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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. | |
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." | |
 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. | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
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. | |
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 ... | |
Federal polar bear research critically flawed, says new study 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Research done by the U.S. Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
 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. | |
 It started with a squeak: Moonlight serenade helps lemurs pick mates of the right species May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Lonely hearts columns testify that finding a partner can be hard enough, but at least most human beings can be fairly certain that when we do we have got one of the right species. Things aren’t so simple for ... | |
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