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Genome of Sesame Sheds New Light on Oil Biosynthesis
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have successfully cracked the genome of high oil content crop sesame, providing new lights on the important stages of seed development and oil accumulation, and potential key genes for ... full story -
Teen Elephant Mothers Die Younger but Have Bigger Families
Mar. 7, 2014 — Asian elephants that give birth as teenagers die younger than older mothers but raise bigger families during their lifetime, according to new ... full story -
Europe's Largest Badger Study Finds Rare Long-Distance Movements
Mar. 7, 2014 — European badgers can make journeys of more than 20km -- distances longer than previously thought –- researchers have found. The study could help design more effective interventions to reduce the ... full story -
Effective Thermal Insulation With Wood Foam
Mar. 7, 2014 — Insulation materials of tomorrow must be both efficient and environmentally friendly. Scientists are developing insulation foam made from wood that could re- place petrochemical plastics in the long ... full story -
Quicker and Cheaper Toxicity Checking of Mussels
Mar. 7, 2014 — A new discovery can make it far easier to check whether mussels have gone bad. Poisonous mussels contain the extremely dangerous and paralyzing neurotoxin saxitoxin. This neurotoxin is the cause of ... full story -
Urgent Need to Study Impacts of Biomass Burning and Haze on Marine Ecosystems in Southeast Asia
Mar. 7, 2014 — Crop residue and forests are burnt in many tropical countries to clear land for agriculture. In Indonesia, annual biomass burning activities cause a widespread smoke-haze phenomenon that affects ... full story -
Birds Display Lateralization Bias When Selecting Flight Paths
Mar. 6, 2014 — Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favor the left- or right-hand side. Researchers flew the budgerigars down a tunnel where ... full story -
Fighting for Survival in the Gut: Unravelling the Hidden Variation in Bacteria
Mar. 6, 2014 — Our intestines harbor an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, ... full story -
Marijuana's Anxiety Relief Effects: Receptors Found in Emotional Hub of Brain
Mar. 6, 2014 — Cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, have been found in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response. This is the ... full story -
Detailed Picture Created of Membrane Protein Linked to Learning, Memory, Anxiety, Pain and Brain Disorders
Mar. 6, 2014 — The most detailed 3-D picture yet has been created of a membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and autism. ... full story -
Warmer Temperatures Push Malaria to Higher Elevations
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have debated for more than two decades the likely impacts, if any, of global warming on the worldwide incidence of malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that infects more than 300 million ... full story -
Combatting Hospital-Acquired Infections With Protein Metal Complex
Mar. 6, 2014 — A protein containing a metal complex for blue paint inhibits growth of a pathogenic bacterium through iron deprivation. Scientists have found a new method using an artificial metalloprotein (a ... full story -
Common Mutation Is Culprit in Acute Leukemia Relapse
Mar. 6, 2014 — Stem cell scientists have identified a mutation in human cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that likely drives relapse. The research could translate into improved patient care strategies for this ... full story -
Warming Temperatures Are Pushing Two Chickadee Species -- And Their Hybrids -- Northward
Mar. 6, 2014 — The zone of overlap between two popular, closely related backyard birds is moving northward at a rate that matches warming winter temperatures, according to a study. In a narrow strip that runs ... full story -
Birds of All Feathers and Global Flu Diversity
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than 50 published studies and genetic data, providing new insight into the drivers of viral diversity ... full story -
The Rise of Spring Allergies: Fact or Fiction?
Mar. 6, 2014 — The spring 2014 allergy season could be the worst yet, or at least that is what you might hear. Every year is coined as being the worst for allergy sufferers, but are spring allergies really on the ... full story -
Higher Levels of Omega-3 in Diet Are Associated With Better Sleep, Study Shows
Mar. 6, 2014 — Higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with better sleep, shows a randomized, placebo-controlled study. The study finds that ... full story -
Computational Tool Offers New Insight Into Key Biological Processes
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have developed a computational tool designed to guide future research on biochemical pathways by identifying which components in a biological system are related to specific biochemical ... full story -
New Software Automates and Improves Phylogenomics from Next-Generation Sequencing Data
Mar. 6, 2014 — To reconstruct phylogenetic trees from next-generation sequencing data using traditional methods requires a time-consuming combination of bioinformatic procedures including genome assembly, gene ... full story -
Testis Size Matters for Genome Evolution
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists used a sequence dataset from 55 species of primates to test for a correlation between molecular evolutionary rates across a genome (substitution rates) and testes weights, used in the ... full story -
Love or Kill Thy Neighbor? New Study Into Animal Social Behavior
Mar. 6, 2014 — A theoretical study has shed new light on the conditions that lead to the evolution of spite or altruism in structured populations. Understanding the way in which social behaviors such as altruism -- ... full story
- Genome of sesame sheds new light on oil biosynthesis
- 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
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- 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
- 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
- Computational tool offers new insight into key biological processes
- New software automates and improves phylogenomics from next-generation sequencing data
- Testis size matters for genome evolution
- 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
- 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
- Study suggests non-uniform climate warming globally
- Inventive new way to profile immune cells in blood
- A single gene, doublesex, controls wing mimicry in butterflies
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- Newly engineered molecules doom proteins with kiss of death
- B-cells aggravate autoimmune diseases
- Banana plant fights off crop's invisible nemesis: Roundworms
- Plumes in the sleeping avian brain
- The birds and the bees of proteins
- Pigment or bacteria? Researchers re-examine the idea of 'color' in fossil feathers
- 3-D scans map widespread fish disease
- Climate change: Improving heat tolerance in trees
- Determination might be a very human expression
- Birdsong is not all about sexual selection: Female birds sing much more often than previously thought
- New findings on neurogenesis in spinal cord
- Remote sensing moisture model could aid farmers
- Convergent evolution: New fins evolve repeatedly in teleost fishes
- Sea turtles' 'lost years' mystery starts to unravel
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Common cancers evade detection by silencing parts of immune system cells
- First look at how Staphylococcus cells adhere to nanostructures could help fight infections
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- Bright pulses of light could make space veggies more nutritious
- Key protein identified that helps prevent lung cancer tumors from being destroyed
- Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160-million-year-old doahugou biota
- Muscle-controlling neurons know when they mess up, according to research
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- New genetic syndrome identified that includes allergy, immune deficiency, neurocognitive impairment
- Plant extract offers hope for infant motor neuron therapy
- Meat and cheese may be as bad for you as smoking
- How apes and humans evolved side by side
- Predators delay pest resistance to Bt crops
- Team models photosynthesis, finds room for improvement
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- What makes flying snakes such gifted gliders?
- Prevalence of allergies the same across the U.S., regardless of where people live
- Light zaps viruses: How photosensitization can stop viruses from infecting cells
- Fish bioluminescence: Distinctive flashing patterns might facilitate fish mating
- Virtual bees help to unravel complex causes of colony decline
- Soils control atmospheric hydrogen
- Discovery in France of the New Guinea flatworm
- 30,000 year-old giant virus found in Siberia
- Not even freezing cold stops invasive species in high altitudes
- Hot on the trail of cellular metabolism, early detection of disease
- Complex plant behavior? In fight against parasites, Barberry sacrifices seeds depending on survival chance
- Gene transfer optimization for treating genetic disorders
- New probes quantify folded and misfolded protein levels in cells
- New school meal standards significantly increase fruit, vegetable consumption
- Unmasking the secrets of the extinct moa
- Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
- Big stride in understanding PP1, the ubiquitous enzyme
- Amazon's canopy a patchwork quilt of chemicals generated by plants
- Increasing homogeneity of world food supplies warns of serious implications for farming and nutrition
- Yeast model reveals alzheimer's drug candidate and its mechanism of action
- Researchers identify 'carbohydrates in a coal mine' for cancer detection
- Gut microbes spur development of bowel cancer
- Entomologists update definitions to tackle resistance to biotech crops, pesticides
- Yosemite bears and human food: Study reveals changing diets over past century
- Ancient Chinese medicine put through its paces for pancreatic cancer
- Humans responsible for 62% of cougar deaths in re-established populations
- Black hawks downed: Bird threat to U.S. military helicopters revealed
- Potent HIV antibody research has opened up possibilities for HIV prevention, treatment
- Spanish forest ecosystems: Carbon emission will be higher in second half of century
- Increased intake of fish can boost good cholesterol levels
- Zoos, aquariums do teach us about biodiversity, largest international study proves
- Herbal cannabis not recommended for rheumatology patients
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