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Secret of radioactive wild boars solved

Wild boars wallowing. © Joachim Reddermann / TU Vienna To this day, the meat of wild boar is sometimes so radioactively contaminated that it cannot...

Did our ancestors almost die out?

Study illustration: The core formula of the genetic calculation method combined with a symbolic representation of human beings struggling to survive in the population...

A new monoclonal antibody could make organ transplants easier

A new antibody could help prevent organ transplant rejection. © sturti/ iStock After an organ transplant, the recipient's immune system is suppressed with medication so...

Important tiny things banished to the depths

Representatives of arctic zooplankton, such as copepods, follow the twilight. © Barbara Niehoff The Arctic sea-ice retreat changes the light conditions in the water and...

Kakapos: Species conservation with genetic information

Kakapos are nocturnal, flightless parrots. © Jake Osborne The New Zealand flightless parrot Kakapo is critically endangered. Detailed genetic data should now help to make...

Cotton swab test for the rainforest

Smear of a leaf to obtain animal DNA traces.© HIOH / Andreas Sachse Recording the biodiversity in rainforests is important for their protection, but also...

Science and research in hair surgery

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