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  Marine Biologists Work To Protect Seahorses By Developing A Breeding Program

  Marine biologists, worried that regular harvesting of wild seahorses may threaten the creature with extinction, have begun breeding them in home aquariums. Caring for seahorses requires a three-step ... > more
• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Recycling and Waste
  Zoology
   
  

  Poultry Nutritionists Remove Pollutants From Watersheds By Adding Enzyme To Chicken Feed

  Poultry nutritionists add an enzyme called phytase to chicken feed in an effort to decrease the amount of phosphorus that passes through them undigested. Research revealed the maximum amount of ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
  Bacteria
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Fungus
   
  

  Research Entomologist Prescribes New Form Of Pest Control

  An Ohio State University entomologist affiliated with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center has recommended a new, innovative and chemical free variety of pest control, in the form of ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Wild Animals
  Animals
  Fish
  Veterinary Medicine
  Fisheries
   
  

  Zoo Focuses Efforts on Poison Dart Frog Breeding Program

  The National Aquarium in Baltimore is home to over 16,000 different varieties of animals, so that in one day visitors can travel around the One of the most toxic animals in the world -- the poison ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Diabetes
  Nutrition
  Fitness
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Carb-cutting Enzyme Stopped By Bean Extract, Endocrinologists Say

  UCLA researchers have found an extract in white kidney beans may help the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars. A digestive enzyme in the body normally acts like scissors, literally cutting ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Sea Life
  Genes
  Parkinson's
  Breast Cancer
   
  

  Sea Urchins' Genetics Add To Knowledge Of Cancer, Alzheimer's And Infertility

  Researchers are using the sea urchins to study and understand diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy. Although they are invertebrates, the creatures ... > more
• Water
  Fish
  Drought Research
  Pollution
  Drought
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Environmental Scientists Use Fish Behavior To Monitor Water Quality

  Researchers are using bluegills to detect industrial and agricultural spills in water supplies. Changes in the environment cause the fishes' behavior and breathing patterns to change. Electrodes are ... > more
• Food
  Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Foodborne Illness
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Certain Dry Foods Are Good Past Their Best-before Date, Food Scientists Say

  Some low-moisture foods such as dried apples can be safe to eat even years after their expiration date, if properly stored, food chemists say. They verified this in a tasting experiment of ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Solar Energy
  Food
  Organic
  Trees
  Insects (including Butterflies)
   
  

  A Vacuum Alternative to Pesticides for Microbiology Solution

  A physical chemist has developed a new technique for ridding harvested produce of insect pests and microorganisms without using pesticides such as methyl bromide. The technique, called Metabolic ... > more
• Influenza
  Bird Flu
  Bird Flu Research
  Cold and Flu
  Vaccines
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Biochemists Develop Diagnostic Tool to ID Strains Faster

  Biochemists have developed a new tool that can identify a strain of influenza in hours, instead of the usual days or weeks, potentially speeding up the development of new vaccines. A sample of the ... > more

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