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Breast Cancer Gene Could Play Critical Role in Obesity, Diabetes
Mar. 12, 2014 — The gene known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility, BRCA 1, plays a critical role in the normal metabolic function of skeletal muscle, according to a new study. Mutations in the BRCA1 ... full story -
Bighead Carp: From 5 to 150 Centimeters in 37 Million Years
Mar. 12, 2014 — During excavations in the open lignite-mining pit Na Duong in Vietnam, scientists discovered the world’s oldest bighead carp. With a length of only 5 centimeters, Planktophaga minuta is also the ... full story -
Pancreatic Cancer Growth Slowed by Blocking Key Enzyme
Mar. 12, 2014 — Blocking the function of an enzyme known as Hhat slows the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer by preventing a protein called Hedgehog from stimulating nearby normal cells to help the cancer, ... full story -
Lignin Breakthroughs Serve as GPS for Plant Research
Mar. 11, 2014 — By thoroughly mapping a single specialized tissue involved in wood formation, scientists have developed the equivalent of turn-by-turn directions for future plant scientists to understand how plants ... full story -
Scientists 'Herd' Cells in New Approach to Tissue Engineering
Mar. 11, 2014 — An electrical current can be used to orchestrate the flow of a group of cells, engineers have discovered. This achievement sets the stage for more controlled forms of tissue engineering and for ... full story -
Ocean Food Web Is Key in the Global Carbon Cycle
Mar. 11, 2014 — Nothing dies of old age in the ocean. Everything gets eaten and all that remains of anything is waste. But that waste is pure gold to an oceanographer. In a study of the ocean's role in the ... full story -
Cellular Alchemy: How to Make Insulin-Producing Cells from Gut Cells
Mar. 11, 2014 — Introducing three proteins that control the regulation of DNA in the nucleus -- called transcription factors -- into an immune-deficient mouse turned a specific group of cells in the gut lining into ... full story -
Free Online Software Helps Speed Up Genetic Discoveries
Mar. 11, 2014 — Microarray analysis -- a complex technology commonly used in many applications such as discovering genes, disease diagnosis, drug development and toxicological research -- has just become easier and ... full story -
Land Cover Change Over Five Years Across North America Revealed
Mar. 11, 2014 — A new set of maps featured in the CEC's North American Environmental Atlas depicts land cover changes in North America's forests, prairies, deserts and cities, using satellite images from ... full story -
Restoring Order in Brain: Brain Cell Regeneration May Alleviate Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
Mar. 11, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that when they re-established a population of new cells in the part of the brain associated with behavior, some symptoms of Alzheimer's disease significantly ... full story -
Empathy Chimpanzees Offer Is Key to Understanding Human Engagement
Mar. 11, 2014 — New findings show that chimpanzees exhibit flexibility in their empathy, just as humans do. This may help explain the evolution of how and when humans engage with others and choose to offer ... full story -
Soil Microbes Shift as Shrubs Invade Remnant Hill Prairies
Mar. 11, 2014 — Perched high on the bluffs of the big river valleys in the Midwest are some of the last remnants of never-farmed prairie grasslands. These patches, edged by forest, are slowly being taken over by ... full story -
Cancer Cells Don't Take 'Drunken' Walks Through Body
Mar. 11, 2014 — Biologists have believed that cancers cells spread through the body in a slow, aimless fashion, resembling a drunk who can't walk three steps in a straight line. They now know that's true ... full story -
Cosmetic Treatment Can Open Door to Bacteria
Mar. 11, 2014 — Many people have 'fillers' injected into their facial tissue to give them 'bee-stung lips' or to smooth out their wrinkles. Unfortunately, a lot of cosmetic treatment customers ... full story -
California and Arizona Amaze With Two New Species of Desert Poppy
Mar. 11, 2014 — Not quite desert roses, two new species of desert poppies from North America amaze with their simple beauty. The newly described plants are found in the deserts of California and Arizona and have a ... full story -
Speed Trap for Fish Catches Domestic Trout Moving Too Slow
Mar. 11, 2014 — Researchers have documented dramatic differences in the swimming ability of domesticated trout and their wilder relatives. The study calls into question the ability of hatcheries to mitigate more ... full story -
Personality Predicts Social Learning in Wild Monkeys: Bold or Anxious Baboons Learn to Solve Tasks from Other Baboons
Mar. 11, 2014 — Baboons learn from other baboons about new food sources -- but only if they are bold or anxious. The results suggest that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something ... full story -
Timid Jumping Spider Uses Ant as Bodyguard
Mar. 11, 2014 — Ants are the unlikely guardians of jumping spiders in their battle against aggressive spitting spiders. A timid jumping spider uses the scent of ants as a secret weapon to save itself from becoming ... full story -
Exotic Plant Species Alter Ecosystem Productivity
Mar. 11, 2014 — Biologists have reported an increase in biomass production in ecosystems colonized by non-native plant species. In the face of climate change, these and other changes to ecosystems are predicted to ... full story -
Light Pollution Impairs Rainforest Regeneration: Seed-Dispersing Bats Avoid Feeding in Light Polluted Areas
Mar. 10, 2014 — Increasing light pollution in tropical habitats could be hampering regeneration of rainforests because of its impact on nocturnal seed-dispersers. These new findings show that seed-dispersing bats ... full story -
Impersonating Poisonous Prey: Evolution of Interspecific Communication
Mar. 10, 2014 — Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery -- especially in the predator/prey/poison cycle. In nature, bright colors are basically neon signs that scream, 'Don't eat me!' But how ... full story
- Breast cancer gene could play critical role in obesity, diabetes
- Bighead Carp: From 5 to 150 centimeters in 37 million years
- Pancreatic cancer growth slowed by blocking key enzyme
- Lignin breakthroughs serve as GPS for plant research
- Scientists 'herd' cells in new approach to tissue engineering
- Ocean food web is key in the global carbon cycle
- Cellular alchemy: How to make insulin-producing cells from gut cells
- Free online software helps speed up genetic discoveries
- Land cover change over five years across North America revealed
- Restoring order in brain: Brain cell regeneration may alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
- Empathy chimpanzees offer is key to understanding human engagement
- Soil microbes shift as shrubs invade remnant hill prairies
- Cancer cells don't take 'drunken' walks through body
- Cosmetic treatment can open door to bacteria
- California and Arizona amaze with two new species of desert poppy
- Speed trap for fish catches domestic trout moving too slow
- Personality predicts social learning in wild monkeys: Bold or anxious baboons learn to solve tasks from other baboons
- Timid jumping spider uses ant as bodyguard
- Exotic plant species alter ecosystem productivity
- Light pollution impairs rainforest regeneration: Seed-dispersing bats avoid feeding in light polluted areas
- Impersonating poisonous prey: Evolution of interspecific communication
- National U.S. study reveals how urban lawn care habits vary
- Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death
- Mongol Empire rode wave of mild climate, but warming now may be tipping region into unparalleled drought
- Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages
- A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity
- Predation on invertebrates by woodland salamanders increases carbon capture
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Feeding gut microbiota: Nutrition, probiotics key factors for digestive health
- Tricky balancing act: Antibiotics versus the gut microbiota
- Scents and sustainability: Renewable sources for artificial scents and flavors
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- After the saffron spice DNA
- Loss of antioxidant protein Nrf2 represses regeneration of muscle lost to aging
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- Farm salmon pose clear reproductive threat to wild gene pools, researchers say
- IBS and bloating: When gut microbiota gets out of balance
- Salmon louse delay salmon returning to spawn
- Tuscany's 'badlands' acutely endangered
- Could sticky cells cause drug resistance in chronic blood cancer?
- 'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spills
- Combination of sensory signals draw mosquitoes in for a bite
- 'Tree of life' distances are no shortcut to conservation
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- First animals oxygenated Earth's oceans, study suggests
- New bioinformatics tool to visualize transcriptomes
- In grasslands remade by humans, animals may protect biodiversity: Grazers let in the light, rescue imperiled plants
- Stem cell study opens door to undiscovered world of biology
- New tool to unravel mysteries of metastasis created
- Research on 3-D scaffolds sets new bar in lung regeneration
- New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists
- Personalized treatment prolongs the life of lung cancer patients
- Over demanding market affects fisheries more than climate change
- New study of proteins in space could yield better understanding, new drug development
- Service is key to winery sales
- New theory on cause of endometriosis
- Emerging multi-drug resistant infections lack standard definition, treatment
- Hospital food safety measures reduce risk of contaminated hospital food
- Genome of sesame sheds new light on oil biosynthesis
- Epigenetic changes could explain type 2 diabetes
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Teen elephant mothers die younger but have bigger families
- Europe's largest badger study finds rare long-distance movements
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
- Urgent need to study impacts of biomass burning and haze on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asia
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- Fertilizer in small doses yields higher returns for less money
- Deer feeding puts birds at risk, research shows
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- New mechanisms of oxidative stress regulation uncovered
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- Detailed picture created of membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders
- Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- Common mutation is culprit in acute leukemia relapse
- Establishing standards where none exist; researchers define 'good' stem cells
- Warming temperatures are pushing two chickadee species -- and their hybrids -- northward
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?
- Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
- 'Most complete' picture of gene expression in cancer cell cycle caught
- Computational tool offers new insight into key biological processes
- Genetic techniques have role in future of dental care
- New software automates and improves phylogenomics from next-generation sequencing data
- Testis size matters for genome evolution
- Enzyme controls transport of genomic building blocks
- Love or kill thy neighbor? New study into animal social behavior
- Eating red, processed meat: What scientists say
- Elephant age estimated from voice: A powerful conservation tool?
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- Look back at US soybeans shows genetic improvement behind increased yields
- New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- New structure in dogs' eye linked to blinding retinal diseases
- Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- Human activity influences beach bacterial diversity
- The Eurasian lynx as a key to the conservation and future viability of the endangered Iberian lynx
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