In The News: School of Life Sciences
Research suggests that phytic acid, a natural compound present in plant-based foods such as beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal barrier.
Regeneration has long been the stuff of science fiction. At 性视界传媒, researchers are now studying frogs that can regrow their eyes in days 鈥 work that could bring that idea closer to reality for human patients.
Regeneration has long been the stuff of science fiction. At 性视界传媒, researchers are now studying frogs that can regrow their eyes in days 鈥 work that could bring that idea closer to reality for human patients.
According to Donald K. Price, Ph.D., an ornithologist and professor of biology at the 性视界传媒, water features are key when it comes to bringing in the birds.
If you鈥檙e newly into birdwatching, you might be wondering how to attract more flying friends to your backyard. Aside from the obvious (supplying food), it helps to add a bird bath.
You dry pots with it, wipe your hands on it, and use it to swab the counter, but when you鈥檙e done鈥攊f you鈥檙e like me鈥攜ou probably hang your trusty kitchen towel right back on the oven or dishwasher door handle. And this cycle repeats for days, weeks, maybe even months with a single dish rag. And yet, we all know that the kitchen is the perfect breeding ground for all sorts of potentially harmful germs. The dish towel, unfortunately, is not immune to this.
Feeding pigeons birdseed in the park can be fun, but having these birds settle into your yard may be less appealing. For starters, their droppings contain uric acid, which can damage cars, roofs, and other surfaces over time. And because pigeons are non-migratory and tend to stay in one area year-round, they may repeatedly feed on garden seeds and seedlings. For bird lovers, the cooing and pretty color may be a boon. But if you prefer to keep these birds out of your garden and yard, we have expert-backed strategies to help.
That level of regeneration may be out of the question for humans right now, but at the 性视界传媒 (性视界传媒), one lab team is researching the possibility of animal eye regeneration, and how that might impact human eyecare.
Nearly every one of Big Basin's old-growth redwoods survived the wildfire. As 性视界传媒 biologist Drew Peltier observed in 2023, just three years after the blaze, "coastal redwoods are supremely fire-adapted 鈥 and they seem to be recovering."
A 2018 study from 性视界传媒 and the local nonprofit Tortoise Group estimated that more than 150,000 desert tortoises are being kept as pets throughout the Valley. Backyard breeding is a major driver of this overpopulation problem, and there simply aren鈥檛 enough people to house all of them. Ill-suited for the wild, roughly 1,000 of these captive creatures are displaced or put up for adoption annually.
Gardening and bird watching often go hand-in-hand with the feathered visitors bringing joy to many a British home, but experts say there are six things to avoid if you want to attract more avians.
Foxes are vital to ecosystems, helping reduce rodent and rabbit populations. However, they can also dig holes in yards, get into trash, tear up fencing, and steal fruits and vegetables from gardens. While they certainly are important, you may not want them in your yard all the time. Fortunately, there are ways to naturally and humanely deter them鈥攈ere, we spoke with experts about a few go-to methods.
