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Biologist Warn of Early Stages of Earth's 6th Mass Extinction Event
July 24, 2014 — The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. Scientists ... full story -
Linking Microbial, Immune Environment in Semen to HIV Viral Load, Transmission
July 24, 2014 — HIV infection re-shapes the relationship between semen bacteria and immune factors which in turn affects viral load, suggesting that the semen microbiome plays a role in sexual transmission of HIV, ... full story -
No Returning to Eden: Researchers Explore How to Restore Species in a Changing World
July 24, 2014 — Reversing the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses may not be possible without embracing intensive, and sometimes controversial, forms of threatened species management, according to ... full story -
Atomic Structure of Key Muscle Component Revealed
July 24, 2014 — Adding to the growing fundamental understanding of the machinery of muscle cells, a group of biophysicists describe -- in minute detail -- how actin filaments are stabilized at one of their ends to ... full story -
Leaf-Mining Insects Destroyed With the Dinosaurs, Others Quickly Appeared
July 24, 2014 — After the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period that triggered the dinosaurs' extinction and ushered in the Paleocene, leaf-mining insects in the western United States completely ... full story -
New Perspective on Agricultural Plastic, Debris Burning, and Air Quality
July 24, 2014 — To reduce fire hazard, wildland managers often utilize the silvicultural practice of mechanically cutting woody shrubs and suppressed trees. These cuttings and other post-logging debris are then ... full story -
Corn and Soy Insecticides Similar to Nicotine Found Widespread in Midwest U.S. Rivers
July 24, 2014 — Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were found commonly in streams throughout the Midwest, according to a new study. This is the first broad-scale investigation of ... full story -
Cancer: Treatment That Prevents Tumor Metastasis Identified in Animal Study
July 24, 2014 — Metastasis, the strategy adopted by tumor cells to transform into an aggressive form of cancer, are often associated with a gloomy prognosis. Managing to block the metastasis or, even better, prevent ... full story -
Key Molecule in Flies Identified That Adjusts Energy Use Under Starvation Conditions
July 24, 2014 — In the fly Drosophila melanogaster, p53 is activated in certain cells to adapt the metabolic response to nutrient deprivation, thus having a global effect on the organism, researchers show. The ... full story -
Nearly 50 Years of Lemur, Other Primates Data Now Available Online
July 24, 2014 — A 48-year archive of life history data for the world's largest and most diverse collection of endangered primates is now digital and available online. The database allows visitors to view and ... full story -
Natural Products from Plants Protect Skin During Cancer Radiotherapy
July 24, 2014 — Plant-derived natural product chemicals could offer protection to the skin from the harmful effects of gamma radiation during cancer radiotherapy, suggests ... full story -
Rising Temperatures Can Be Hard on a Dog's Life
July 24, 2014 — Veterinarians say it is important to know the signs of heat exhaustion to make sure your pet isn't overdoing it this ... full story -
Experiments Prove 'Stemness' of Individual Immune Memory Cells
July 24, 2014 — Specific individual immune cells, termed 'central memory T cells,' have all the essential characteristics of adult tissue stem cells, researchers have proven for the first time. Such cells ... full story -
Four-Billion-Year-Old Chemistry in Cells Today
July 24, 2014 — Parts of the primordial soup in which life arose have been maintained in our cells today according to scientists. Research has revealed how cells in plants, yeast and very likely also in animals ... full story -
Genome Analysis Helps in Breeding More Robust Cows
July 24, 2014 — Genome analysis of 234 bulls has put researchers on the trail of DNA variants which influence particular characteristics in breeding bulls. For example, two variants have proven responsible for ... full story -
Detecting Salmonella in Pork Meat Processing: New Methods
July 24, 2014 — Infections caused by foodborne microorganisms are an increasing public health burden. In a PhD project, new methods of characterizing and dectecting foodborne illness-causing Salmonella in pork meat ... full story -
One Route to Malaria Drug Resistance Found
July 24, 2014 — Researchers have uncovered a way the malaria parasite becomes resistant to an investigational drug. The discovery also is relevant for other infectious diseases including bacterial infections and ... full story -
Why Don't Genetically Identical Cells Behave Identically? Cellular Noise
July 24, 2014 — One researcher is like a mechanic for cells: he takes them apart to see how they function. He can tell you what part is like a gas pedal and which part is like the brakes. Now he’s can show us why ... full story -
Smarter Than a First-Grader? Crows Can Perform as Well as 7 To 10-Year-Olds on Cause-and-Effect Water Displacement Tasks
July 23, 2014 — In Aesop's fable about the crow and the pitcher, a thirsty bird happens upon a vessel of water, but when he tries to drink from it, he finds the water level out of his reach. Not strong enough ... full story -
Vasculature of the Hive: How Honey Bees Stay Cool
July 23, 2014 — Honey bees, especially the young, are highly sensitive to temperature and to protect developing bees, adults work together to maintain temperatures within a narrow range. New research also supports ... full story
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's 6th mass extinction event
- Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
- Corn and soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in midwest U.S. rivers
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- Key molecule in flies identified that adjusts energy use under starvation conditions
- Nearly 50 years of lemur, other primates data now available online
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- Rising temperatures can be hard on a dog's life
- Experiments prove 'stemness' of individual immune memory cells
- Four-billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Genome analysis helps in breeding more robust cows
- Detecting Salmonella in pork meat processing: New methods
- One route to malaria drug resistance found
- Why don't genetically identical cells behave identically? Cellular noise
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury in rodents
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations
- Protein evolution follows modular principle
- Calcification in changing oceans
- New model helps explain how provisions promote or reduce wildlife disease
- Stress can make hard-working mongooses less likely to help in future
- Research charts ecological impact of microbial respiration in oxygen-starved ocean
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- Human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- Ancient genetic material from caries bacterium obtained for the first time
- Number of people susceptible to painful mosquito-borne virus increasing, says leading researcher
- Caffeine intake may worsen menopausal hot flashes, night sweats
- Alaska frogs reach record lows in extreme temperature survival
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Safeguarding Belize's barrier reef with conservation drones
- Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- Distinctive developmental origin for a drainage tube in the eye
- African elephant genome suggests they are superior smellers
- How children categorize living things
- Radio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- Report on viruses looks beyond disease
- Freezing blueberries improves antioxidant availability
- Bats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate
- Dangers of desert dust: New diagnostic tool for valley fever
- Asian genes in European pigs result in more piglets
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Meerkats' sinister side is secret to their success, study shows
- New York squirrels are nuts about city life
- Mixed genes mix up the migrations of hybrid birds
- Room for improvement in elementary school children’s lunches and snacks from home
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Viral therapy could boost limb-saving cancer treatment
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus detected in air of Saudi Arabian camel barn
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Mammoth and mastodon behavior was less roam, more stay at home
- Water, water -- not everywhere: Mapping water trends for African maize
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Bioprinting methods on 2-D surfaces to link 3-D cellular structures
- Real price of steak: Comparing environmental costs of livestock-based foods
- Climate: Meat turns up the heat as livestock emit greenhouse gases
- Potential new flu drugs target immune response, not virus
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- Mammals metabolize some pesticides to limit their biomagnification
- Insights into birds' migration routes
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- Genes that contribute to radiation resistance identified
- Seals forage at offshore wind farms
- Science and art bring back to life 300-million-year-old specimens of a primitive reptile-like vertebrate
- Refined biological evolution model proposed
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- Technology tracks the elusive Nightjar
- 'Simulated' human heart used to screen drugs
- Fecal transplants let packrats eat poison
- When temperatures get cold, newly-discovered process helps fruit flies cope
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Size and age of plants impact their productivity more than climate
- Marmoset sequence sheds new light on primate biology and evolution
- Scientists map one of most important proteins in life -- and cancer
- Speedy computation enables scientists to reconstruct an animal's development cell by cell
- Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills
- Essential Oils May Provide Good Source of Food Preservation
- Dog food goes gourmet: Nine emerging trends in pet food
- Eight ways zinc affects the human body
- New cellular garbage control pathway with relevance for human neurodegenerative diseases
- Novel mechanism for invasion of EV71 virus demonstrated
- Four new species of tuco-tucos identified from Bolivia
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