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Mar102021 by adminNo Comments

Wild genes may help domesticated peaches adapt to climate change

Science

March 9 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered genes that help wild peaches tolerate a variety of climate stressors. The genes could be reintroduced to domesticated peaches to help the stone fruits adapt to climate change. For the study, scientists sequenced and analyzed the genomes of wild peaches and landraces -- varieties that have adapted over hundreds of years to specific climate conditions -- across seven regions of China. Advertisement The survey, published Tuesday in the journal Genome Research, revealed the genes that help the wild relatives of the domestic peach, Prunus persica, survive cold spells, drought and elevated levels of ultraviolet radiation. "Our study provides many candidate genes, showing how peach has adapted to all kinds of environmental stresses and stimuli," study ...

Dec142020 by adminNo Comments

First case of coronavirus detected in wild mink

Science

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Sep32020 by adminNo Comments

Secrets of male elephant society revealed in the wild

Science

Older male elephants have an important role to play in the survival of the species by passing on their skills and knowledge to younger males, a study of African elephants suggests.Matriarchs lead groups of daughters and their calves, while males grow up and leave the herd.Mature bull elephants play an important role in leading these younger males, researchers have found.And their loss by poaching or hunting could have "disastrous impacts".The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests older bulls are likely to occupy a similar role in male society as matriarchs in female breeding herds."It has long been known that older females make more effective leaders of breeding herds due to their enhanced experience - we pr...

Aug62020 by adminNo Comments

Virus lockdown for world’s smallest and rarest wild pigs

Technology

The world's smallest and rarest pig is under a lockdown, but not because of the coronavirusBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science WriterAugust 6, 2020, 8:04 AM4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW DELHI -- Pygmy hogs — the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig — are under a virus lockdown. Not because of the coronavirus, but because of the first outbreak of African swine fever in India. There is neither a vaccine nor cure for the highly contagious viral disease that has already killed over 16,000 domestic pigs, said Pradip Gogoi, an official at Assam state’s animal husbandry wing. The shy, 10-inch tall pygmy hogs suffered severe habitat loss and were thought to be extinct in the 1960s. Then in recent decades, a captive breeding program and other conservation efforts have...

Jul92020 by adminNo Comments

Stock futures open flat after Thursday’s wild session

Finance

People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 18, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesStock futures were flat on Thursday night following a mixed session in which coronavirus concerns pushed investors further into tech shares.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up just 18 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures traded marginally higher as well. The Nasdaq Composite closed at an all-time high during regular trading as Amazon jumped 3% to a record. Microsoft, Apple and Netflix were also higher.But the rest of the market struggled. The Dow dropped more than 300 points, erasing its week-to-date gains. The S&P 500 dipped 0.6%."It was a relatively quiet session, yet a roller coaster ride nonetheless," said Frank Cappelleri, executive director a...