The nationwide experiment will initially include around 100,000 volunteers.
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Brazilian researchers report a relatively large diversity of fungi in marine ecosystems surrounding Antarctica, but warn that climate change could bring unpleasant surprises.
Aggressive little marine predators, mantis shrimps possess a mushroom body that appears identical to the one found in insects.
The phenomenon is one of the few examples of eavesdropping across the vertebrate/invertebrate barrier.
These insect transplants have the potential to wreak economic havoc by outcompeting native insects and destroying crops.
Researchers suggest that the receptors can control early labor contractions.
Exposure to the body’s humidity causes a film of the microbes to change shape, opening flaps in the garment to allow for increased airflow.
Researchers are piecing together the links between the gut microbiome and mental health.
Researchers are beginning to uncover a link between activity level and the microbial makeup of one’s gut.
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