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Asian Herb Holds Promise as Treatment for Ebola Virus Disease
Feb. 26, 2015 — New research focuses on the mechanism by which Ebola virus infects a cell and the discovery of a promising drug therapy candidate. A small molecule called Tetrandrine derived from an Asian herb has ... full story -
How Mantis Shrimp Evolved Many Shapes With Same Powerful Punch
Feb. 26, 2015 — The miniweight boxing title of the animal world belongs to the mantis shrimp, a cigar-sized crustacean whose front claws can deliver an explosive 60-mile-per-hour blow akin to a bullet leaving the ... full story -
Bumblebees Make False Memories Too
Feb. 26, 2015 — It's well known that our human memory can fail us. People can be forgetful, and they can sometimes also 'remember' things incorrectly, with devastating consequences in the classroom, ... full story -
Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Reaches Madagascar
Feb. 26, 2015 — The chytrid fungus, which is fatal to amphibians, has been detected in Madagascar for the first time. This means that the chytridiomycosis pandemic has now reached a biodiversity hotspot. Researchers ... full story -
Could Squirmy Livestock Dent Africa's Protein Deficit?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Two graduate students are working to introduce highly productive kits for farming mealworms to regions such as sub-Saharan Africa where eating insects is already culturally palatable. They are just ... full story -
Combating Bacteria Via Silver-Dammar Coating
Feb. 26, 2015 — Natural resins obtained from plants to be used as a coating element to enhance durability and anti-rust properties. Coating systems are formulated using a mixture of dammar, silver and nanoclay in ... full story -
The Eyes Have It: Cats Put Sight Over Smell in Finding Food
Feb. 26, 2015 — Cats may prefer to use their eyes rather than follow their nose when it comes to finding the location of food, according to new research by leading animal ... full story -
Team Approach Boosts Human and Environmental Wellbeing, Researcher Says
Feb. 26, 2015 — Even seemingly intractable problems such as the antibiotic crisis and the obesity epidemic could be resolved by treating human health and society as an integral part of an ecosystem, researchers say. ... full story -
A Taxi Ride to Starch Granules
Feb. 26, 2015 — Plant scientists have discovered a specific protein that significantly influences the formation of starch in plant cells. The findings may be useful in the food and packaging industries, they ... full story -
'Blue-Green Algae' Proliferating in Lakes
Feb. 26, 2015 — The organisms commonly known as blue-green algae have proliferated much more rapidly than other algae in lakes across North America and Europe over the past two centuries -- and in many cases the ... full story -
Optical Features Embedded in Marine Shells May Help Develop Responsive, Transparent Displays
Feb. 26, 2015 — The blue-rayed limpet is a tiny mollusk that lives in kelp beds along the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and the Canary Islands. These diminutive organisms -- as small as a ... full story -
Aggressive Plant Fungus Threatens Wheat Production
Feb. 26, 2015 — The spread of exotic and aggressive strains of a plant fungus is presenting a serious threat to wheat production in the UK, according to research. The research uses a new surveillance technique that ... full story -
Finland: Wheat Harvest Turned Larger Than Oat for the First Time in a Century
Feb. 26, 2015 — On the average, the Finnish grain crop harvest has been over four billion kilograms every other year in the 2000s. In 2014, this figure was exceeded for the seventh time. For the first time in the ... full story -
Research Cracks Code Governing Infections Single-Stranded RNA Viruses
Feb. 26, 2015 — Researchers have cracked a code that governs infections caused by simple, single-stranded RNA viruses similar in many respects to viruses that cause the common cold, polio and the winter vomiting ... full story -
Suspended Soils Maintain Rainforest Ecosystems, Says Researcher
Feb. 26, 2015 — The bird’s nest fern, a plant commonly found in many of our homes, has a critical place in maintaining the biodiversity and the ecosystems of the world’s rainforests, researchers ... full story -
One Brain Area, Two Planning Strategies
Feb. 26, 2015 — Ready to strike, the spear fisherman holds his spear above the water surface. He aims at the fish. But he is misled by the view: Due to the refraction of light on the surface, he does not see the ... full story -
Forest Tree Seeds Stored in the Svalbard Seed Vault
Feb. 26, 2015 — A new method for the conservation of the genetic diversity of forest trees will see its launch on 26 February 2015, as forest tree seeds are for the first time stored in the Svalbard Global Seed ... full story -
Sewage Provides Insight Into Human Microbiome
Feb. 25, 2015 — Sewage is an effective means to sample the fecal bacteria from millions of people, a new study has indicated. Researchers say the information gleaned from the work provides a unique opportunity to ... full story -
Sharp Rise in Experimental Animal Research in US
Feb. 25, 2015 — The use of animals in experimental research has soared at leading US laboratories in recent years, finds new research. This is despite growing public opposition to animal experimentation, mounting ... full story -
Felling of Tropical Trees Has Soared, Satellite Shows, Not Slowed as UN Study Found
Feb. 25, 2015 — The rate at which tropical forests were cut, burned or otherwise lost from the 1990s through the 2000s accelerated by 62 percent, according to a new study which dramatically reverses a previous ... full story
- Asian Herb Holds Promise as Treatment for Ebola Virus Disease
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Bumblebees make false memories too
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- The eyes have it: Cats put sight over smell in finding food
- Team approach boosts human and environmental wellbeing, researcher says
- A taxi ride to starch granules
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- Aggressive plant fungus threatens wheat production
- Finland: Wheat harvest turned larger than oat for the first time in a century
- Research cracks code governing infections single-stranded RNA viruses
- Suspended soils maintain rainforest ecosystems, says researcher
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Sharp rise in experimental animal research in US
- Felling of tropical trees has soared, satellite shows, not slowed as UN study found
- How the 'mute' cicada sings
- Antifreeze protein from ticks fights frostbite in mice
- Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
- Molecular feedback loop gives clues to how flowers drop their petals
- Widely used food additives promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, shows study of emulsifiers
- Possible biological trigger for canine bone cancer found
- Biology teachers: Understanding faith, teaching evolution not mutually exclusive
- Could an HIV drug beat strep throat, flesh-eating bacteria?
- Molecular mouse-trap technique sheds light on key cell processes
- Oat breakfast cereals may contain a common mold-related toxin
- Women twice as likely to see pot as risky
- Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
- Uncertainties must be taken into account in fisheries stock assessment
- Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
- Norway rats reciprocate help according to the quality of the help they received
- Easy on the eyes: Optimum length of eyelashes is one third width of eye
- Boy or girl? Lemur scents have the answer
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- High-energy breakfast with low-energy dinner helps control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
- Tissue engineering: Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish
- World's protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
- Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Coral disease linked to a warming Atlantic
- Kenyan fossils show evolution of hippos
- Do genes play a role in peanut allergies? New study suggests yes
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- International team of scientists launches fossil database
- New acoustic insulation material that incorporates fibers from orange tree pruning
- Mapping lizard venom makes it possible to develop new drugs
- Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy, study finds
- Agriculture expansion in Tanzania may greatly increase human plague risk
- Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean
- Possible drug target to combat sleeping sickness discovered
- Small loop in human prion protein prevents chronic wasting disease
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
- Asian tree rings explain historical plague outbreaks in Europe
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy
- Eye development: Morphogenesis through flowing tissue
- Antibiotics give rise to new communities of harmful bacteria
- Small predator diversity an important part of a healthy ecosystem
- Sea urchins, sand dollars thrived with time
- Bacteria in marine sponges harvest phosphorus for reef community
- Parasitism runs deep in malaria's family tree
- Motor proteins prefer slow, steady movement
- Hidden in plain sight: Amazonian bird chick mimics toxic caterpillar to avoid being eaten
- Building tailor-made DNA nanotubes step by step
- 'DNA spellchecker' means that genes aren't all equally likely to mutate
- Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms
- Carnivorous plant packs big wonders into tiny genome
- Threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in US
- Retracing the roots of fungal symbioses
- La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth
- Bacteria network for food
- Flawed method puts tiger rise in doubt, calls for new approach
- Standard operation procedure to effectively detect dietetically absorbed plant miRNAs
- Acute use of cannabinoids depresses motor neuron activity
- Yellow Sugarcane Aphid Detected in Continental Europe
- Community-led marine reserve produces benefits for fisheries, conservation
- New products from bark to replace fossil compounds: Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
- Newborn neurons in adult brain may help us adapt to environment
- Breastfeeding, other factors help shape immune system early in life
- Luring deer away from livestock feed with fall cover crops
- Virus-cutting enzyme helps bacteria remember a threat
- Want pizza, chocolate, French fries? Highly processed foods linked to addictive eating
- Caribbean coral findings may influence Barrier Reef studies
- Bacterial Memories: Host influences bacterial metabolism
- Pigs can regulate sulfur retention when distillers dried grains are included in diet
- Insect and mammal ovulation more alike than not?
- Study in Myanmar confirms artemisinin-resistant malaria close to border with India
- Probiotic toxin fights coldwater disease in rainbow trout
- Gene may help reduce GM contamination
- Minimizing 'false positives' key to vaccinating against bovine TB
- Animals tend to evolve toward larger size over time
- New nanogel for drug delivery: Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot
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