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April 2016

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Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

Sperm whale head

April 5, 2016

Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

A new study addresses a controversial hypothesis regarding the potential ramming function of the sperm whale’s head, something which was instrumental in inspiring Herman Melville to write the novel Moby Dick.

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April 4, 2016

Acute effects of traditional Japanese alcohol beverages on blood glucose and polysomnography levels in healthy subjects

Megumi Kido, Akihiro Asakawa, Ken-Ichiro K. Koyama, Toshio Takaoka, Aya Tajima, Shigeru Takaoka, Yumiko Yoshizaki, Kayu Okutsu, Kazunori T. Takamine, Yoshihiro Sameshima, Akio Inui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1853 PubMed 27069795

April 7, 2016

Chlorophyll enhances oxidative stress tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans and extends its lifespan

Erjia Wang, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1879 PubMed 27077003

April 19, 2016

Genome sequencing and analysis of the first complete genome of Lactobacillus kunkeei strain MP2, an Apis mellifera gut isolate

Freddy Asenjo, Alejandro Olmos, Patricia Henríquez-Piskulich, Victor Polanco, Patricia Aldea, Juan A. Ugalde, Annette N. Trombert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1950 PubMed 27114887

April 28, 2016

Bacteria associated with human saliva are major microbial components of Ecuadorian indigenous beers (chicha)

Ana L. Freire, Sonia Zapata, Juan Mosquera, Maria Lorena Mejia, Gabriel Trueba