A study of an unusual snapping turtle with one lung found shared characteristics with humans born with one lung who survive beyond infancy. Digital 3D anatomical models created by Emma Schachner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, made the detailed research possible. The work is published in the December 2017 issue of The Journal of Anatomy, the cover of which features an image of the study’s 3D models.
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Moon's Crust Underwent Resurfacing After Forming from Magma Ocean
The Earth’s Moon had a rough start in life. Formed from a chunk of the Earth that was lopped off during a planetary collision, it spent its early years covered by a roiling global ocean of molten magma before cooling and forming the serene surface we know today.
Ancient Barley Took High Road to China, Changed to Summer Crop in Tibet
First domesticated 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, wheat and barley took vastly different routes to China, with barley switching from a winter to both a winter and summer crop during a thousand-year detour along the southern Tibetan Plateau, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Three studies from UTA's clear lab detect harmful pathogenic bacteria in Texas groundwater near natural gas extraction sites
Three new research studies from the University of Texas at Arlington have found harmful pathogenic bacteria in Texas groundwater near unconventional natural gas extraction sites.
La NASA vincula los niveles del mar de los puertos con el derretimiento regional del hielo
Una nueva herramienta de la NASA vincula los cambios en el nivel del mar en 293 ciudades portuarias a regiones específicas del hielo terrestre fundido, tales como el sur de Groenlandia y la Península Antártica. Su objetivo es ayudar a los planificadores costeros a prepararse para la subida del nivel de los mares en las próximas décadas.Una nueva herramienta de la NASA vincula los cambios en el nivel del mar en 293 ciudades portuarias a regiones específicas del hielo terrestre fundido, tales como el sur de Groenlandia y la Península Antártica. Su objetivo es ayudar a los planificadores costeros a prepararse para la subida del nivel de los mares en las próximas décadas.
Professor studies evolution of climate change activism
Climate change is a topic that is debated, doubted and covered by news outlets across the world. Luis Hestres, in the Department of Communication at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), is researching the evolution of climate change activism and how advocacy groups use digital platforms to mobilize.