Wrocław/ Scientists study impact of gut microbiota on testosterone levels
Identification of intestinal bacteria that metabolise testosterone, and thus can cause its deficiency, and microbes that can reverse this unfavourable process are the main research areas of the project led by Tomasz Janeczko, PhD, from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences.
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Astrocytes help understand human brain evolution
Astrocytes, cells called the guardians of neuronal functions, appear to have a more significant role in brain evolution than previously thought. The team led by Professor Aleksandra Pękowska from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw conducts astrocyte research.
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Beech population study confirms: Climate change may inhibit tree growth
Rising summer temperatures cause beech trees to produce seeds more often, while growing more slowly, according to a study by scientists from Poland, the UK and New Zealand. The publication on this topic appeared in PNAS.
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Study: Most lynx die relatively young, often due to human activity
European lynx populations live in a fragmented, transformed and human-dominated environment. Most lynx die at a relatively young age, most often due to poaching, hunting, natural factors and road accidents, the authors of the study report.
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Forever chemicals, microplastics, medicines - micropollutants are growing problem for wastewater treatment plants
More and more new chemical substances are entering the sewage system - from medicines, cosmetics, plastics. According to Monika Żubrowska-Sudoł, PhD, from the Warsaw University of Technology, their separation and safe disposal from wastewater treatment plants is a huge problem.
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Study: Soundscape indicates health of natural habitats
Human activity generates characteristic noise patterns that can negatively affect the communication and behaviour of wildlife, says Maciej Adamiak, PhD, who, while studied the soundscape by 'eavesdropping' on nature along the Czarna River, the Pilica River and the Cieszanowice Reservoir.
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Wrocław researcher discovers three new species of fungi in New Zealand
Three new species of fungi found only in Oceania have been discovered by Katarzyna Patejuk, PhD, from the Department of Plant Protection at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences. The discovery is the result of research during an expedition to New Zealand.
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Scientists investigate how global environmental changes affect elk distribution in Eurasia
July temperature is the most important climatic factor affecting the distribution of elk, according to research on the impact of climate change and deforestation on changes in the range of moose in Eurasia over the last 50 thousand years.
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How bacteria rearrange their cells
Polish scientists have discovered and described how the position of ribosomes, or the protein-producing machinery, changes during the formation of a spore in Bacillus subtilis. The researchers have also shown what necessary changes must occur in the structure of the cell in order for a mature spore to form.
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Climate scientist: 2024 was record-breakingly warm, but this record will probably be broken soon
2024 was a record-breakingly warm year, but everything indicates that this record will be broken soon, says Bogdan Chojnicki, PhD, a professor and climate scientist from the Poznań University of Life Sciences. In his opinion, the increase in average temperatures will cause a serious drought in Poland within a few years.
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Research confirms cannibalistic practices of prehistoric inhabitants of Maszycka Cave
The latest analysis of over 60 bones from Maszycka Cave (Lesser Poland) shows that people living there 18 thousand years ago practiced cannibalism. This is indicated by traces on the preserved bones, including attempts to extract bone marrow, archaeologist Dariusz Bobak told PAP.
