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Moira Rodriguez is a 3rd-year Biological Sciences PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) studying plant mitochondrial genetics, with a | Earth And The Environment
The research, conducted in Australia, found sleep-deprivation altered the length and frequency of magpies' vocalisations.
Scientists have developed a gene drive with a built-in genetic barrier that is designed to keep the drive under control. The researchers engineered synthetic fly species that, upon release in sufficient numbers, act as gene drives that can spread locally and be reversed if desired.
Credit: Violeta Berdejo-Espinola Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year's COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms and sports facilities shutting down, a University of Queensland study found. UQ School of Biological Sciences PhD candidate Violeta Berdejo-Espinola surveyed 1000 people in Brisbane, measuring their use of urban green space and the benefits people associated with visiting the areas during lockdown. "People all around Brisbane, myself included, noticed a boom in park use in 2020, but while more people ventured into local parks, many folks were lef...