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How Sweet It Is: Bioenergy Advanced by New Tool
July 28, 2014 — Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of 'fuel' crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy -- an assay that enables scientists to ... full story -
Models for Polymer Macromolecules Using Magnets and DNA 'Springs'
July 28, 2014 — Scientists are making models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs' that can be tuned for ... full story -
Social Network Research May Boost Prairie Dog Conservation Efforts
July 28, 2014 — Using statistical tools to map social connections in prairie dogs, researchers have uncovered relationships that escaped traditional observational techniques, shedding light on prairie dog ... full story -
Mutations from Venus, Mutations from Mars: Why Genetic Fertility Problems Can Persist in a Population
July 28, 2014 — Researchers explain why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population. Some 15% of adults suffer from fertility problems, many of these due to genetic factors. This is something of a ... full story -
HIV Treatment: Interfering With Interferon
July 28, 2014 — Using the body's natural virus killers to prevent and treat HIV infection has been problematic until now because of the strong inflammatory response these molecules can arouse as they get rid of ... full story -
New Species of Mayfly Discovered in India
July 28, 2014 — Scientists have discovered a new species of mayfly in the southern Western Ghats, a mountain range along the west coast of India. The larvae have light-brown heads with light-yellow antennae, and ... full story -
Dinosaurs Fell Victim to Perfect Storm of Events, Study Shows
July 28, 2014 — Dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that wiped them out if it had taken place slightly earlier or later in history, scientists say. They found that in the few million years before a ... full story -
Climate Change and Air Pollution Will Combine to Curb Food Supplies
July 27, 2014 — Many studies have shown the potential for global climate change to cut food supplies. But these studies have, for the most part, ignored the interactions between increasing temperature and air ... full story -
New, Noncommittal Mechanism of Drug Resistance Discovered
July 27, 2014 — Microorganisms like bacteria and fungi can evade treatment by acquiring mutations in the genes targeted by antibiotics or antifungal drugs. These permanent mutations were once thought to be the only ... full story -
Fire Ecology Manipulation by California Native Cultures
July 26, 2014 — Before the colonial era, 100,000s of people lived on the land now called California, and many of their cultures manipulated fire to control the availability of plants they used for food, fuel, tools, ... full story -
Trees Save Lives, Reduce Respiratory Problems
July 25, 2014 — In the first broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by trees nationwide, scientists have calculated that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and preventing 670,000 incidences of ... full story -
Changes in Agriculture Increase High River Flow Rates
July 25, 2014 — Researchers have examined how changes in rainfall amounts and an increase in the amount of acreage used to grow such crops as corn and soybeans can affect the volume of river water flow in the U.S. ... full story -
Designer Potatoes on the Menu to Boost Consumption
July 25, 2014 — A decline in overall potato consumption has breeders working on “designer” spuds that meet the time constraints and unique tastes of a younger ... full story -
Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Years
July 25, 2014 — The world faces a small but substantially increased risk over the next two decades of a major slowdown in the growth of global corn and wheat yields because of climate change, according to new ... full story -
Monitoring Rise and Fall of the Microbiome
July 25, 2014 — Close analysis of bacteria in the human digestive tract reveals links to diet and other lifestyle factors, researchers report. Trillions of bacteria live in each person's digestive tract. ... full story -
Smartphone Experiment Tracks Whether Our Life Story Is Written in Our Gut Bacteria
July 25, 2014 — Life events such as visiting another country or contracting a disease cause a significant shift in the make-up of the gut microbiota -- the community of bacteria living in the digestive system, ... full story -
Less Than 1% of UK Public Research Funding Spent on Antibiotic Research in Past 5 Years
July 25, 2014 — Less than 1% of research funding awarded by public and charitable bodies to UK researchers in 2008–13 was awarded for research on antibiotics, according to new research. The study, which is the ... full story -
Bacteria Manipulate Salt to Build Shelters to Hibernate
July 25, 2014 — For the first time, researchers have detected an unknown interaction between microorganisms and salt. When Escherichia coli cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water that is left to dry, ... full story -
GSAD and Plant rDNA Database: Two Open Platforms With Plant Cytogenetic Information
July 25, 2014 — Having cytogenetic information about plants is basic to classify species and promote new studies on agriculture and crop improvement. This is the main objective of two online platforms that collect ... full story -
'Light Pollution' May Affect Love Lives of Birds in the Viennese Forests
July 25, 2014 — Artificial light in cities exerts negative effects on humans, animals, and their environment. In an ongoing research project, behavioral biologists are investigating how blue tits in the Viennese ... full story
- How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool
- Models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs'
- Social network research may boost prairie dog conservation efforts
- Mutations from Venus, mutations from Mars: Why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population
- HIV treatment: Interfering with interferon
- New species of mayfly discovered in India
- Dinosaurs fell victim to perfect storm of events, study shows
- Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
- New, noncommittal mechanism of drug resistance discovered
- Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
- Changes in agriculture increase high river flow rates
- Designer potatoes on the menu to boost consumption
- Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Years
- Monitoring rise and fall of the microbiome
- Smartphone experiment tracks whether our life story is written in our gut bacteria
- Less than 1% of UK public research funding spent on antibiotic research in past 5 years
- Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate
- GSAD and Plant rDNA database: Two open platforms with plant cytogenetic information
- 'Light pollution' may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests
- New hope for powdery mildew resistant barley
- Large raptors in Africa used for bushmeat, study indicates
- Parched West is using up underground water: Study points to grave implications for Western U.S. water supply
- Microbes make the sake brewery
- Moose drool inhibits growth of toxic fungus
- Antioxidant biomaterial promotes healing
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's sixth mass extinction event
- Humans share fairness concerns with other species
- Global wildlife decline driving slave labor, organized crime
- Fighting bacteria -- with viruses: Promising information for developing an alternative to antibiotics
- Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Noise pollution impacts fish species differently
- Invertebrate numbers nearly halve as human population doubles
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- First IPS cells created to offer human model of insulin resistance
- Farmers market vouchers may boost produce consumption in low-income families
- Zika virus: New threat from tiger mosquito
- Low-carb diet recommended for diabetics
- New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
- Corn and soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in midwest U.S. rivers
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- Mechanism found for development of protective HIV antibodies
- Tiny new species of frog from Brazil with a heroic name
- Key molecule in flies identified that adjusts energy use under starvation conditions
- Nearly 50 years of lemur, other primates data now available online
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- Rising temperatures can be hard on a dog's life
- Experiments prove 'stemness' of individual immune memory cells
- Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population
- Four-billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Genome analysis helps in breeding more robust cows
- Detecting Salmonella in pork meat processing: New methods
- One route to malaria drug resistance found
- Why don't genetically identical cells behave identically? Cellular noise
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury in rodents
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- Urban heat boosts some pest populations 200-fold, killing red maples
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations
- Protein evolution follows modular principle
- Calcification in changing oceans
- Showers may be linked to Crohn's disease, say researchers
- New model helps explain how provisions promote or reduce wildlife disease
- Stress can make hard-working mongooses less likely to help in future
- Research charts ecological impact of microbial respiration in oxygen-starved ocean
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Rosemary, oregano contain diabetes-fighting compounds
- Intestinal parasites are 'old friends,' researchers argue
- 3-D images of cardiac dynamics in zebrafish captured
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- Current Clostridium difficile epidemic: Study provides new perspectives
- Benefits of combo lipid emulsion no greater than soy-based emulsion for pediatric patients
- Human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
- New plant species that can help soil depollution has been identified
- Rising temperatures hinder Indian wheat production
- Junk DNA not as worthless as once thought: Precise regulation mechanisms found, may be correlated with immune response
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- Ancient genetic material from caries bacterium obtained for the first time
- New technology detects probiotic organisms in food
- Helping save narrow-headed gartersnakes from after-effects of Slide Fire
- Number of people susceptible to painful mosquito-borne virus increasing, says leading researcher
- Caffeine intake may worsen menopausal hot flashes, night sweats
- Alaska frogs reach record lows in extreme temperature survival
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Safeguarding Belize's barrier reef with conservation drones
- Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- Distinctive developmental origin for a drainage tube in the eye
- African elephant genome suggests they are superior smellers
- How children categorize living things
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