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Understanding Plant Reactions To Environment
Scientists have identified
biomarkers in rice -- 17
markers thus far that can
follow changes in metabolism
rapidly across a large
number of plant samples. The
... > full story
Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
The global ocean covering
the Earth 3.4 billion years
ago was far cooler than has
been thought, according to
researchers who analyzed
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A Lightning Strike In Africa Helps Take The Pulse Of The Sun
Scientists have developed a
more definitive and reliable
tool for measuring the sun's
rotation when sunspots
aren't visible ---- and even
when they are -- based on
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Vibrations Key To Efficiency Of Green Fluorescent Protein
Green fluorescent protein
has invaded thousands of
research labs around the
world, thanks to its
versatility in labeling
cells and organisms. Now,
... > full story
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In The War Between The Sexes, The One With The Closest Fungal Relationship Wins
November 12, 2009 — The war between the sexes has been fought on many fronts throughout time -- from humans to birds to insects, the animal kingdom is replete with species involved in their own skirmishes. A recent ... > full story -
New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form
November 12, 2009 — Got food poisoning? The cause might be bacterial spores, en extremely hardy survival form of bacteria, a nightmare for health care and the food industry and an enigma for scientists. Spore-forming ... > full story -
Amphibians As Environmental Omen Disputed
November 10, 2009 — Amphibians, for years considered a leading indicator of environmental degradation, are not uniquely susceptible to pollution, according to a new ... > full story -
Health Care Accounts For Eight Percent Of US Carbon Footprint, Calculation Finds
November 10, 2009 — The American health-care sector accounts for 8 percent of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, according to a first-of-its-kind calculation of health care's carbon footprint. Researchers used ... > full story -
Climate Studies To Benefit From 12 Years Of Satellite Aerosol Data
November 10, 2009 — Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in ... > full story -
Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows
November 9, 2009 — As the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a new study. That could lead to deserts with even less plant life than they sustain today, say the ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Fat Molecule: An Undersea Killer With An Upside
November 9, 2009 — A chemical culprit responsible for the rapid, mysterious death of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean has been found. This same chemical may hold unexpected promise in cancer ... > full story -
Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
November 8, 2009 — Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you ... > full story -
Pathogen Protection And Virulence: Dark Side Of Fungal Membrane Protein Revealed
November 8, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields the pathogen from oxidative ... > full story -
Bacteria Expect The Unexpected
November 6, 2009 — Organisms ensure the survival of their species by genetically adapting to the environment. If environmental conditions change too rapidly, the extinction of a species may be the consequence. A ... > full story
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