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Spider Electro-Combs Its Sticky Nano-Filaments
Jan. 27, 2015 — A spider commonly found in garden centers in Britain is giving fresh insights into how to spin incredibly long and strong fibers just a few nanometers thick. The majority of spiders spin silk threads ... full story -
Stomach Acid-Powered Micromotors Get Their First Test in a Living Animal
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have shown that a micromotor fueled by stomach acid can take a bubble-powered ride inside a mouse. These tiny motors, each about one-fifth the width of a human hair, may someday offer a ... full story -
Dog Disease in Lions Spread by Multiple Species
Jan. 27, 2015 — Canine distemper, a viral disease that's been infecting the famed lions of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, appears to be spread by multiple animal species, according to a study ... full story -
New Mechanism Unlocked for Evolution of Green Fluorescent Protein
Jan. 27, 2015 — A primary challenge in the biosciences is to understand the way major evolutionary changes in nature are accomplished. Sometimes the route turns out to be very simple. An example of such simplicity ... full story -
Easter Island Mystery: Why Did the Native Culture Die Out?
Jan. 27, 2015 — Long before the Europeans arrived on Easter Island in 1722, the native Polynesian culture known as Rapa Nui showed signs of demographic decline. However, the catalyst has long been debated in the ... full story -
Things Smell Good for a Reason
Jan. 27, 2015 — Antioxidants are natural food ingredients that protect cells from harmful influences. Their main task is to neutralize so-called 'free radicals' which are produced in the process of ... full story -
Fish Catch Break on World Stage at Global Conference
Jan. 27, 2015 — Freshwater fish provide the food, sport and economic power across the globe. Inland fishing is often about individuals, families and small cooperatives. More than 60 million people in low-income ... full story -
The World's Oldest Known Snake Fossils: Rolling Back the Clock by Nearly 70 Million Years
Jan. 27, 2015 — Fossilized remains of four ancient snakes have been dated between 140 and 167 million years old -- nearly 70 million years older than the previous record of ancient snake fossils -- and are changing ... full story -
The Origin of Life: Labyrinths as Crucibles of Life
Jan. 27, 2015 — Water-filled micropores in hot rock may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. A team has now shown that temperature gradients in pore systems promote the cyclical replication and ... full story -
Carbon Accumulation by Southeastern U.S. Forests May Slow
Jan. 27, 2015 — Carbon accumulation levels in the Southeastern US may be slowing due to forest dynamics and land use changes, according to findings of a new study. The research is the first to isolate the impacts of ... full story -
Researchers Find Hormone That Increases the Sex Drive of Mice
Jan. 27, 2015 — Mice that receive a supplement of the 'appetite hormone' ghrelin increase their sexual activity, scientists have found. Whether the hormone has the same impact on humans is unknown -- but ... full story -
Respiratory Chain: Protein Complex Structure Revealed
Jan. 27, 2015 — Mitochondria produce ATP, the energy currency of the body. The driver for this process is an electrochemical membrane potential, which is created by a series of proton pumps. These complex, ... full story -
How Do Small Birds Survive Cold Winters?
Jan. 27, 2015 — Norway's small birds face many challenges during the winter, including short days and long energy-intensive nights, tough weather conditions and food shortages, along with the risk of becoming a ... full story -
Sagebrush Ecosystem Recovery Hobbled by Loss of Soil Complexity at Development Sites
Jan. 26, 2015 — In big sagebrush country, re-establishing the ecosystem’s namesake shrub may jump-start the recovery process more successfully after oil and gas development than sowing grass-dominated reclamation ... full story -
Pilotless Aircraft Will Play Critical Roles in Precision Agriculture
Jan. 26, 2015 — A new article outlines many of the potential roles drones can play in university research, and the advantages they can offer in speed, cost and data ... full story -
Relationship Critical for How Cells Ingest Matter
Jan. 26, 2015 — To survive and fulfill their biological functions, cells need to take in material from their environment. In this process, proteins within the cell pull inward on its membrane, forming a pit that ... full story -
Beating the Clock: Researchers Develop New Treatment for Rabies
Jan. 26, 2015 — Successfully treating rabies can be a race against the clock. Those who suffer a bite from a rabid animal have a brief window of time to seek medical help before the virus takes root in the central ... full story -
3D Enzyme Model Provides New Tool for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Development
Jan. 26, 2015 — To better understand PLA2 enzymes and help drive therapeutic drug development, researchers developed 3-D computer models that show exactly how two PLA2 enzymes extract their substrates from cellular ... full story -
Researchers Image, Measure Tubulin Transport in Cilia
Jan. 26, 2015 — The mechanism behind tubulin transport and its assembly into cilia have been observed in a new study, including the first video imagery of the process. "Cilia are found throughout the body, so ... full story -
Got Bees? Got Vitamin A? Got Malaria? Loss of Pollinators Increases Risk of Malnutrition, Disease
Jan. 26, 2015 — More than half the people in some developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals -- like bees -- continue to decline, experts say. Despite popular ... full story
- Spider electro-combs its sticky nano-filaments
- Stomach acid-powered micromotors get their first test in a living animal
- Dog disease in lions spread by multiple species
- New mechanism unlocked for evolution of green fluorescent protein
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- Things smell good for a reason
- Fish catch break on world stage at global conference
- The world's oldest known snake fossils: Rolling back the clock by nearly 70 million years
- The origin of life: Labyrinths as crucibles of life
- Carbon accumulation by Southeastern U.S. forests may slow
- Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
- Respiratory chain: Protein complex structure revealed
- How do small birds survive cold winters?
- Sagebrush ecosystem recovery hobbled by loss of soil complexity at development sites
- Pilotless aircraft will play critical roles in precision agriculture
- Relationship critical for how cells ingest matter
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Researchers image, measure tubulin transport in cilia
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Shell growth observed thanks to 'ion sponge'
- How tropical parasite hijacks cells
- New mechanism to aid cells under stress identified
- Cause for decline of Missouri River pallid sturgeon identified
- Frogs prove ideal models for studying developmental timing
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Hemin improves adipocyte morphology, function by enhancing proteins of regeneration
- Stress during pregnancy related to infant gut microbiota
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- Rabies booster defends pets with out-of-date vaccination against the disease
- Converting olive mash into cash
- Beetroot juice improves exercise function of COPD patients, study shows
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Unusually elastic protein found by researchers; may have originated in cnidarian elastomer
- Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds
- Warming seas decrease sea turtle basking
- Bad reputation of crows demystified
- Hidden infection shortens life in birds
- The language of T lymphocytes deciphered, the 'Rosetta Stone' of the immune system
- Sexually-transmitted diseases: Do multiple partners mean more immunity?
- Sisters act together: Cichlid sisters swim together in order to reach the goal
- Brazil's soy moratorium still needed to preserve Amazon
- Mammalian heart regenerative capacity depends on severity of injury
- Treatment restores sociability in autism mouse model
- How malaria-spreading mosquitoes can tell you're home
- Early human ancestors used their hands like modern humans
- When it comes to variations in crop yield, climate has a big say
- Secrets of a clump-dissolving protein uncovered
- Using viruses to find the cellular Achilles heel
- Immune system promotes digestive health by fostering community of 'good' bacteria
- These jellyfish aren't just drifters; many swim strongly
- As trees are cut and climates shift, can the animals of Borneo be saved?
- Reducing Myc gene activity extends healthy lifespan in mice
- Providing better data on the Ebola virus
- Using less fish to test chemicals safety
- Antibiotics, bacteria, resistance genes found in dust from feedlots
- Study projects unprecedented loss of corals in Great Barrier Reef due to warming
- New animal models faithfully reproduce human tumors
- Small drop in sea level had big impact on southern Great Barrier Reef
- Snack attack: Bears munch on ants and help plants grow
- One fish, two fish: Camera counts freshwater fish, which could help combat hydrilla
- New forensic entomology observations expand knowledge of decomposition ecology
- Doubt cast on global firestorm generated by dino-killing asteroid
- Cell's recycling team helps sound alarm on pathogens
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Zolushka, (the russian translation for Cinderella), the tiger, rescued and released back into the wild
- Blended ecological knowledge systems yield insight for managing beargrass
- Warmer, drier climate altering forests throughout California
- Drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries
- Fatty acids in fish may shield brain from mercury damage
- Biological safety lock for genetically modified organisms
- Synthetic amino acid enables safe, new biotechnology solutions to global problems
- Animal-to-human transmission of Ebola virus appears tied to increasing human population density in forested regions
- Study maps travel of H7 influenza genes
- Next-generation sequencing offers insight into how species adapt to climate change
- Closer than ever to a personalized treatment solution for intellectual disability
- Researchers introduce macrosystems approach to study stream ecology
- Pasture feeding may improve nutritional benefits of red meat
- Ultra-high pressure processing may increase salmon shelf-life
- Toxic Ebola protein fragment identified
- Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
- Climate change threatens 30 years of sea turtle conservation success
- Should arsenic in food be a concern?
- Study shows how ebola becomes lethal as it spreads
- Watching protein crystal nucleation in real time
- New bacterial 'language' discovered: Previously unknown communication pathway
- Endangered chimpanzees may experience drastic habitat loss within 5 years
- Simple soil mixture reverses toxic stormwater effects
- Can coffee protect against malignant melanoma? Study looks at trends
- Which 'letters' in the human genome are functionally important?
- Organic, conventional milk: Comparing apples to apples?
- Important mechanism involved in production of mosquito eggs identified
- 'Citizen science' reveals positive news for Puget Sound seabirds
- Biggest fish in the ocean receives international protection
- Warming climate likely will change the composition of northern forests, study shows
- Vegetation can help prevent soil erosion due to wind
- Public attitude toward tiger farming, tiger conservation
- Mapping the maize genome
- A chemical modified version of the second messenger cAMP
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