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More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae
As the climate change advances and deforestation continues at pace, the land we use for growing energy-intensive crops such as wheat corn, soy and palm oil is becoming less productive. We need to f…Palm Oil Detectives
Deforestation and Mining Threaten Rare Species at Lake Poso
New #research highlights how #deforestation for #mining, and oil #palmoil expansion are pushing rare species of #wildlife at #Indonesia’s #LakePoso to the brink. This unique ecosystem, home to crit…Palm Oil Detectives
Research: Certifying Palm Oil as “Sustainable” Is No Panacea
Newly published research from the University of Michigan reveals that despite the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification system being influential, its effectiveness in reducing def…Palm Oil Detectives
Do humans really need other species?
Do humans need other #species? Yes! millions of organisms are needed to keep #ecosystems in balance and ensure everyone can survive. Most importantly, #research shows other species make us happy! B…Palm Oil Detectives
🐆🔊 Exciting #research reveals #leopards have unique roars 🎶🎵 enabling individual identification with 93% accuracy! This breakthrough aids in monitoring and protecting these majestic #bigcats. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
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Leopards’ Roars Are Actually Hidden Big Cat Fingerprints
Leopards’ Roars Are Actually Hidden Big Cat Fingerprints | Researchers from the University of Exeter have discovered that each #leopard possesses a distinctive roar, allowing for individual identif…Palm Oil Detectives
Dropping a link to a bsky post. Anyone still remember the #colossalbio #direwolf PR stunt?
It looks like there are SEO'd AI posts popping up smearing one or more of the researchers who publicly spoke out against it.
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Something to keep an eye on for sake of #research and #academic integrity.
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
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The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
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#News #NIH #Trump #Science #Research #Health #PublicHealth #Medicine
Science Shattered
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPublica what is being lost.ProPublica
Support Helps Gorilla and Human Child Resilience
Young gorillas often suffer horrific events in their childhood: the death of their mother or father due to poachers, kidnapping and rough handling for the illegal pet trade. A study of 250 gorillas…Palm Oil Detectives
Next Tuesday 17th June I'll be doing a short talk on 'aiteann', my artistic research project using technology, tradition and folklore of fire in Ireland as a creative medium. The work was made while I was artist in residence on the research project FIRECULT. Free, online, book here: maltingsberwick.co.uk/whats-on…
Mastodon #research 🚀
I’m working on my master’s thesis at the University of Vienna, and I’d love your input! My research focuses on sustaining long-term user activity on Mastodon, contributing to a more active Fediverse. If you have a few minutes, please take my short survey:
👉 sosci.univie.ac.at/MastodonAct…
Your thoughts will contribute to meaningful research. Feel free to boost this post so we can reach as many users as possible. Thank you so much! 🙌
A newly discovered bacterium, Uabimicrobium helgolandensis, eats other bacteria and is a kind of 'bacteria of prey,' that should not even exist based on previous concepts about microbial cells. It could be a kind of microbial missing link, researchers suggest.
#biology #nature #life #cell #microbiology #science #research
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The "Incomprehensible" Cell - A Parasitic Prokaryote is Discovered
All complex life forms on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells; they are more sophisticated than bacterial or archaeal cellCarmen Leitch (Labroots)
Have you ever thought about questionable research practices (QRPs) in academia?
The Retraction Watch team have highlighted this new paper in PLoSOne that has a systematic analysis. The authors identify 25 QRPs and then survey a lot of academics.
The results are interesting, widespread use of QRPs, sort of a grey area of acedemic behaviour, with some explanatory factors.
I'm bookmarking this for future use.
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#academia #academicchatter #research #researchethics #academicpublishing
Is something rotten in the state of Denmark? Cross-national evidence for widespread involvement but not systematic use of questionable research practices across all fields of research
Questionable research practices (QRP) are believed to be widespread, but empirical assessments are generally restricted to a few types of practices.journals.plos.org
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Blue and UV light makes many amphibians glow in ways that people can’t normally see
Did you know that it’s not only fish or insects glow? #Research has found that most amphibians glow as well – even if it’s not visible to human eyes. Protect #amphibians and #rept…Palm Oil Detectives
Do you know MediaDive, the world’s largest collection of cultivation media for microorganisms 🧫? It contains detailed introductions how to prepare the medium you need for your strain. In addition to the provision of all media used at the DSMZ, you can also create your own media or search for a medium suitable for your strain. Give it a try 😉
mediadive.dsmz.de/
#database #microbiology #research #DSMZDigitalDiversity #bacteria #fungi
MediaDive — the cultivation media database
Discover standardized cultivation media recipes for more than 40,000 microbial strains.mediadive.dsmz.de
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
Blue and UV light makes many amphibians glow in ways that people can’t normally see
Did you know that it’s not only fish or insects glow? #Research has found that most amphibians glow as well – even if it’s not visible to human eyes. Protect #amphibians and #rept…Palm Oil Detectives
We have two tenure track #lecturer positions available at the #University of #Edinburgh, to support and develop #teaching and #research linked to the undergraduate Dual Award Honours programmes in Integrative Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Informatics jointly developed in partnership with Zhejiang University, China.
For more info and to apply see the ads here
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Academic Track Lecturer in Integrative Biomedical Sciences (Zhejiang)
Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences wishes to appoint an Academic Track Lecturer in Integrative Biomedical Sciences to support and develop teaching and research linked to the undergraduate Dual Award Honours programmes in Integrative Biomed…University of Edinburgh
Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
Great news: Apes have a sense of humour and they enjoy teasing each other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity
Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions.ScienceDaily