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More Light Shed on on Biomass Breakdown
Jan. 23, 2015 — A recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade resistant forms of starch, researchers report. Starch is a polysaccharide that is highly prevalent in both food and plants. Determining the way it ... full story -
Unusually Elastic Protein Found by Researchers; May Have Originated in Cnidarian Elastomer
Jan. 23, 2015 — An unusually elastic protein has been discovered in one of the most ancient groups of animals, the over 600-million-year-old cnidarians. The protein is a part of the "weapons system" that ... full story -
Telomere Extension Turns Back Aging Clock in Cultured Human Cells, Study Finds
Jan. 23, 2015 — A new procedure can quickly and efficiently increase the length of human telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are linked to aging and disease, according to ... full story -
Warming Seas Decrease Sea Turtle Basking
Jan. 23, 2015 — Green sea turtles may stop basking on beaches around the world within a century due to rising sea temperatures, a new study suggests. Basking helps the turtles regulate body temperature and may aid ... full story -
Bad Reputation of Crows Demystified
Jan. 23, 2015 — In literature, crows and ravens are a bad omen and are associated with witches. Most people believe they steal, eat other birds' eggs and reduce the populations of other birds. But a new study, ... full story -
Hidden Infection Shortens Life in Birds
Jan. 23, 2015 — Mild infections without symptoms of illness can still lead to serious consequences by reducing the lifespan of the infected individuals, research shows. A new study has been carried out on ... full story -
The Language of T Lymphocytes Deciphered, the 'Rosetta Stone' of the Immune System
Jan. 23, 2015 — How can our immune system defend us against aggressors so diverse such as viruses, parasites, fungi and tumors? The secret lies in the large number of clones of T and B lymphocytes, each of which ... full story -
Sexually-Transmitted Diseases: Do Multiple Partners Mean More Immunity?
Jan. 23, 2015 — It has been assumed that the increased transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases in the case of mating promiscuity is influential in shaping the immune system of mammals. Results of a new study ... full story -
Sisters Act Together: Cichlid Sisters Swim Together in Order to Reach the Goal
Jan. 23, 2015 — The manner and routes of dispersal vary with the species and the ecological conditions. Many fish form shoals to avoid predation. Shoaling with familiar conspecifics affords the fish an even greater ... full story -
Brazil's Soy Moratorium Still Needed to Preserve Amazon
Jan. 23, 2015 — In a new study to evaluate the Brazilian Soy Moratorium, researchers across the U.S. and Brazil show that the moratorium helped to drastically reduce the amount of deforestation linked to soy ... full story -
Mammalian Heart Regenerative Capacity Depends on Severity of Injury
Jan. 22, 2015 — Neonatal mouse hearts have varying regenerative capacities depending upon the severity of injury, researchers have demonstrated. Approaches to extend this regenerative capacity in a mammalian model, ... full story -
Treatment Restores Sociability in Autism Mouse Model
Jan. 22, 2015 — Researchers have treated mice that mimic human autism with a neuropeptide called oxytocin, and have found that it restores normal social behavior. In addition, the findings suggest that giving ... full story -
How Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes Can Tell You're Home
Jan. 22, 2015 — Females of the malaria-spreading mosquito tend to obtain their blood meals within human dwellings. But is human odor enough as a reliable cue for the mosquitoes in finding humans to bite? Not quite, ... full story -
Early Human Ancestors Used Their Hands Like Modern Humans
Jan. 22, 2015 — New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species, such as Australopithecus africanus, used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought. The distinctly human ability for ... full story -
When It Comes to Variations in Crop Yield, Climate Has a Big Say
Jan. 22, 2015 — What impact will future climate change have on food supply? That depends in part on the extent to which variations in crop yield are attributable to variations in climate. A new report has found that ... full story -
Secrets of a Clump-Dissolving Protein Uncovered
Jan. 22, 2015 — Workhorse molecules called heat-shock proteins contribute to refolding proteins that were once misfolded and clumped, causing such disorders as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral ... full story -
Using Viruses to Find the Cellular Achilles Heel
Jan. 22, 2015 — Back-to-back studies have exposed new battle tactics employed by two deadly viruses: hepatitis C and the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. Protein interaction maps -- interactomes -- of ... full story -
Immune System Promotes Digestive Health by Fostering Community of 'Good' Bacteria
Jan. 22, 2015 — 1.4 million Americans suffer from uncomfortable abdominal cramping and diarrhea that come with inflammatory bowel disease. The condition is associated with an imbalance among the thousands of species ... full story -
These Jellyfish Aren't Just Drifters; Many Swim Strongly
Jan. 22, 2015 — Jellyfish might look like mere drifters, but some of them have a remarkable ability to detect the direction of ocean currents and to swim strongly against them, according to new evidence in ... full story -
As Trees Are Cut and Climates Shift, Can the Animals of Borneo Be Saved?
Jan. 22, 2015 — As the third-largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia, Borneo stands out as a hotspot for biodiversity, and there is no question that Borneo's many rare species are in trouble. ... full story
- 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
- Climate change does not bode well for picky eaters
- New data about evolution of immune response genes in plants
- Pioneer study examines declining coral reef health due to pesticides/sea surface temperatures
- Burying beetles hatch survival plan to source food, study shows
- Study advances knowledge of relatively unknown blood-borne bacteria
- Researchers prevent type I diabetes in mouse model
- Ecosystem changes from bison population studied by university students
- Found: 'Fight or flight' response control center for the heart
- Silk-weaving ant study sees new behavior
- Common gut microbe might curb MS risk, at least in women
- Are Asian citrus psyllids afraid of heights? New study may provide clues for stopping them
- Dog-human cooperation is based on social skills of wolves, scientists show
- In the face of imminent arrival of avocado plague, scientist undertake preventive measures
- Paleontologist names a carnivorous reptile that preceded dinosaurs
- Predators, parasites, pests and the paradox of biological control
- Non-Native Plants Widespread, Plenty of Space to Invade
- The seeing power of frogs: Frogs can detect single photons of light
- Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees
- Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin
- Transgenic crops: Multiple toxins not a panacea for pest control
- Waiting to be discovered for more than 100 years, new species of bush crickets
- Hidden cell types revealed: New method improves single-cell genomics analyses
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- New hope for fighting major fungal disease in durum wheat
- To beet or not to beet? Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits
- How stable are arsenic compounds found in edible algae?
- Preserved fossil represents oldest record of parental care in group of prehistoric reptiles
- New inherited disease identified in calves of the Ayrshire breed
- Defining adhesion clusters: visualizing the building blocks of cell-cell adhesion
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