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Mystery of the Reverse-Wired Eyeball Solved
Feb. 27, 2015 — Counter-intuitively, in vertebrates photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye. Now physicists explain why the neural wiring seems to be ... full story -
Modern Logging Techniques Benefit Rainforest Wildlife
Feb. 27, 2015 — The value of a modern logging technique has been revealed for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production. The most comprehensive study of Reduced-Impact Logging ... full story -
Untangling DNA With a Droplet of Water, a Pipet and a Polymer
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA to study its structure -- neatly unraveled and straightened out -- under a microscope. Now, researchers have devised a simple and ... full story -
The Biobattery: Turning Sewage Sludge Into Electricity and Engine Oil
Feb. 27, 2015 — Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement – with the biobattery‘s modular concept a much larger range of biomass can be utilized for energy ... full story -
Feast-and-Famine Diet Could Help Extend Life, Study Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — Think of it as interval training for the dinner table. Fasting has been shown in mice to extend lifespan and to improve age-related diseases. But fasting every day, which could entail skipping meals ... full story -
Transient Details of HIV Genome Packaging Captured
Feb. 27, 2015 — Once HIV-1 has hijacked a host cell to make copies of its own RNA genome and viral proteins, it must assemble these components into new virus particles. The orchestration of this intricate assembly ... full story -
Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea Seagull Populations Halved Since 1980s
Feb. 27, 2015 — The number of seagulls in the Strait of Georgia is down by 50 per cent from the 1980s and researchers say the decline reflects changes in the availability of ... full story -
Newly Discovered Algal Species Helps Corals Survive in the Hottest Reefs on the Planet
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new species of algae has been discovered in reef corals of the Persian Gulf where it helps corals to survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius -- temperatures that would kill corals ... full story -
DNA Evidence Shows Surprise Cultural Connections Between Britain and Europe 8,000 Years Ago
Feb. 27, 2015 — DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago. Researchers found evidence for a variety of wheat at a submerged archaeological site off the south coast ... full story -
Antibiotic Resistant Salad: Resistant Listeria Monocytogenes Not as Widespread as Thought
Feb. 27, 2015 — Antibiotic-resistant strains of the food-poisoning microbe Listeria monocytogenes in unprocessed salad products is not quite as widespread as scientists originally suspected. A new study reveals that ... full story -
Can Coffee Reduce Your Risk of MS?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new ... full story -
Economic Models Provide Insights Into Global Sustainability Challenges
Feb. 26, 2015 — Using models that blend global economics, geography, ecology and environmental sciences is essential to understanding how changes in trade and natural systems in one part of the world affect those in ... full story -
Malaria Transmission Linked to Mosquitoes' Sexual Biology
Feb. 26, 2015 — Sexual biology may be the key to uncovering why Anopheles mosquitoes are unique in their ability to transmit malaria to humans, according to researchers. "Our study is the first to reveal the ... full story -
Role of Specialized Protein Affirmed in Assuring Normal Cell Development
Feb. 26, 2015 — A specialized DNA-binding protein called CTCF is essential for the precise expression of genes that control the body plan of a developing embryo, scientists have demonstrated. The findings focus on ... full story -
Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease Reversed in Rats
Feb. 26, 2015 — A controlled-release oral therapy has been developed by scientists that reversed type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease in rats, according to a study. "Given these promising results in animal ... full story -
World's Challenges Demand Science Changes -- And Fast, Experts Say
Feb. 26, 2015 — The world has little use -- and precious little time -- for detached experts. A group of scientists -- each of them experts -- makes a compelling case that the growing global challenges has rendered ... full story -
Fighting Colorado Potato Beetle With RNA Interference
Feb. 26, 2015 — Colorado potato beetles are a dreaded pest of potatoes. Since they do not have natural enemies in most regions, farmers try to control them with pesticides. However, this strategy is often ... full story -
Living in Genetic Comfort Zone: How to Avoid Influence of Genetic Variation
Feb. 26, 2015 — The phenotype of organisms is shaped by the interaction between environmental factors and their genetic constitution. A recent study by a team of population geneticists shows that fruit flies live in ... full story -
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
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife
- Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
- Transient details of HIV genome packaging captured
- Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
- Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes' sexual biology
- Role of specialized protein affirmed in assuring normal cell development
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Fighting Colorado potato beetle with RNA interference
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Altering perception of feeding state may promote healthy aging
- 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
- Causes of Great Lakes smelt population decline are complex
- 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
- Garlic extract could help cystic fibrosis patients fight infection
- 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
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