchers are pursuing the goal of developing DNA chips for computers, but the process isn't without its challenges.

To get a detailed picture of the possible structures of multi-domain proteins, a smart combination of different methods is needed. Biophysicists present a corresponding novel approach in the journal Structure.