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New Chameleon Species Discovered in East Africa
A new species of chameleon
has been discovered in a
threatened forest in
Tanzania. Researchers first
spotted the animal while
surveying monkeys in the
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Flax and Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol
Surplus biomass from the
production of flax sheaves,
and generated from Brassica
carinata, a yellow-flowered
plant related to those which
engulf fields in spring, can
... > full story
Deep-Sea World Beyond Sunlight: Explorers Census 17,650 Ocean Species on Edge of Black Abyss
Scientists have inventoried
an astonishing abundance,
diversity and distribution
of deep sea species that
have never known sunlight --
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DNA 'Barcode' for Tropical Trees
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
... > full story
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Climate Modeling May Have Missed Something: Aquatic Creatures Mix Ocean Water by Swimming
November 23, 2009 — Understanding mixing in the ocean is of fundamental importance to modeling climate change or predicting the effects of an El Niño on our weather. Modern ocean models primarily incorporate the ... > full story -
Adding One Single Gene to Yeast Dramatically Improves Bioethanol Production from Agricultural Waste
November 23, 2009 — With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers have achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ethanol, less acetate and ... > full story -
New Research Into the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
November 23, 2009 — A team of scientists has taken a large step toward unraveling how regulatory proteins control the production of gene products during development and growth. They focused specifically on the complex ... > full story -
Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant May Help Lung, Heart Disorders
November 23, 2009 — Two recent studies investigating the use of human umbilical cord blood stem cell (UCB) transplants for lung and heart disorders in animal models found beneficial results. When human UCB-derived ... > full story -
Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees
November 23, 2009 — The time of day matters to forest trees dealing with drought, according to a new ... > full story -
Consumers Choose Locally Grown and Environmentally Friendly Apples
November 23, 2009 — When asked to compare apples to apples, consumers said they would pay more for locally grown apples than genetically modified (GMO) apples. But in a second questionnaire consumers preferred GMO ... > full story -
Killer Fungus Threatening Amphibians
November 23, 2009 — Amphibians like frogs and toads have existed for 360 million years and survived when the dinosaurs didn't, but a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many of them extinct, according to a new ... > full story -
Termites Create Sustainable Monoculture Fungus Farming
November 22, 2009 — Food production of modern human societies is mostly based on large-scale monoculture crops, but it now appears that advanced insect societies have the same practice. Our societies took just ten ... > full story -
DNA Molecules in Moss Open Door to New Biotechnology
November 22, 2009 — Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology. Researchers have now demonstrated that plasmid-based methods, which ... > full story -
Why Bird Flu Has Not Caused a Pandemic
November 21, 2009 — Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to new ... > full story
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