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  New Insights Into the Development of the Heart

  March 26, 2013 — Viewed from the outside, our body looks completely symmetrical. However, most internal organs -- including the heart -- are formed asymmetrically. This asymmetry allows the heart to do its job ... > full story
• Mice
  Endangered Animals
  Rodents
  Monkeys
  New Species
  Mammals
   
  

  Lemur Lookalikes Are Two New Species, DNA Says

  March 26, 2013 — Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of ... > full story
• Vitamin D
  Medical Imaging
  Biology
  Gene Therapy
  Immune System
  Prostate Cancer
   

  Breakthrough Study Sheds Light on Cell Defense Against Radiation Exposure

  March 26, 2013 — New insight into the structural nature of Deinococcus manganese complexes in the world’s toughest microbe, Deinococcus radiodurans, gained by using advanced spectroscopy techniques, may ... > full story
• Fish
  Biology
  New Species
  Sea Life
  Wild Animals
  Animals
   
  

  Scientists Confirm First Two-Headed Bull Shark

  March 25, 2013 — Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull ... > full story
• Dolphins and Whales
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Fish
  Animals
  Extinction
   
  

  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
• Bacteria
  Electricity
  Energy and the Environment
  Microbes and More
  Microbiology
  Extreme Survival
   
  

  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
• Nervous System
  Developmental Biology
  Neuroscience
  Stem Cells
  Parkinson's Research
  Brain Injury
   
  

  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
• Endangered Plants
  Nature
  New Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Biochemistry Research
  Rainforests
   
  

  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
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Dogs
  Agriculture and Food
  Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
   
  

  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
• Nature
  Biodiversity
  Ecology Research
  Ecology
  Endangered Animals
  Wild Animals
   
  

  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

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