 At 2.8 km down, a 1-of-a-kind microorganism lives all alone October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 60 vote(s)
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The first ecosystem ever found having only a single biological species has been discovered 2.8 kilometers (1.74 miles) beneath the surface of the earth in the Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa. ... | |
 Siren voice means she's fertile October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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A woman raises the pitch of her voice during her most fertile period of the month in an unconscious boost to her femininity, according to a study published Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. ... | |
 Scientists: Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth' October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female ... | |
 Deepest living fishes caught on camera for the first time October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable snailfish swarming over their bait, nearly five miles (7700 metres) beneath the surface ... | |
Research team solves structure of 'beneficial' virus October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The 3-D structure of the virus, known as Seneca Valley Virus-001, reveals that it is unlike any other known member of the Picornaviridae viral family, and confirms its recent designation as a separate genus "Senecavirus." ... | |
Study shows how fatty foods curb hunger October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Fatty foods may not be the healthiest diet choice, but those rich in unsaturated fats – such as avocados, nuts and olive oil – have been found to play a pivotal role in sending this important message to your brain: stop eating, ... | |
DNA could reveal your surname October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the world-leading Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester – where the revolutionary technique of genetic fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys- are developing ... | |
Protection for stressed-out bacteria identified October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An international team of researchers is a step closer to understanding the spread of deadly diseases such as listeriosis, after observing for the first time how bacteria respond to stress. | |
 Researchers discover how infectious bacteria can switch species October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future ... | |
Biologists spy on the secret inner life of a cell 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The transportation of antibodies from a mother to her newborn child is vital for the development of that child's nascent immune system. Those antibodies, donated by transfer across the placenta before birth or via breast ... | |
Forsyth scientists trigger cancer-like response from embryonic stem cells 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Scientists from The Forsyth Institute, working with collaborators at Tufts and Tuebingen Universities, have discovered a new control over embryonic stem cells' behavior. The researchers disrupted a natural bioelectrical mechanism ... | |
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