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The author suggested that rattlesnakes developed this feature as a warning mechanic for its prey. As for why rattlesnakes in particular developed this feature, the author posited that the rapidity of the tail’s movement could have facilitated the growth of extra skin, which formed the rattle.
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2.Biologically Inspired Design by Ziher, Matt North Carolina Naturalist Vol. 25 Issue 2, Spring 2017
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Matt Ziher proposed that biomimicry, or this creature’s biologically inspired design, played a pivotal role in its survival. Characteristics of biomimicry noted were survival tactics for the ants' construction of shelter, gathering of food supply, avoidance of disease, and rearing of offspring
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This short report noted that over three dozen science centers from all three NC regions received grant awards. Recipients of the award, in towns ranging from Mount Airy to Winsor, were involved in projects associated with STEM and educational opportunities for the public.
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Outbreaks of profiled viruses such as Ebola, Zika, or Marburg will be contained with the application of medical technology. How effectively medical treatments and tools can be applied, according to Alex Dornburg, depends on the populations’ time and resources.
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Highlighted by Cindy Lincoln was epizoochory, aka “hitchhikers,” seeds and fruits that attach themselves to other living things. As to why hitchhikers such as the profiled Southern Sandbur have this feature, she explained that it’s to disperse seeds. Another similarity noted was the areas hitchhikers habituate: where humans and other mobile creatures haunt.
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Kelcee L. Smith and Annmarie Fearing’s Summer 2017 research study's goal: to understand how the factor of genetic diversity could have contributed to the sawfish’s declining population. With a greater understanding, the authors hope to contribute to this creature’s conservation.
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This collection contained nearly 600 photographs, some labeled, others not, of fossil invertebrate specimens. Paul Brinkman believed the discovery of this collection compiled in the late nineteenth century could contribute to new research ventures in paleontology.
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Tony Rice and Christina Roche were among the five authors that produced this article. Profiled was 2017’s Girl Scout Gold Award recipient. Also profiled were projects discussing the evolution of flight in winged and non-winged creatures; a tree destroyed by Hurricane Irma grown from seeds carried aboard Apollo 14; eclipse glasses for the Great American Eclipse of 2017, a dinosaur atlas created for children, and the role cheese plays in human health.
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What captured paleontologist David Button’s attention about dinosaurs’ diet was how they adapted to the more difficult to digest plants. Bodily features aiding in this evolutionary trend was the cranium and mandible. Dentition was another anatomical aspect noted by the author.
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Characteristics that make this galaxy extremely rare, according to the author, include its classification (Hoag type galaxies) and features such as a well-defined elliptical core. Also discussed were general features of galaxies, such as galaxy rings.
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Tracey Peake and Kathryn Rende were among the authors who produced the profiles contained in the article. Topics in the septet of profiles included the evolution of feathers, a species of crab in Pender County, the Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, a famous symphonic suite, teens displaying their passion for fossils through 3-D, the winner of the Wildlife in North Carolina magazine photo competition, and a herpetologist’s visit to the National University of Laos.
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As Emily Matthews alluded, this snipe’s tale could have ended from its collision into the NC Museum of Art facility. Through the efforts of the corpse’s discoverer and preservation tactics such as storage and tagging, though, this bird is part of the NCMoA’s collections.
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Among the accomplishments of Dr. Charmaine Royal were leadership of Duke University’s Center for Genomics, Race, Identity, and Difference. According to Stephanie Cobert, what GRID explored were the intersection of factors such as biology and race. It also explored how the concept of race impacts medicine, science, and society.
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The quintet of profiles in this article covered topics such as the larval stage of the Trapjaw ant; the “Lost and Found Colonies: Using Science and Technology to Uncover the Past” exhibit, which included Roanoke; the North Carolina Museum of Art’s newest animal ambassador, the Tenrec; the NCMoA’s film “Museum Alive 3-D,” and Alvin Braswell, the NCMoA’s 2017 Thomas Quay Wildlife Diversity Award winner.
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The North Carolina Museum of Art’s donor profiled for this edition was RTI International, an independent non-profit research institute. Its accomplishments noted by the author included support of the NCMoA’s “Health Explorations” exhibit; the NCMoA’s “The Secret World Inside You” exhibit; and raising funds for the Association of Science-Technology Centers conference hosted by the NCMoA.
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