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Scientists grow mouse prostate from a single cell General Science / Biology October 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 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 General Science / Biology 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 General Science / Biology October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 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.

Scientists map panda genome: Chinese media General Science / Biology October 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday.

Large population of endangered dolphins found off Bangladesh General Science / Biology October 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The world's largest population of vulnerable Irrawaddy dolphins -- famed as aquarium attractions -- has been found in Bangladesh's waters, according to a five-year wildlife study.

Hundreds of new marine species discovered: Australian scientists General Science / Biology October 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.

Siren voice means she's fertile General Science / Biology October 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 A woman raises the pitch of her voice during her most fertile period of the month in an unconscious boost to her femininity, according to a study published Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. ...

Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat: scientists General Science / Biology October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Researchers on Thursday reported inroads in an ambitious project to map the genetic sequence of wheat, which ultimately could lead to the creation of more fertile and disease-resistant wheat strains.

Pterosaurs couldn't soar, says expert General Science / Biology October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 30 A Japanese researcher has put paleo-biologists in a flap by suggesting pterosaurs -- the winged lizards beloved of toymakers and dino movies -- were unable to fly, New Scientist says.

Coral-killing starfish turns out to be four species, not one General Science / Biology October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The crown-of-thorns starfish, a notorious threat to coral in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, comprises four species, not one, biologists reported on Tuesday.

Amphibians at risk over climate change, habitat loss: Scientists General Science / Biology September 25, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Climate change, habitat destruction and disease threaten to wipe out over half of Europe's frog, toad and newt species by the middle of the century, the Zoological Society of London warned Thursday.

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Scientists grow mouse prostate from a single cell General Science / Biology October 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 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 General Science / Biology 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 General Science / Biology October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 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.

Scientists map panda genome: Chinese media General Science / Biology October 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday.

Large population of endangered dolphins found off Bangladesh General Science / Biology October 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The world's largest population of vulnerable Irrawaddy dolphins -- famed as aquarium attractions -- has been found in Bangladesh's waters, according to a five-year wildlife study.

Hundreds of new marine species discovered: Australian scientists General Science / Biology October 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.

Siren voice means she's fertile General Science / Biology October 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 A woman raises the pitch of her voice during her most fertile period of the month in an unconscious boost to her femininity, according to a study published Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. ...

Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat: scientists General Science / Biology October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Researchers on Thursday reported inroads in an ambitious project to map the genetic sequence of wheat, which ultimately could lead to the creation of more fertile and disease-resistant wheat strains.

Pterosaurs couldn't soar, says expert General Science / Biology October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 30 A Japanese researcher has put paleo-biologists in a flap by suggesting pterosaurs -- the winged lizards beloved of toymakers and dino movies -- were unable to fly, New Scientist says.

Coral-killing starfish turns out to be four species, not one General Science / Biology October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The crown-of-thorns starfish, a notorious threat to coral in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, comprises four species, not one, biologists reported on Tuesday.

Amphibians at risk over climate change, habitat loss: Scientists General Science / Biology September 25, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Climate change, habitat destruction and disease threaten to wipe out over half of Europe's frog, toad and newt species by the middle of the century, the Zoological Society of London warned Thursday.

Scientists grow mouse prostate from a single cell

Wanted: A mate for India's lonesome gorilla

Scientists say shark reproduced asexually

Scientists map panda genome: Chinese media

Large population of endangered dolphins found off Bangladesh

Hundreds of new marine species discovered: Australian scientists

Siren voice means she's fertile

Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat: scientists

Pterosaurs couldn't soar, says expert

Coral-killing starfish turns out to be four species, not one

Amphibians at risk over climate change, habitat loss: Scientists

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