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Termites Create Sustainable Monoculture Fungus Farming
Food production of modern human
societies is mostly based on
large-scale monoculture crops, but
it now appears that advanced
insect societies have the same
practice. Our societies took just
ten thousand years of (mainly
... > full story
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Solar Winds Triggered by Magnetic Fields
Solar wind generated by the sun is
probably driven by a process
involving powerful magnetic
fields, according to a new study
led by researchers based on the
latest observations from the
Hinode satellite. ... > full story
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Mysteriously Warm Times in Antarctica
A new study of Antarctica's past
climate reveals that temperatures
during the warm periods between
ice ages (interglacials) may have
been higher than previously
thought. The latest analysis of
ice core records suggests that
... > full story
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Brain Disease 'Resistance Gene' Evolves in Papua New Guinea Community; Could Offer Insights Into CJD
A community in Papua New Guinea
that suffered a major epidemic of
a CJD-like fatal brain disease
called kuru has developed strong
genetic resistance to the disease,
... > full story
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Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine
A new technique using
near-infrared images, obtained
with ESO's 3.58-metre New
Technology Telescope (NTT), allows
astronomers to see through the
opaque dust lanes of the giant
cannibal galaxy Centaurus A,
... > full story
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Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
A mathematical model has explained
some of the remarkable features of
mosquito hearing. In particular,
the male can hear the faintest
beats of the female's wings and
yet is not deafened by loud
noises. ... > full story
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Large Hadron Collider: Beams Are Back on at World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
Particle beams are once again
zooming around the world's most
powerful particle accelerator --
the Large Hadron Collider --
located at the CERN laboratory
... > full story
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Frog Legs Trade May Facilitate Spread of Pathogens
Most countries throughout the
world participate in the
$40-million-per-year culinary
trade of frog legs in some way,
with 75 percent of frog legs
consumed in France, Belgium and
... > full story
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Spinal Cord Injuries: Experimental Drug May Restore Function of Nerves
Researchers have shown how an
experimental drug might restore
the function of nerves damaged in
spinal cord injuries by preventing
short circuits caused when tiny
"potassium channels" in the fibers
... > full story
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After Mastodons and Mammoths, a Transformed Landscape
Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the
end of the last ice age, North
America's vast assemblage of large
animals -- including such iconic
creatures as mammoths, mastodons,
camels, horses, ground sloths and
... > full story
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- Termites Create Sustainable Fungus Farming
- Solar Winds Triggered By Magnetic Fields
- Mysteriously Warm Times in Antarctica
- Tribe Evolves Brain Disease 'Resistance Gene'
- Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine
- Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
- Large Hadron Collider: Beams Are Back On
- Frog Legs Trade May Aid Spread of Pathogens
- Experimental Drug May Restore Nerve Function
- After Mastodons, a Transformed Landscape
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Researchers Find New Piece of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Puzzle
November 22, 2009 — A new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease could be a step closer based on new results from scientists in the UK. The team has found ... > full story -
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Shifting Blame Is Socially Contagious
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'Slimming Gene' Discovered That Regulates Body Fat
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DNA Molecules in Moss Open Door to New Biotechnology
November 22, 2009 — Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology. Researchers have now demonstrated that plasmid-based methods, which ... > full story -
Tooth-Binding Micelles Containing Antimicrobials May Provide Long-Term Cavity Protection
November 22, 2009 — A new study suggests that tooth-binding micelles (or particles) may provide long-term cavity protection by adhering to tooth surfaces and gradually releasing encapsulated antimicrobials. Formulation ... > full story -
Energy-Saving Powder May Allow Exploitation of Unused Reserves of Natural Gas
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Health-Care Debate Linked to Risk of Dying in US and Europe
November 22, 2009 — A new Web site allows users to explore differences in the probability of dying across European countries and the US states for men and women of different ages and ... > full story
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Bone Implant Offers Hope for Skull Deformities
November 22, 2009 — A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too ... > full story -
Clearer View of How Eye Lens Proteins Are Sorted
November 22, 2009 — New research reveals how proteins that are critical for the transparency of the eye lens are properly sorted and localized in membrane bilayers. The study analyzes how interactions between lipid and ... > full story -
Three IVF Attempts Double Chances of Live Birth
November 22, 2009 — Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle -- where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to ... > full story -
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Bypassing the Blues: Telephone Treatment for Depression Post-Bypass Surgery Improves Quality of Life
November 22, 2009 — Coronary artery bypass graft patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported improved quality of life ... > full story
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Saliva Proteins Change as Women Age
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Hidden Threat: Elevated Pollution Levels Near Regional Airports
November 21, 2009 — Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution -- a well-recognized problem at major airports -- may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller ... > full story -
Barn Personnel Experience Higher-Than-Average Rates of Respiratory Symptoms
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Software Knowledge Unnecessarily Lost
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Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?
November 21, 2009 — Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the ... > full story
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Why Bird Flu Has Not Caused a Pandemic
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Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
November 21, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a method of using nanoparticles to illuminate the cellular interior to reveal the slow, complex processes taking place in a living ... > full story -
An Atomic-Level Look at an HIV Accomplice
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Engineer Designs Micro-Endoscope to Seek out Early Signs of Cancer
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Older Problem Drinkers Use More Alcohol Than Do Their Younger Counterparts
November 21, 2009 — Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found. The findings suggest that older problem drinkers ... > full story
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Schizophrenia Gene's Role May Be Broader, More Potent, Than Thought
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Amaizing: Corn Genome Decoded
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First Map of Chromosome Terminals of Higher Fungi
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Psychological Therapy 32 Times More Cost Effective at Increasing Happiness Than Money
November 21, 2009 — Psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money, according to a new study. The research has obvious implications for large ... > full story
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Antioxidant Found in Vegetables Has Implications for Treating Cystic Fibrosis
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How Fish Is Cooked Affects Heart-Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
November 20, 2009 — Baked or boiled fish is associated with more benefit from heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids than fried, salted or dried fish. Caucasian, Japanese-American and Latino men may be more likely to get the ... > full story -
Inflammation Critical in Aortic Dissection, Researchers Find
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Optical Properties of the Antarctic System and New Radiation Information
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Drug Use: Effects of Ketamine (K) on Users
November 20, 2009 — The first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users has been published. With ketamine use increasing faster than any other drug in the UK, this research showing the consequences of ... > full story
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Why Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious Than Jordanian Ones
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New Cause of Osteoporosis: Mutation in a miroRNA
November 20, 2009 — Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs. Researchers have now identified a previously unknown microRNA (miR-2861) as crucial to bone maintenance in mice and ... > full story -
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Ancestry Attracts, but Love Is Blind
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'Slimming Gene' Discovered That Regulates Body Fat
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Bypassing the Blues: Telephone Treatment for Depression Post-Bypass Surgery Improves Quality of Life
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Emissions Increase Despite Financial Crisis
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Rich Ore Deposits Linked to Ancient Atmosphere
Much of our planet's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when Earth's chemical cycles were different from today's. Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a ... > full story
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Energy-Saving Powder May Allow Exploitation of Unused Reserves of Natural Gas
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Software Knowledge Unnecessarily Lost
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