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Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism
Drunken fruit flies have
helped researchers identify
networks of genes -- also
present in humans -- that
play a key role in alcohol
... > full story
Boosting Coastal Economics With Crustacean Molting On Demand
Researchers are close to
unraveling intricate
cellular pathways that
control molting in blue
crabs. The discoveries could
... > full story
Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions
Despite their fearsome
fangs, male sabertoothed
cats may have been less
aggressive than many of
their feline cousins, says a
... > full story
Bacteria Expect The Unexpected
Organisms ensure the
survival of their species by
genetically adapting to the
environment. If
environmental conditions
change too rapidly, the
extinction of a species may
... > full story
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Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide
November 6, 2009 — As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two new studies, ... > full story -
Map Of Human Bacterial Diversity Shows Wide Interpersonal Differences
November 6, 2009 — Scientists have developed the first atlas of bacterial diversity across the human body, charting wide variations in microbe populations that live in different regions of the human body and which aid ... > full story -
Caught In The Act: Butterfly Mate Preference Shows How One Species Can Become Two
November 6, 2009 — Breaking up may not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be splitting into two distinct species. The cause of this particular break-up? A shift in ... > full story -
Inconspicuous Leaf Beetles Reveal Environment's Role In Formation Of New Species
November 6, 2009 — Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vt., tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that ... > full story -
New Technique For Specifying Location Of Sugars On Proteins Paves Way For Medical Discoveries
November 6, 2009 — Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are ... > full story -
Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows
November 6, 2009 — As the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a new study. That could lead to deserts with even less plant life than they sustain today, say the ... > full story -
Scientists Reveal A New Mechanism That Increases Atherosclerosis In Mice
November 6, 2009 — A shot of espresso may rev you up in the morning, but the downside is that it may also ramp up levels of bad cholesterol due to its effects on a unique liver protein called PXR. New research now ... > full story -
DNA 'Barcode' For Tropical Trees
November 6, 2009 — In foods, soil samples or customs checks, plant fragments sometimes need to be quickly identified. The use of DNA "barcodes" to itemize plant biodiversity was proposed during the 1992 Rio de Janeiro ... > full story -
Polycystins : Proteins That Regulate The Cellular Barometer
November 6, 2009 — What is the role of proteins called polycystins in patients with polycystic kidney disease? Scientists have elucidated the molecular and cellular mechanisms linked to polycystin malfunctions that ... > full story -
Mimicking Nature, Scientists Can Now Extend Redox Potentials
November 5, 2009 — New insight into how nature handles some fundamental processes is guiding researchers in the design of tailor-made proteins for applications such as artificial photosynthetic centers, long-range ... > full story
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