Can feces save the species? 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It’s a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it. In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs trained to detect animal feces by scent are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened wildlife such as ... | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls May 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
 Captive breeding to save Kashmir's rare red deer May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Kashmir's endangered red deer faces extinction without a captive breeding programme that will start this summer in the scenic Himalayan region, Indian wildlife officials said Friday. | |
 Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ... | |
 'Early birds' adapt to climate change May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
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 May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 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 May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | 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 May 09, 2008 | 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 May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | 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 May 08, 2008 | 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 May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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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 May 08, 2008 | 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 May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 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' May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 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 May 08, 2008 | 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 ... | |
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