Actions of individuals key to saving biodiversity-and ourselves August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Even if you don't like the outdoors, you're probably pretty fond of air, clean water and food. That makes you a fan of biodiversity, because those essentials for life-human and otherwise-are maintained as a direct result ... | |
 Microbes, by latitudes and altitudes, shed new light on life's diversity August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Microbial biologists, including the University of Oregon's Jessica L. Green, may not have Jimmy Buffett's music from 1977 in mind, but they are changing attitudes about evolutionary diversity on Earth, from ... | |
 New report details historic mass extinction of amphibians August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Amphibians, reigning survivors of past mass extinctions, are sending a clear, unequivocal signal that something is wrong, as their extinction rates rise to unprecedented levels, according to a paper published ... | |
Old growth giants limited by water-pulling ability August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The Douglas-fir, state tree of Oregon, towering king of old-growth forests and one of the tallest tree species on Earth, finally stops growing taller because it just can't pull water any higher, a new study concludes. | |
 Bugs put the heat in chili peppers August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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If you're a fan of habañero salsa or like to order Thai food spiced to five stars, you owe a lot to bugs, both the crawling kind and ones you can see only with a microscope. New research shows they are the ... | |
 Scientists find elephant memories may hold key to survival August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) suggests that old female elephants—and perhaps their memories of distant, life-sustaining sources of food and ... | |
Newly discovered molecular switch helps decide cell type in early embryo development August 11, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers have discovered a central molecular switch in fruit fly embryos that opens new avenues for studying the causes of birth defects and cancer in humans. Writing about their study in the Aug. 12 Developmental Cell, ... | |
Surviving the revolution, easier than withstanding human use and abuse August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Inwood Hill Park survived the drastic modifications of Revolutionary War patriots, but preserving this last bastion of large-growth, mature trees in New York City is difficult with the proliferation of invasive species and ... | |
Researchers identify alternate pathway that leads to palate development August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry have uncovered another clue behind the causes of cleft palate and the process that leads to palate formation. | |
Egg P bodies protect maternal gene messages August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A cell decides what proteins to make based on the messages it receives from its genome. Sometimes messages are held back to be read later, and in most cell types these delayed messages are stored and eventually marked for ... | |
New bacterial species found in human mouth August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria in the mouth. The finding could help scientists to understand tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to better treatments, according to research published in the August ... | |
Scientists uncover the key to controlling how stem cells develop August 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The results of a new study involving a McMaster University researcher provide insight into how scientists might control human embryonic stem cell differentiation. | |
 Molecular bridge serves as a tether for a cell's nucleus August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cell's nucleus - home of it its most precious contents — is a delicate envelope that, without support, is barely able to withstand the forces that keep it in place. Now, researchers have ... | |
A one-stop shop for minimal information standards August 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
More than 20 grass-roots standardisation groups, led by scientists at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), have combined forces to form the "Minimum Information about ... | |
Tiny invasive snail impacts Great Lakes, alters ecology August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Long a problem in the western U.S., the New Zealand mud snail currently inhabits four of the five Great Lakes and is spreading into rivers and tributaries, according to a Penn State team of researchers. These tiny creatures ... | |
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