 Arctic seed vault opens doors for 100 million seeds February 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened today on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, receiving inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over 100 countries. With the deposits ranging from ... | |
 First genome transplant changes one species into another August 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 118 vote(s)
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For the first time, scientists have completely transformed a species of bacteria into another species by transplanting its complete set of DNA. The achievement marks a significant step toward the construction ... | |
 New motor first to be powered by living bacteria October 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 103 vote(s)
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A new motor designed by scientists from Japan offers the best of both worlds: the living and the non-living. The group built a hybrid micromachine that is powered by gliding bacteria which travels on an inorganic ... | |
 New hypothesis for origin of life proposed December 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 100 vote(s)
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Life may have begun in the protected spaces inside of layers of the mineral mica, in ancient oceans, according to a new hypothesis. | |
Scientists Find Memory Molecule August 27, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 102 vote(s)
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In an article in Science magazine, SUNY Downstate researchers describe erasing memory from the brain by targeting a molecular mechanism that controls memory. Finding may be applied to chronic pain, memory loss, and ... | |
 NYU dental professor discovers biological clock April 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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Why do rats live faster and die younger than humans? A newly discovered biological clock provides tantalizing clues. | |
 New species declared: Clouded leopard on Borneo and Sumatra March 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the same species ... | |
Probing question: Why do whales beach themselves? April 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Whales are the largest marine mammals in the world — the smallest species weigh in at several tons. When whales beach themselves, they can die simply from the crushing weight of their own bodies or from overheating due to ... | |
The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals June 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 108 vote(s)
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As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a price of $100 per person in five years, soon the only reason not to look at your "personal genome" will be fear of what bad news ... | |
 Queen bee promiscuity boosts hive health December 11, 2006 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Though promiscuity may be risky behavior for humans, it's healthy for honeybees: Queen honeybees who indulge in sexual surfeits with multiple drones produce more disease-resistant colonies than monogamous monarchs. ... | |
Keeping an eye on evolution December 03, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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University of Queensland research has found the “missing link” in the evolution of the eye. | |
Researchers find dual-use sexual attraction and population-control chemicals in nematodes July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Organisms ranging from humans to plants to the lowliest bacterium use molecules to communicate. Some chemicals trigger the various stages of an organism's development, and still others are used to attract members of the opposite ... | |
 Scientists explain why insects don’t get fat September 27, 2006 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Insects don’t get fat, and why they don’t may help our understanding of what has been described as the current human obesity epidemic. | |
Is there a homosexuality gene? December 07, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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Although biologists are still far from answering this question, scattered evidence for a possible gene influencing sexual orientation has recently encouraged scientists to map out a guide to future research. Because many ... | |
Scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine April 24, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine—a future where advanced organ damage can be repaired by the body itself. In the May 2007 ... | |
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