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Variety in Diet Can Hamper Microbial Diversity in the Gut
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less...

Trapping a Bacterium in a Laser Beam Aids Study of Biofilms
Biofilms are responsible for most chronic infections and are notoriously resilient and hard to treat.

Neurons in the Brain Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks
The findings may provide insight into the cognitive and memory disruptions seen in diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.

Possible Explanation for Human Diseases Caused by Defective Ribosomes
A new study, which uses a genetic approach to examine this paradox, suggests ribosomopathies are caused by a sequence of mistakes at the molecular level.

Crazy Ants Dominate Fire Ants by Neutralizing Their Venom
It’s the first known example of an insect with the ability to detoxify another insect’s venom.

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Bats Use Water Ripples to Hunt Frogs
As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals and predators...

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Symbiotic Fungi Inhabiting Plant Roots Have Major Impact on Atmospheric Carbon
Microscopic fungi that live in plants’ roots play a major role in the storage and release of carbon from the soil into the atmosphere, according...

Three Natural Sciences Faculty Selected to Receive President's Associates Teaching Excellence Awards
The award recognizes faculty members who have achieved a consistent level of excellence in teaching undergraduate students.

Chemist and Computational Biologist Elected Fellows of National Science Organization
AAAS fellows are chosen annually by their peers to recognize their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

Hungry Bats Spy on Neighbors to Find a Good Meal
The use of such social information by animals has been the subject of extensive research.
