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A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants’ movements

A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants\’ movements A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial videogame. This work, developed at the department of… Seguir Leyendo A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants’ movements

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Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly

Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in the market for this plague are ineffective. The research group of the Institute of Biotechnology… Seguir Leyendo Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly

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Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain

Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain After two years of research over five degraded landscapes in the National Park of Sierra Nevada (Granada), scientists have established for the first time that field mice base their diet on holm oak and pine seeds, causing a deterioration of the habitats and an extension of… Seguir Leyendo Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain

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Sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women

Sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. Those are the conclusions of a study carried out at the University of Granada, that will… Seguir Leyendo Sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women

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Anisakiasis risk varies depending on origin of fish

Anisakiasis risk varies depending on origin of fish The Anisakis parasite can still be found in one of the most emblematic Mediterranean dishes – anchovies in vinegar. Spanish researchers have shown the parasites are present at higher levels in anchovies from the south east Atlantic coast and the north eastern Mediterranean, and urge consumers to… Seguir Leyendo Anisakiasis risk varies depending on origin of fish

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Development of an artificial simulator of the nervous system to do research into diseases

Development of an artificial simulator of the nervous system to do research into diseases Researchers of the University of Granada have developed a simulator, so-called EDLUT (\’Event driven look up table based simulator\’), which permits to reproduce any part of the body\’s nervous system, such as the retina, the cerebellum, the hearing centres or the… Seguir Leyendo Development of an artificial simulator of the nervous system to do research into diseases

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Climate and habitat diversity affect variety of animal species in Spain

Climate and habitat diversity affect variety of animal species in Spain The Iberian Peninsula is one of the richest regions of Europe in terms of animal biodiversity. In this context, Spanish researchers have shown that the variation in terrestrial vertebrate diversity in Spain is influenced above all by climate. In addition to habitat diversity, the… Seguir Leyendo Climate and habitat diversity affect variety of animal species in Spain

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A study proves that media can subtly induce society to justify violence against women

A study proves that media can subtly induce society to justify violence against women The media can induce some people to justify, without noticing it, cases of violence against women which appear in press, as they often look for the assumed \’reasons or causes\’ which provoked the crime, \’which leads people to look for a… Seguir Leyendo A study proves that media can subtly induce society to justify violence against women

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A research work on molluscs nacre opens new doors for its possible use in biomedicine

A research work on molluscs nacre opens new doors for its possible use in biomedicine Researchers from the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Aveiro (Portugal) have studied for the first time nacre\’s growing mechanism of gastropods, a previous step for the artificial reproduction of this material in… Seguir Leyendo A research work on molluscs nacre opens new doors for its possible use in biomedicine

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Simple method strengthens schools, other buildings against earthquakes

Simple method strengthens schools, other buildings against earthquakes Civil engineers using a specialised laboratory at Purdue University have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple, inexpensive method to strengthen buildings that have a flaw making them dangerously vulnerable to earthquakes. The flaw is widespread in China, Latin America, Turkey and other countries. The buildings have too… Seguir Leyendo Simple method strengthens schools, other buildings against earthquakes