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More, Bigger Wildfires Burning Western US Over Last 30 Years
Apr. 17, 2014 — Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years. The total area these fires burned increased at a rate of nearly 90,000 acres a year -- an ... full story -
Fish Consumption Advisories for Expecting Mothers Fail to Cover All Types of Contaminants
Apr. 17, 2014 — Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers are ineffective in reducing infant exposure to contaminants like persistent organic pollutants. The researchers' model estimates that women who ... full story -
Alternative Identification Methods for Threatened Species Urged
Apr. 17, 2014 — With global climate change and rapidly disappearing habitat critical to the survival of endangered species, there is a sense of urgency to confirm the return of animals thought to be extinct, or to ... full story -
First Structural Insights Into How Plant Immune Receptors Interact
Apr. 17, 2014 — The first structural definition of how plant immune receptors interact has broad implications for understanding their function. "Before, we knew that proteins called RRS1 and RPS4 are required ... full story -
Connecting Sleep Deficits Among Young Fruit Flies to Disruption in Mating Later in Life
Apr. 17, 2014 — Mom always said you need your sleep, and it turns out, she was right. According to a new study, the lack of sleep in young fruit flies profoundly diminishes their ability to do one thing they do ... full story -
Re-Emergence of Ebola Focuses Need for Global Surveillance Strategies
Apr. 17, 2014 — A review calls for improved global surveillance strategies to combat the emergence of infectious diseases such as the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa that has claimed the lives of 122 people ... full story -
Proper Stem Cell Function Requires Hydrogen Sulfide
Apr. 17, 2014 — Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study. Researchers demonstrated that mice's osteoporosis-like ... full story -
Fear of the Cuckoo Mafia: In Fear of Retaliation, Birds Accept and Raise Brood Parasites' Young
Apr. 17, 2014 — If a restaurant owner fails to pay the 'protection money' demanded of him by the mob, he can expect his premises to be trashed. Warnings like these are seldom required, however, as fear of ... full story -
Refining Language for Chromosomes
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new classification system that may standardize how structural chromosomal rearrangements are described has been proposed by a team of researchers. Known as Next-Gen Cytogenetic Nomenclature, it is ... full story -
Discovery Could Lead to Novel Therapies for Fragile X Syndrome
Apr. 17, 2014 — Scientists studying the most common form of inherited mental disability -- a genetic disease called 'Fragile X syndrome' -- have uncovered new details about the cellular processes ... full story -
For Resetting Circadian Rhythms, Neural Cooperation Is Key
Apr. 17, 2014 — Fruit flies are pretty predictable when it comes to scheduling their days, with peaks of activity at dawn and dusk and rest times in between. Now, researchers have found that the clusters of brain ... full story -
Fighting Malaria Drug Resistance: Scientists Find New Way
Apr. 17, 2014 — An anti-malarial treatment that lost its status as the leading weapon against the deadly disease could be given a new lease of life, with new research indicating it simply needs to be administered ... full story -
Some Immune Cells Defend Only One Organ
Apr. 17, 2014 — Some organs have the immunological equivalent of 'neighborhood police' -- specialized squads of defenders that patrol only one area, a single organ, instead of an entire city, the body, ... full story -
Biologists Help Solve Fungal Mysteries, Inform Studies on Climate Change
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new genetic analysis revealing the previously unknown biodiversity and distribution of thousands of fungi in North America might also reveal a previously underappreciated contributor to climate ... full story -
Methane Climate Change Risk Suggested by Proof of Redox Cycling of Humic Substances
Apr. 17, 2014 — Disruption of natural methane-binding process may worsen climate change, scientists have suggested, painting a stark warning on the possible effects of gases such as methane -- which has a greenhouse ... full story -
In Sex-Reversed Cave Insects, Females Have the Penises
Apr. 17, 2014 — Little-known cave insects with rather novel sex lives have been discovered by researchers. The Brazilian insects, which represent four distinct but related species in the genus Neotrogla, are the ... full story -
Rapid, Accurate mRNA Detection in Plant Tissues
Apr. 17, 2014 — Messenger RNA (mRNA) plays an important role in gene expression, and examining the types and amounts of mRNA present in an organism allows researchers to answer key questions about gene expression ... full story -
Study Shows Lasting Effects of Drought in Rainy Eastern U.S.
Apr. 17, 2014 — This spring, more than 40 percent of the western U.S. is in a drought that the USDA deems "severe" or "exceptional." The same was true in 2013. In 2012, drought even spread to the ... full story -
The Story of Animal Domestication Retold: Scientists Now Think Wild Animals Interbred With Domesticated Ones Until Quite Recently
Apr. 17, 2014 — A review of recent research on the domestication of large herbivores suggests that neither intentional breeding nor genetic isolation were as significant as traditionally thought. "Our findings ... full story -
Genetic Study Tackles Mystery of Slow Plant Domestications
Apr. 17, 2014 — Did domesticating a plant typically take a few hundred or many thousands of years? Genetic studies often indicate that domestication traits have a fairly simple genetic basis, which should facilitate ... full story
- More, bigger wildfires burning western US over last 30 years
- Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers fail to cover all types of contaminants
- Alternative identification methods for threatened species urged
- First structural insights into how plant immune receptors interact
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- Re-emergence of Ebola focuses need for global surveillance strategies
- Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- Refining language for chromosomes
- Discovery could lead to novel therapies for Fragile X syndrome
- For resetting circadian rhythms, neural cooperation is key
- Fighting malaria drug resistance: Scientists find new way
- Some immune cells defend only one organ
- Biologists help solve fungal mysteries, inform studies on climate change
- Methane climate change risk suggested by proof of redox cycling of humic substances
- In sex-reversed cave insects, females have the penises
- Rapid, accurate mRNA detection in plant tissues
- Study shows lasting effects of drought in rainy Eastern U.S.
- The story of animal domestication retold: Scientists now think wild animals interbred with domesticated ones until quite recently
- Genetic study tackles mystery of slow plant domestications
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- New MRSA superbug emerges in Brazil
- Bacteria survive longer in contact lens cleaning solution than previously thought, study shows
- Declining catch rates in Caribbean Nicaragua green turtle fishery may be result of overfishing
- Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk
- Earliest ancestor of land herbivores discovered: 300-million-year-old predator showed way to modern terrestrial ecosystem
- Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
- World's first successful visualization of key coenzyme
- Immune system research may help predict who gets long-term complications from Lyme Disease
- Tracking down cause of eye mobility disorder
- For cells, internal stress leads to unique shapes
- Mutant protein in muscle linked to neuromuscular disorder
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How intestinal cells build nutrient-absorbing surface
- Theoretical biophysics: Adventurous bacteria decide how to preserve species?
- Hide and seek: Revealing camouflaged bacteria
- Ancient shark fossil reveals new insights into jaw evolution
- Sperm meets egg: Protein essential for fertilization discovered
- Scientists re-define what's healthy in newest analysis for human microbiome project
- HIV-positive women respond well to HPV vaccine, study shows
- Significant baseline levels of arsenic found in soil throughout Ohio are due to natural processes
- Shade grown coffee shrinking as a proportion of global coffee production
- A greener source of polyester: Cork trees
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Researchers question emergency water treatment guidelines
- Pressure relief valve in cellular membrane identified
- First metritis vaccine protects dairy cows
- Breakthrough points to new drugs from nature
- Irrigated agriculture: precious habitat for the long-billed curlew
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Progress in understanding immune response in severe schistosomiasis
- Diverse gene pool critical for tigers' survival, say experts
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Gate for bacterial toxins found in cells
- EU must take urgent action on invasive species, experts urge
- At the origin of cell division: The features of living matter emerge from inanimate matter in simulation
- Modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer's disease
- Lemurs match scent of a friend to sound of her voice
- Pathogenic E. coli binds to fresh vegetables
- Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries
- New study outlines 'water world' theory of life's origins
- The human food connection: Authentic Puerto Rican food in Connecticut
- New technique will accelerate genetic characterization of photosynthesis
- Drought hormones measured in plants to prepare for food security
- New tool advances investigations of disease outbreaks
- Number of duplicated genes, adaptation appear to be linked
- Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
- Chrono, the last piece of the circadian clock puzzle?
- Potent, puzzling and (now less) toxic: Team discovers how antifungal drug works
- Changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries
- Breaking bad mitochondria: How hepatitis C survives for so long
- Lifestyle determines gut microbes: Study with modern hunter-gatherers tells tale of bacteria co-evolution
- Lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
- Biologists develop nanosensors to visualize movements and distribution of plant stress hormone
- Gut capacity limits bird's ability to adapt to rapid climate change
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- Vitamin D deficiency contributes to poor mobility among severely obese people
- Genetic pre-disposition toward exercise, mental development may be linked
- Research illuminates 'touchy' subject: Sensory nerve endings
- Computerized counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load, sexual transmission risk
- Key to easy asthma diagnosis is in the blood
- 'Condor watch' enlists citizen scientists to help endangered species
- Rising demand for herbal medicine can increase cultivation of medicinal trees
- Regenerated esophagus transplanted in rats
- Chew on this: How does food texture impact its perceived calorie content?
- Low-calorie restaurant menus: Are they making us fat?
- Sibling cooperation in earwig families provides clues to the early evolution of social behavior
- Unexpected protein partnership has implications for cancer treatment
- Vitamin D deficiency, cognition appear to be linked in older adults
- Predicting bioavailable cadmium levels in soils
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Whooping cough bacterium evolving in Australia, research shows
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- Obesity: Are lipids hard drugs for the brain?
- Deforestation could intensify climate change in Congo Basin by half
- Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into efficient viral inhibitor
- Moth study suggests hidden climate change impacts
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