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Onset of Flu Season Raises Concerns About Human-to-Pet Transmission
October 3, 2012 — As flu season approaches, people who get sick may not realize they can pass the flu not only to other humans, but possibly to other animals, including pets such as cats, dogs and ferrets. This ... > full story -
That's No Primate: It's a Fish! New Look at Fossil of 'Lemur Without a Nose'
October 3, 2012 — A seven million-year-old South American fossil from a species known as Arrhinolemur scalabrinii -- which translates literally to "Scalabrini's lemur without a nose" -- has long been a curiosity ... > full story -
The Genetics of HIV-1 Resistance
October 3, 2012 — Drug resistance is a major problem when treating infections. This problem is multiplied when the infection, like HIV-1, is chronic. New research has examined the genetic footprint that drug ... > full story -
Manatees Reflect Quality of Health in Marine Ecosystems, Longterm Study Finds
October 2, 2012 — A longterm study conducted by researchers at George Mason University may be a benchmark in determining health threats to marine mammals. Over ten years of research in Belize was conducted studying ... > full story -
Snakes in the Wild Harbor Deadly Mosquito-Borne EEEV Virus Through Hibernation, Study Finds
October 1, 2012 — Snakes in the wild serve as hosts for the deadly mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus, possibly acting as a "bridge" to the next season, according to researchers studying endemic ... > full story -
Homolog of Mammalian Neocortex Found in Bird Brain
October 1, 2012 — Most higher-order processing by the human and mammalian brain is thought to occur in the neocortex, a structure on the surface of the brain. Now researchers have found cells similar to those of the ... > full story -
Trapping Weevils and Saving Monarchs
October 1, 2012 — Ensuring the monarch butterfly's survival by saving its milkweed habitat could result from U.S. Department of Agriculture studies initially intended to improve detection of boll weevils with ... > full story -
A Laser as Mini-Scissors: Genetic Activity in the Entire Genome of Multicellular Fungi Analysed at a Stroke
October 1, 2012 — With a combination of microscopic laser scissors and modern sequencing methods, biologists have analyzed the activity of genes in the entire genome of certain fungi in one fell swoop. Especially with ... > full story -
New 'Green List' Shows Species on Path to Conservation Success
September 29, 2012 — The IUCN World Conservation Congress has adopted a motion to create a Green List to assess conservation success. The Green List for Species would include species identified as 'fully conserved,' ... > full story -
Marine Plants Can Flee to Avoid Predators: First Observation of Predator Avoidance Behavior by Phytoplankton
September 29, 2012 — Scientists have made the first observation of a predator avoidance behavior by a species of phytoplankton, a microscopic marine plant. The scientists made the unexpected observation while studying ... > full story
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