Excitement was brimming this week as MacKimmie Tower’s first occupants moved into their new work spaces.
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African Elephants Demonstrate Personality-Based Movements That Vary in Response to Ecological Change
Wild African elephants, known for their intelligence, show markedly different movements and reactions to the same risks and resources.
The Meat Allergy: UVA IDs Biological Changes Triggered by Tick Bites
A School of Medicine scientist has identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef.
Plants Could Remove Six Years of Carbon Dioxide Emissions – If We Protect Them
By analysing 138 experiments, researchers have mapped the potential of today’s plants and trees to store extra carbon by the end of the century.
The Journey of the Pollen
For allergy sufferers, the pollination period is a tough time, whereas for plants it is the opportunity to reproduce: in addition to the wind, insects, in particular, carry the pollen from one flower to another to pollinate them.
Helping Skin Cells Differentiate Could Be Key to Treating Common Skin Cancer
The outer layer of the skin completely replaces itself every two to four weeks, but when this process is blocked, cancer can grow.