Life without TORC is 1 big struggle May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Humans and fruitflies – those pesky little buggers that are irresistibly attracted to overripe fruit – share more than a sweet tooth. Both rely on the same insulin-regulated molecular pathway to maintain their energy balance ... | |
 Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species May 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. But new research shows that species living in the ... | |
Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, ... | |
Bread mold may hold secret to eliminating disease-causing genes May 08, 2008 | 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 ... | |
 Is this the rice super-gene? May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Researchers in China have pinpointed an elusive gene that plays a linchpin role in determining the harvest potential of rice, according to a study released on Sunday by the journal Nature Genetics. | |
 Beetle-ravaged forests prompt campground closures in Rockies May 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Vacationers will have fewer places to pitch their tents this summer in Colorado and Wyoming, and they can place the blame on bugs. The U.S. Forest Service has closed some popular campgrounds in the ... | |
 Turning fungus into fuel May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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A spidery fungus with a voracious appetite for military uniforms and canvas tents could hold the key to improvements in the production of biofuels, a team of government, academic and industry researchers has ... | |
 Researchers Tackling Unsolved Questions About Protein Structures May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A University of Arizona research team is exploring the evolutionary origins of protein structures. Their findings will help people better understand how proteins evolved to carry out the instructions encoded ... | |
 Boosting 'mussel' power: New technique for making key marine mussel protein May 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers in Korea report development of a way to double production of a sticky protein from marine mussels destined for use as an antibacterial coating to prevent life-threatening infections in medical ... | |
 Glowing sugars light up zebrafish May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Using artificial sugar and some clever chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have made glow-in-the-dark fish whose internal light comes from the sugar coating on their cells. | |
 EU delays ruling on GM products May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The European Commission on Wednesday ordered more tests on whether several genetically modified products should be allowed in Europe, putting back a decision on whether to give approval. | |
Undergrad has sweet success with invention of artificial Golgi May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An undergraduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has learned very quickly that a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down. In fact, with his invention, the sugar may actually be the medicine. | |
Female jumping spiders find ultraviolet B rays 'sexy' May 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
A report publishing online on May 1st in the journal Current Biology provides the first evidence of an animal using ultraviolet B (UVB) rays to communicate with other members of its species. | |
 When bears steal human food, mom's not to blame May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely ... | |
 System uses sound to find whales, avoid ship strikes May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A spotter bangs three times on the boat's cabin roof, signaling the captain to cut the throttle - now. In the foggy gray of Cape Cod Bay, the reason for the abrupt stop soon becomes apparent: The ... | |
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