Selection and hybridization shaped the rapid spread of African honey bee ancestry in the Americas

Author summary Crop pollination around the world relies on native and introduced honey bee populations, which vary in their behaviors and climatic ranges. Scutellata-European hybrid honey bees (also known as Africanized honey bees) have been some of the mos Read more at Plos.org

Mosaic fungal individuals have the potential to evolve within a single generation

Although cells of mushroom-producing fungi typically contain paired haploid nuclei (n+n), most Armillaria gallica vegetative cells are uninucleate. As vegetative nuclei are produced by fusions of paired haploid nuclei, they are thought to be diploid (2n). H Read more at Nature.com

Epigenetic regulation of gene expression improves Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat

Eight advanced durum-breeding lines were treated with 5-methyl-azacytidine to test the feasibility of generating sources of Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance. Of the 800 treated seeds, 415 germinated and were advanced up to four (M4) generations by selfin Read more at Nature.com

How Our Obsession With Designer Dogs May Harm the Very Animals We Claim to Love

The prioritizing of aesthetics often creates dire health problems.
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NCBI Presents Two Online CoLabs at ASHG 2020!

Two up-and-coming NCBI resources will be featured in videos, surveys and live events at the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) 2020 Annual Meeting. Come and watch on-demand videos in the CoLab Theater. Then, let us know what you think and how you do o Read more at National Institutes of Health

LDkit: a parallel computing toolkit for linkage disequilibrium analysis

Linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis is broadly utilized in genetics to understand the evolutionary and demographic history and helps geneticists identify genes associated with interested inherited traits, such as diseases. There are some tools for linkage di Read more at Biomedcentral.com

In vivo hippocampal subfield volumes in bipolar disorderA megaanalysis from The Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through MetaAnalysis Bipolar Disorder Working Group

The hippocampus consists of anatomically and functionally distinct subfields that may be differentially involved in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. In the largest study of hippocampal subfields in bipolar disorder to date, from 23 sites worldwide, we Read more at Wiley.com

National Academy of Medicine elects 100 new members

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the high Read more at EurekAlert

Uncovering ecological state dynamics with hidden Markov models

By formally disentangling state and observation processes based on simple yet powerful mathematical properties that can be used to describe many ecological phenomena, hidden Markov models (HMMs) can facilitate inferences about complex system state dynamics th Read more at Wiley.com

Study will help fisheries management of a popular game fishthe smallmouth bass

For recreational fishing enthusiasts, the thrill of snagging their next catch comes with discovering what's hooked on the end of the line. In many freshwater streams and riversacross the central and eastern parts of the U.S.anglers are often catching a popu Read more at Phys.Org

How Our Obsession With Designer Dogs May Harm the Very Animals We Claim to Love

The prioritizing of aesthetics often creates dire health problems.
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Postnatal mechanical loading drives adaptation of tissues primarily through modulation of the non-collagenous matrix

Mature connective tissues demonstrate highly specialised properties, remarkably adapted to meet their functional requirements. Tissue adaptation to environmental cues can occur throughout life and poor adaptation commonly results in injury. However, the tempo Read more at Elifesciences.org

Genetics: 'Junk' DNA inherited from our ancient ancestors could be rewiring our brains, study finds

Working with flies, expert from the University of Oxford have found that some junk DNA appears to be related to specific genes that control our behaviour and emotions. Read more at Daily Mail

More than 'just a fish' story

(University of Missouri-Columbia) For recreational fishing enthusiasts, the thrill of snagging their next catch comes with discovering what's hooked on the end of the line. In many freshwater streams and rivers -- across the central and eastern parts of the U Read more at EurekAlert

Protective effects of citrulline supplementation in ulcerative colitis rats

It has been reported that supplementing certain amino acids has therapeutic effects on ulcerative colitis (UC). We intend to explore whether citrulline (Cit) supplementation has protective effects on UC. Fifteen male Wistar rats were divided into normal contr Read more at Plos.org

[Transcript] The Best Way To Test How Healthy Your Heart Is: Ben Greenfield Undergoes A Complete Advanced Cardiac Evaluation & Reports The Surprising Results!

From podcast: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/podcast/lifestyle-podcasts/what-is-the-best-test-to-check-for-heart-problems/ [00:00:01] Introduction [00:01:29] Podcast Sponsors [00:03:46] Ben's Examination at The Clinic: Guest Introduction [00:06:04] Ben's He Read more at Bengreenfieldfitness.com

Immune activation of Bio-Germanium in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial with 130 human subjects: Therapeutic opportunities from new insights

Germanium has long been considered a therapeutic agent with anticancer, antitumor, antiaging, antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. Numerous clinical studies have explored the promising therapeutic effects of organic germanium on cancer, arthritis and seni Read more at Plos.org

COVID-19 Update - 10/16/2020

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COVID-19 Update - 10/18/2020

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COVID-19 Update - 10/19/2020

PING LIST - Please contact me as needed... COVID-19 Update # 215 As of 10/18/2020 23:15 PDST United States CDC - Provisional NumbersAs of 00/00/2020 23:45 PDST Johns Hopkins University - Capture Nations InformatonAs of 00/00/2020 23:45 PDST Johns Read more at Freerepublic.com