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Close New species of frog has been discovered in the Philippines and while it may look no different from other species in the nearby islands, its distinct mating call and differences in genome make it a fantastic find. In their study, "A New, Morphologically Cryptic Species of Fanged Frog, Genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae), from Mindoro Island, Central Philippines" in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology, researchers from the University of Kansas described the fanged frog as ...

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Scientists have bioengineered bacteria that would convert waste into high-value chemicals, such as itaconic acid for the polymer industry and wastewater treatment.

The establishment of a WEHI nanobody platform eased the development of antibody-based treatments against COVID-19. (Photo: Dr. Drew Berry in collaboration with Associate Professor Wai-Hong Tham, WEHI) Visualization of SARS-CoV-2 virus with nanobodies (purple) attaching to the virus ‘spike’ protein. While the artificial spike protein was not infectious and did not cause the alpacas to contract the disease, it allowed them to create nanobodies, the researchers emphasized. They would then extr...

Getty The Idaho Senate approved a plan that will see up to 90% of the states wolves killed. The move is designed to protect cattle and other livestock. The bill will allow the wolves to be "killed without limit," said animal welfare campaigners. The Idaho Senate has approved a plan that will allow up to 90% of the states wolves to be killed in a move that animal welfare campaigners warn will allow them to be killed "without limits." The bill was approved Wednesday ...

22 April 2021, 01:04 pm ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey team used a natural cosmic telescope to find a rotating baby galaxy. The involved scientists claimed that modern space telescope models couldnt do this. (Photo : Photo by NASA/ESA via Getty Images) This handout image of the giant, active galaxy NGC 1275, obtained August 21, 2008 was taken using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope?s Advanced Camera for Surveys in July and August 2006. It provides amazing detail and resolution of fragile filamen...

(European Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Phys.Org) The functioning of the enzyme FAP, useful for producing biofuels and for green chemistry, has been decrypted. This result mobilized an international team of scientists, including many French researchers from the CEA, CNRS, Inserm, École Polytechnique, the universities of Grenoble Alpes, Paris-Saclay and Aix Marseille, as well as the European Synchrotron (ESRF) and synchrotron SOLEIL. The study is published in  Science on April 09, 2021. The...

Image Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers Microcombs are small photonic devices that could help improve the energy efficiency of the internet, monitor our health, or even discover new Earth-like exoplanets. Swedish researchers have developed a unique, game-changing microcomb that could bring these advanced applications a step closer. What is a Microcomb? A frequency comb is a unique laser source where the emission spectrum consists of a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines. It works...

11 March 2021, 11:20 am EST By NASA released a space recording that was taken on the Perseverance rover last February. The audio was captured by the SuperCam instrument, which the Los Alamos National Laboratory developed. The said instrument has been a useful venture of the French Space Agency in carrying out its operations like capturing the audio of laser zaps from the other distant planet.  SuperCam Instrument is now a reality (Photo : Screenshot from YouTube/Gateway to Knowledge) Experts ...

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment/Phys.Org)  … (A)llocating CRP land for high-yielding energy biomass might eliminate the need for bioenergy crops and food crops to vie for space. A team led by CABBI Sustainability Theme Leader Madhu Khanna and Ph.D. student Luoye Chen developed an integrated modeling approach to assess the viability of transitioning CRP land in the eastern U.S. to perennial bioenergy crops. Their paper, publish...