Japanese scientists clone embryo of endangered rabbit November 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a cloned embryo from the dead body of an endangered species of rabbit and are hoping for a birth. | |
 Toxic toads killing Australian crocodiles: scientists November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Toxic cane toads are killing alarming numbers of Australia's freshwater crocodiles as the alien pests hop inexorably across the continent, research showed Tuesday. | |
 Guerillas threaten gorillas in Africa's oldest national park November 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The new conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has forced dozens of rangers to flee Africa's oldest national park, leaving hundreds of threatened mountain gorillas at the mercy of rebel fighters and ... | |
London show traces Darwin's evolution revolution November 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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London's Natural History Museum opened its doors Friday on an eagerly-awaited exhibition on the life of British naturalist Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution. | |
Menopause eases sex rivalry between women: study November 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Hormonal changes caused by menopause soften the biologically-driven rivalry between women for healthy and virile male partners, according to a study published Wednesday. | |
 Japan scientists say pot plants may one day absorb toxic gas November 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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As well as brightening your room, pot plants may one day help to prevent headaches in "sick" houses by absorbing toxic gas, according to Japanese scientists. | |
 Climate change pushing lemmings over the edge: study November 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Once famous for their numbers, Norwegian lemmings are disappearing, say scientists, who point an accusing finger at global warming. | |
 Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells November 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease. | |
 African, Asian join the library of genomics November 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Laboratories have for the first time sequenced the full genetic code of an African and an Asian in what amounts to a major step towards the goal of a tailor-made profile of one's DNA. | |
 Malaysian police seize 10,000 endangered turtle eggs November 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Malaysia police said Tuesday they have seized a massive haul of 10,000 endangered turtle eggs which were destined for sale in food markets on Borneo island. | |
 Japanese clone mouse from frozen cell, aim for mammoths November 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a mouse from a dead cell frozen for 16 years, taking a step in the long impossible dream of bringing back extinct animals such as mammoths. | |
 'Extinct' cockatoo rediscovered in Indonesia: researchers October 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A species of cockatoo feared to have become extinct has been "rediscovered" with the sighting of a handful of breeding pairs on a remote Indonesian island, researchers said Thursday. | |
Scientists grow mouse prostate from a single cell October 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Molecular biologists reported Wednesday that they had grown prostates in mice from single cells, marking an important step forward in the quest to grow transplant tissue in the lab. | |
 Wanted: A mate for India's lonesome gorilla October 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
India's only gorilla, Polo, needs a mate after eight years on his own, but a worldwide search for a suitable match has drawn a frustrating blank, zoo officials said Wednesday. | |
Scientists say shark reproduced asexually October 14, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Researchers on Tuesday confirmed the second known case in which a baby shark appears to have been conceived without the mother having mated with a male. | |
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