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Antarctica Has More Species Than Galapagos, First Comprehensive Inventory Of Antarctic Life Shows
The first comprehensive
"inventory" of sea and land
animals around a group of
Antarctic islands reveals a region
that is rich in biodiversity and
... > full story
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Cleanliness Makes People Less Severe In Moral Judgments
New research in Psychological
Science has found that the
physical notion of cleanliness
significantly reduces the severity
of moral judgments, showing that
intuition, rather than deliberate
... > full story
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Sex Life Of Killer Fungus Finally Revealed
Biologists have announced a major
breakthrough in our understanding
of the sex life of a microscopic
fungus which is a major cause of
death in immune deficient patients
and also a cause of severe asthma. ... > full story
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Humanity May Hold Key For Next Earth Evolution
Human degradation of the
environment has the potential to
stall an ongoing process of
planetary evolution, and even
rewind the evolutionary clock to
leave the planet habitable only by
the bacteria that dominated
... > full story
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A Surgeon You Can Swallow
In the future, tablet-shaped
robots could perform some surgical
operations without injuring the
body. A new publication shows how
such surgical bio-microrobots
might function. ... > full story
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Want Sustainable Fishing? Keep Only Small Fish, And Let The Big Ones Go
Scientists analyzed fisheries data
to determine the effect of the
"keep the large ones" policy that
is typical of fisheries. What they
found is that the effect of this
policy is an unsustainable
... > full story
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Farming And Chemical Warfare: A Day In The Life Of An Ant
One of the most important
developments in human civilization
was the practice of sustainable
agriculture. But we were not the
first; ants have been doing it for
over 50 million years. Just as
... > full story
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Common Cold Virus Came From Birds About 200 Years Ago, Study Suggests
A virus that causes cold-like
symptoms in humans originated in
birds and may have crossed the
species barrier around 200 years
ago, according to an article in
the Journal of General Virology.
... > full story
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2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Records
The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
officially comes to a close on
November 30, marking the end of a
season that produced a record
number of consecutive storms to
strike the United States and ranks
as one of the more active seasons
... > full story
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Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect
New research has helped
understanding of the so-called
'cocktail party effect' -- how our
brains develop the ability to
pinpoint and focus on particular
sounds among a background of
noise. ... > full story
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- Antarctica Has More Species Than Galapagos
- Cleanliness Makes People Judge Less Severely
- Sex Life Of Killer Fungus Finally Revealed
- Humanity May Hold Key For Next Earth Evolution
- A Surgeon You Can Swallow
- Want Sustainable Fishing? Let The Big Ones Go
- Ants Practice Farming And Chemical Warfare
- Common Cold Virus Came From Birds?
- 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Records
- Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect
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It Takes Guts To Build Bone, Scientists Discover
December 1, 2008 — Bone growth is controlled in the gut through serotonin, the same naturally present chemical used by the brain to influence mood, appetite and sleep, according to a new discovery. Until now, the ... > full story -
Drivers Distracted More By Cell Phones Than By Passengers
December 1, 2008 — Drivers are far more distracted by talking on a cellular phone than by conversing with a passenger in an automobile, according to a new study. The study, which used a sophisticated driving simulator, ... > full story -
New Vaccines Protect Against Asian H5N1 Influenza A Viruses In Domestic Ducks
December 1, 2008 — Scientists are looking at a novel strategy to prevent the spread of pandemic avian influenza. They have developed a vaccine that protects ducks, a known natural reservoir for the ... > full story -
Antarctica: Wilkins Ice Shelf Under Threat
December 1, 2008 — New rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf that could lead to the opening of the ice bridge that has been preventing the ice shelf from disintegrating and breaking away from the Antarctic ... > full story -
Lower Childhood IQ Associated With Higher Risk Of Adult Mental Disorders
December 1, 2008 — In a new, long-term study covering more than three decades, researchers found that children with lower IQs showed an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders as adults, including ... > full story
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Insights Into Adaptive Ability Of Cells May Help Explain How Cancer Eludes Body's Natural Defense
December 1, 2008 — Scientists have shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries -- a finding that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body's natural defense ... > full story -
Ocean Currents Off South Africa Influence Gulf Stream
December 1, 2008 — Variations in the strength of the Gulf Stream can in part attributed to currents off South Africa. Oceanographers developed a computer model to study the currents systems in unsurpassed detail. To ... > full story -
'Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder
December 1, 2008 — Defective calcium metabolism in nerve cells may play a major role in a fatal genetic neurological disorder that resembles Huntington's disease, researchers have found in a mouse ... > full story -
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Polymer Solar Cells With Higher Efficiency Levels Created
December 1, 2008 — Currently solar cells are difficult to handle, expensive to purchase and complicated to install. The hope is that consumers will one day be able to buy solar cells from their local hardware store and ... > full story -
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PharmacologyAcupuncture Just As Effective Without Needle Puncture, Study Shows
December 1, 2008 — Acupuncture works - but it works equally well with or without needle penetration. This conclusion can be drawn from a treatment study involving cancer patients suffering from nausea during ... > full story
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New HIV Cases Could Be Reduced By 95% With Universal Voluntary Testing And Immediate Treatment, Mathematical Model Shows
December 1, 2008 — Universal and annual voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment (irrespective of clinical stage or CD4 count) can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according ... > full story -
Why Are So Many Infectious Diseases Jumping From Animals To Humans?
December 1, 2008 — The first trench-to-bench field guide for tracking wild primate infectious diseases provides integrated information that could help scientists identify infection patterns and prevent ... > full story -
Melatonin May Save Eyesight In Inflammatory Disease, Study Suggests
December 1, 2008 — Current research suggests that melatonin therapy may help treat uveitis, a common inflammatory eye ... > full story -
Better Golf Ball Dimples Result in Less Drag and Balls That Fly Farther
December 1, 2008 — Scientists may soon give avid golfers another way to improve their game -- better balls that fly farther. Up to now, dimple design has been more of an art than a science. For many years, sporting ... > full story -
How Many Meteorites Have Landed In Western Canada? Prospects For The Missing Holocene Impact Record
December 1, 2008 — Based on the amount and frequency of meteorite falls and the formation of impact craters on the Earth, there should be over 20 impact craters in the <100 m size range that formed within the past ... > full story
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Genetic Variants Giving Rise To Differences In Metabolism Identified
December 1, 2008 — Common genetic polymorphisms induce major differentiations in the metabolic make-up of the human population, according to an article in PLoS Genetics. Scientists have conducted a genome-wide ... > full story -
Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into Killer
December 1, 2008 — If you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted bodyguard, protecting cancer cells from programmed death and ... > full story -
Blocking A Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction
December 1, 2008 — Scientists have found that blocking the receptor for a specific neuropeptide, short chains of amino acids found in nerve tissue, significantly decreases the desire for nicotine in animal models. In ... > full story -
Scientists Invent Machine That Sorts Pomegranate Seeds
December 1, 2008 — A team of investigators from Valencia has developed a machine that separates automatically the seeds from the rind and pith of the pomegranate. The mechanism uses a computer vision system to ... > full story -
People Wasting Billions Of Dollars On 'Quack' Health Food And Weight Loss Products, Expert Says
December 1, 2008 — Globally every year, obese people waste billions of dollars on food products that "imply" that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on the British Medical ... > full story
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New Way Epigenetic Information is Inherited: Small RNAs Inherited From Mother Determines Offspring’s Fertility Trait
December 1, 2008 — Scientists report that small RNA molecules called piRNAs can be passed directly from one generation to the next in fruit flies, thereby passing the trait of fertility from the mother to progeny. This ... > full story -
Memory Mission Explores New Territory In Neuroscience
December 1, 2008 — Astrophysicists peer into the far corners of deep space for dark matter, but for neuroscientists are exploring the unknown is much closer to ... > full story -
Potassium Loss From Blood Pressure Drugs May Explain Higher Risk Of Adult Diabetes
December 1, 2008 — Researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could be the reason why people on those drugs are at risk for ... > full story -
Mercury Tarnishes Louisiana Fish
December 1, 2008 — Researchers are fighting to remove mercury from the environment. Mercury-containing pressure gauges in the natural gas fields, coal-fired power plants and chlorine plants are among the sources of ... > full story -
Life Is A Highway: Study Confirms Cars Have Personality
December 1, 2008 — No one needs to tell Disney, which brought the likes of Herbie the Love Bug and Lightning McQueen to the big screen, that cars have personality. "Cars seem to have consistent personality traits ... > full story
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Genomic Causes Of Certain Type Of Leukemia Relapse Identified
December 1, 2008 — Scientists have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia that cause ... > full story -
Putting An End To Turbulence
December 1, 2008 — Whether in oil pipelines or city water mains -- scientists have discovered that turbulent flow is not ... > full story -
Diabetes Medications In Same Class Carry Different Risks Of Heart Failure, Death
December 1, 2008 — Older adults who take the diabetes medication rosiglitazone appear to have a higher risk of death and heart failure than those taking the related medication pioglitazone, according to a new ... > full story -
From Deep In Lake Ontario, Comes A Natural Coolant
December 1, 2008 — Cold, clean water from Lake Ontario has the potential to act as a natural coolant for buildings 30 miles away in Syracuse, N.Y., while reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses, substantially cutting ... > full story -
Children With Sickle Cell Disease Receiving Inadequate Care, Study Finds
December 1, 2008 — A new study finds that youth populations with sickle cell disease are receiving inadequate health care, and thus may fail to benefit from scientific advances. The study finds that the patients, ... > full story
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Does Hormone Treatment Predispose Patients To Breast Cancer?
November 30, 2008 — Breast cancer, the leading cause of death among women in France, is the most commonly occurring cancer in women. Sporadic breast cancer, which is non-hereditary, turns out to be the most widespread, ... > full story -
Rabies Barrier To Save World's Rarest Wolf
November 30, 2008 — Conservationists are battling to save the world's rarest wolf from a rabies outbreak by creating a 'barrier' of vaccinated wolf ... > full story -
Portuguese Scientists Discover New Mechanism That Regulates Formation Of Blood Vessels
November 30, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism which regulates the process whereby new blood vessels are formed and wounds heal, including chronic wounds, such as those found in diabetic patients and ... > full story -
Pavement Sealcoat Linked To Urban Lake Contamination In The Central And Eastern United States
November 30, 2008 — Dust collected from coal-tar sealcoated parking lots in Central and Eastern U.S. cities contains concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are about 1,000 times greater ... > full story -
How Binge Drinking May Drive Heart Disease
November 30, 2008 — As the holidays arrive, a group of researchers has identified the precise mechanisms by which binge drinking contributes to clogs in arteries that lead to heart attack and stroke. The works adds to a ... > full story
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November 30, 2008 — The use of ultrasound waves for deep vein thrombosis may help dissolve blood clots in less time than using clot-busting drugs alone, according to ... > full story -
Climate Change Opens New Avenue For Spread Of Invasive Plants
November 30, 2008 — A team of researchers from the Netherlands and Florida has found that plants that range beyond their normal distribution because of warming climates may have advantages over native plants. Global ... > full story -
Exercise And Rest Reduce Cancer Risk
November 30, 2008 — Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer -- but only if she gets a good night's sleep. ... > full story -
Sustainable Garden Roofs Developed As New Construction Material
November 30, 2008 — A Spanish research study has tested different combinations of supports and indigenous plants to determine which are the best for reducing energy consumption inside buildings. This type of roof is a ... > full story -
Science Professors Know Science, But Who Is Teaching Them How To Teach?
November 30, 2008 — U.S. science and engineering students emerge from graduate school exquisitely trained to carry out research. Yet when it comes to the other major activity they'll engage in as professors -- teaching ... > full story
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'Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder
Defective calcium metabolism in nerve cells may play a major role in a fatal genetic neurological disorder that resembles Huntington's disease, researchers have found in a mouse ... > full story
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Blocking A Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction
Scientists have found that blocking the receptor for a specific neuropeptide, short chains of amino acids found in nerve tissue, significantly decreases the desire for nicotine in animal models. In ... > full story
Living Well
Better Golf Ball Dimples Result in Less Drag and Balls That Fly Farther
Scientists may soon give avid golfers another way to improve their game -- better balls that fly farther. Up to now, dimple design has been more of an art than a science. For many years, sporting ... > full story
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Plants & Animals
Insights Into Adaptive Ability Of Cells May Help Explain How Cancer Eludes Body's Natural Defense
Scientists have shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries -- a finding that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body's natural defense ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Ocean Currents Off South Africa Influence Gulf Stream
Variations in the strength of the Gulf Stream can in part attributed to currents off South Africa. Oceanographers developed a computer model to study the currents systems in unsurpassed detail. To ... > full story
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New Excavations Strengthen Identification Of Herod’s Grave At Herodium
Analysis of newly revealed items found at the site of the mausoleum of King Herod at Herodium (Herodion in Greek) have provided archaeological researchers with further assurances that this was indeed ... > full story
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Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere
Researchers have found new evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is being stripped away by solar wind. It's not a gently continuous erosion, but rather a ripping process in which chunks of Martian air ... > full story
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Polymer Solar Cells With Higher Efficiency Levels Created
Currently solar cells are difficult to handle, expensive to purchase and complicated to install. The hope is that consumers will one day be able to buy solar cells from their local hardware store and ... > full story
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New HIV Cases Could Be Reduced By 95% With Universal Voluntary Testing And Immediate Treatment, Mathematical Model Shows
Universal and annual voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment (irrespective of clinical stage or CD4 count) can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according ... > full story
