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Individual birds can adjust their behaviour to take climate change in their stride, according to a study by scientists from the University of Oxford. | |
 Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo 8 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. | |
Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit 8 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list, saying he's "unwilling to risk more deaths." | |
New cost-effective means to reconstruct virus populations 8 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers from the United States and Switzerland have developed mathematical and statistical tools for reconstructing viral populations using pyrosequencing, a novel and effective technique for sequencing DNA. They describe ... | |
Tomato stands firm in face of fungus 8 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Scientists at the University of Amsterdam have discovered how to keep one’s tomatoes from wilting – the answer lies at the molecular level. The story of how the plant beat the pathogen, and what it means for combating other ... | |
 Large mammal species live harder, die out faster May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Throughout Earth’s history, species have come and gone, being replaced by new ones that are better able to cope with life’s challenges. But some species last longer than others, while others may die out sooner ... | |
 Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. ... | |
 Researchers identify photosynthetic dimmer switch 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In a study of the molecular mechanisms by which plants protect themselves from oxidation damage should they absorb too much sunlight during photosynthesis, a team of researchers has discovered a molecular ... | |
Surprising discovery: Multicellular response is 'all for one' 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Real or perceived threats can trigger the well-known “fight or flight response” in humans and other animals. Adrenaline flows, and the stressed individual’s heart pumps faster, the muscles work harder, the brain sharpens ... | |
What's bugging locusts? 24 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm the air and carpet the ground, blazing ... | |
Canadian teen makes sticky molecule in bid to diagnose, prevent flu 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A Canadian high school student has won a national science competition for her new molecule that binds to flu viruses, which may eventually be used to diagnose or prevent flu infections. | |
 Platypus genome explains animal's peculiar features; holds clues to evolution of mammals May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal -- and the genome to prove it. An international consortium of scientists, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has decoded ... | |
Dying bats in the Northeast remain a mystery 20 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern U.S, bats exhibiting a condition now ... | |
 Researchers study bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Well, perhaps not quite Shaquille O'Neal. But it is Shaq-teria. The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size -- it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and big ... | |
Bread mold may hold secret to eliminating disease-causing genes 24 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When most people discover mold on their bread, they immediately throw it out. Others see a world of possibilities in the tiny fungus. A University of Missouri scientist, along with a collaborative research team, has examined ... | |
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