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Chytrid fungus threatens amphibian biodiversity hotspot in Colombia

Research from Trier University (Germany) shows that the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) in Colombia is one of the last refuges from the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis that has already caused severe amphibian biodiversity loss…

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Should I terminate my contract because my career-building job doesn’t pay the bills?

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I’m (22) working part time at an independent field work position that requires me to be available 24/7, and I don’t know when I work until the night before, and sometimes I get called in ASAP.…

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Just to vent: I realized I’m a failure

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Hi everyone, I’m just feeling frustrated and just lost with where to go and what to do. I currently have an RA job and am struggling to find a role that pays more and that’s proving to be difficult even with a masters degree.…

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Could a fungus ever evolve to infect humans and manipulate our behavior like in The Last of Us?

I love The Last of Us game and series, and it got me wondering about how scientifically possible its premise actually is. In real life, some fungi, like Ophiocordyceps, can infect insects and manipulate their behavior.…

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Face Mites Under the Microscope!

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Right now, while you read this, tiny animals are tucked into the pores on your face. Don’t worry, they found you first. 🔬 Our friend Chloé Savard, also known as tardibabe on Instagram, zoomed in on Demodex, the microscopic mites that live on nearly every…

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Given that pandovirus possesses genes related to the Krebs cycle, do you think it could potentially evolve to generate its own ATP—and perhaps give rise to an entirely new "tree of life"—if the right conditions were met?

As the title suggests, do you think they could become living beings if the necessary evolutionary pressures were to arise? submitted by /u/zero-taeko [link] [comments]

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Career changer, loving it, looking towards whats next

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Hey y'all! Pretty sure this is my first time ever posting on Reddit, so bear with me. US 28F here. Sort of a ramble. I originally graduated with a BA in English in 2021.…

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Slightly silly question, why are some taxonomy names cool and others are just, the latin word for the animal repeated?

Reddit r/biology·u/Blueshiredsush·4 days ago
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Homo sapiens meaning it's "wise man" which it's cool and does tell you the biggest characteristic of humans Rattus rattus it's just rat in Latin twice And I don't know what's going on whit the gorilla one So, What exactly determined that some animals get…

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