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Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work
If humans are genetically
related to chimps, why did
our brains develop the
innate ability for language
and speech while theirs did
... > full story
Tiny Injector To Speed Development Of New, Safer, Cheaper Drugs
Engineering researchers have
fabricated a palm-sized,
automated, micro-injector
that can insert proteins,
DNA and other biomolecules
into individual cells at
... > full story
Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
The global ocean covering
the Earth 3.4 billion years
ago was far cooler than has
been thought, according to
researchers who analyzed
... > full story
NASA Reproduces A Building Block Of Life In Laboratory
NASA scientists studying the
origin of life have
reproduced uracil, a key
component of our hereditary
material, in the laboratory.
They discovered that an ice
... > full story
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In The War Between The Sexes, The One With The Closest Fungal Relationship Wins
November 12, 2009 — The war between the sexes has been fought on many fronts throughout time -- from humans to birds to insects, the animal kingdom is replete with species involved in their own skirmishes. A recent ... > full story -
New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form
November 12, 2009 — Got food poisoning? The cause might be bacterial spores, en extremely hardy survival form of bacteria, a nightmare for health care and the food industry and an enigma for scientists. Spore-forming ... > full story -
DNA Barcodes: Creative New Uses Span Health, Fraud, Smuggling, History, More
November 12, 2009 — Some 350 experts from 50 nations gathering in Mexico for their 3rd global meeting will outline the latest creative applications of DNA barcoding, including several projects related to human health, ... > full story -
Anchovy Parasite Hazard Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish, Study Finds
November 11, 2009 — Researchers in Spain have confirmed a higher presence of the parasite Anisakis in anchovies of the Atlantic South East coast and the Mediterranean North West coast, and they insist on freezing or ... > full story -
New Light On The SARS Virus
November 10, 2009 — Using novel techniques, a Dutch researcher has cast new light on the replication of coronaviruses, a family of viruses including the cause of SARS. He has shown, using luminescent viruses, how ... > full story -
Antimicrobials: Silver (and Copper) Bullets To Kill Bacteria
November 10, 2009 — A researcher has developed thin films of silver and copper that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital ... > full story -
Organ Regeneration In Zebrafish: Unraveling The Mechanisms
November 10, 2009 — The search for the holy grail of regenerative medicine -- the ability to "grow back" a perfect body part when one is lost to injury or disease -- has been under way for years, yet the steps involved ... > full story -
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Leishmaniasis: New Strategy To Find Drugs To Treat Neglected Parasitic Infection
November 10, 2009 — Using an unconventional approach that they designed, drug discoverers have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that many consider one of the ... > full story -
Powerful Pumpkins, Super Squash
November 10, 2009 — Carotenoids, the family of yellow to red pigments found in pumpkins and tomatoes, plays an important role in human health by acting as sources of provitamin A or as protective antioxidants but ... > full story -
Researcher Discovers Key To Vital DNA, Protein Interaction
November 10, 2009 — A plant pathology scientist was researching the molecular basis of bacterial diseases of rice when he discovered how a group of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria interact with DNA in the plant ... > full story
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