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Risk to Endangered Whales from Ships in Southern California Analyzed in New Study
March 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified areas off southern California with high numbers of whales and assessed their risk from potentially deadly collisions with commercial ship ... > full story -
Clean Electricity from Bacteria? Researchers Make Breakthrough in Race to Create 'Bio-Batteries'
March 25, 2013 — Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. New findings show that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by ... > full story -
Developing Our Sense of Smell
March 25, 2013 — Biologists have found that neural-crest stem cells--multipotent, migratory cells unique to vertebrates that give rise to facial bones, smooth muscle, and other structures -- also play a key role in ... > full story -
Scientists Use DNA to Quickly Unravel Relationship Between Plants and Insects
March 25, 2013 — It can take years of direct observation for a researcher to fully understand the diets of a community of herbivorous insects in a tropical rain forest. Now, scientists are paving a fast track using ... > full story -
Decoding the Genetic History of the Texas Longhorn
March 25, 2013 — Researchers analyzed almost 50,000 genetic markers from 58 cattle breeds. They found that the Longhorn genome traces back through Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the New World, the Moorish ... > full story -
Aye-Ayes: Endangered Lemurs' Complete Genomes Are Sequenced and Analyzed for Conservation Efforts
March 25, 2013 — For the first time, the complete genomes of three separate populations of aye-ayes -- a type of lemur -- have been sequenced and analyzed in an effort to characterize patterns of genetic diversity ... > full story -
New Approach for Stopping Herpes Infections
March 25, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a novel strategy for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses, the microbes responsible for causing genital herpes (herpes simplex virus 2) ... > full story -
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Peculiar Parasitoid Wasp Found on Rare Sawfly Developing in Ferns
March 25, 2013 — An Austrian amateur entomologist discovered a peculiar parasitoid wasp living on a rare sawfly, living inside ferns. It is the first time ever that the parasitoid is reared. The female parasitoid has ... > full story -
Genomes of Peregrine and Saker Falcons Throw Lights on Evolution of a Predatory Lifestyle
March 25, 2013 — Researchers have completed the genome sequencing and analysis of two iconic falcons, the peregrine and saker falcons. The work provides an invaluable resource for the deep understanding of the ... > full story -
A Marine Animal to Feed Your Eco-Car
March 25, 2013 — The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to new research. On the ocean floor, under the pier, and on ship ropes – that’s where the tunicates live. ... > full story
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