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Articles by Kristopher Benke
Reindeer sleep while chewing their cud
Researchers report December 22 in the journal Current Biology that the more time reindeer spend ruminating, the less time they spend in non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. EEG recordings revealed that reindeer’s brainwaves during rumination resemble the brain waves present during non-REM sleep, and these brainwave patterns suggest that the reindeer are more “rested” after ruminating.
New device blends secrets of beetles and cacti to pull water from fog
Engineers learned from unique surfaces in nature to create an aluminum foil that harvests water from the air September 23, 2021 Imagine you are stranded in the middle of the desert, desperately searching for water to drink. The nearest body of water is miles away. Yet you are surrounded by other lifeforms which, by evidence of their existence, must have found some way to obtain enough water to survive.
Researchers find the molecules in burning trees that cause - and suppress - health problems
Get new Lab Notes sent to your inbox Photo by Bob Brewer on Unsplash In many species, not long after fertilization, the embryo implants into the uterus wall, preparing it for further development. In humans this implantation occurs at around day eight to nine after conception. However, in European roe deer, instead of implanting, the embryo stops developing, hovering in a period of dormancy. This phenomenon has now been found in over 130 species, including mice and armadillos.
Collagen-mimetic protein in the surface of bacteria helps them latch onto skin
Title: Role for Cell-Surface Collagen of Streptococcus pyogenes in infections Authors: Aubrey J. Ellison, Felix Dempwolff, Daniel B. Kearns, Ronald T. Raines Journal: ACS Infectious Diseases Year: 2020 DOI: 10.1021 Pathogens are under constant evolutionary pressure to develop ways to infect their host, so it shouldn’t be surprising that certain bacteria would take advantage of the most abundant protein in the human body, collagen, to increase their infectiousness.
Hopping from liquid to liquid or entering a sea of nanocrystals?
Featured image and figures reproduced or adapted with permission. Further permissions related to the material excerpted should be directed to the ACS. Title: Polyamorphism Mirrors Polymorphism in the Liquid-Liquid Transition of a Molecular Liquid Authors: Finlay Walton, John Bolling, Andrew Farrell, Jamie MacEwen, Christopher D. Syme, Mario González Jiménez, Hans M.
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