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 ... | |
Screw worm outbreak in Yemen May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial delegation was at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, ... | |
 Investigators: Sea lion killers were familiar with traps May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Investigators think the killers navigated tricky waters in a restricted area, dropped the doors of two metal cages and then began firing a high-powered rifle at six trapped sea lions. | |
Genome sequence of Podospora anserina reveals unsuspected ability to use complex carbon sources May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The model fungus Podospora anserina (P. anserina) has undergone substantial evolution since its separation from Neurospora crassa, as revealed from the Podospora draft genome sequence published in BioMed Central’s open access ... | |
Saving frogs before it's too late May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With nearly one-third of amphibian species threatened with extinction worldwide, fueled in part by the widespread emergence of the deadly chytrid fungus, effective conservation efforts could not be more urgent. In a new article ... | |
 One-third of ivory items in US may be illegal: study May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Nearly one-third of ivory items for sale in the United States may have been illegally imported after a US moratorium on the trade imposed in 1989, conservation groups said in a report Monday. | |
 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
EU urged to reject 3 new biotech crops May 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Environmental groups appealed to the European Union on Monday to reject applications from the biotech industry to approve one newly engineered potato variety and two corn crops. | |
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, ... | |
 Sea lions shot dead on Columbia River as salmon battle rages May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Six federally protected sea lions were apparently shot to death on the Columbia River as they lay in open traps put out to ensnare the animals, which eat endangered salmon. State and federal authorities ... | |
 Idaho team readies artificial beak for wounded bald eagle May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. Part of Beauty's beak was shot off several years ago, leaving her with a stump that is useless for hunting food. A team of volunteers ... | |
 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 ... | |
Bacterial slime helps cause serious disease May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Leptospirosis is a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through contaminated water. Now research published in the May issue of the journal Microbiology shows for the first time how bacteria that ... | |
 Neanderthals were separate species, says new human family tree May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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A new, simplified family tree of humanity, published on Sunday, has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our forebears. | |
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