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for the Week of August 8 to August 15, 2010
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Posted 2010-08-14:
- Ocean's color affects hurricane paths
- Scientists clarify structural basis for biosynthesis of mysterious 21st amino acid
Posted 2010-08-14:
- Human noise pollution in ocean can lead fish away from good habitats and off to their death
- New sporadic prion protein disease: Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy shares genotype characteristics with Creutzfeldt-Jakob
- New nanoscale transistors allow sensitive probing inside cells
- Extended solar minimum linked to changes in sun's conveyor belt
- Selected cells from blood or bone marrow may provide a route to healing blood vessels
- Fires around Moscow: Satellite perspective reveals startling images of massive smoke clouds
- Immune system overreaction may enable recurrent urinary tract infections
- Industrial production of biodiesel feasible within 15 years, researchers predict
- Antibiotics for the prevention of malaria
- Shared phosphoproteome links remote plant species
- Federal nuclear waste panel overlooks public mistrust, experts say
- Scientists test Australia's Moreton Bay as coral 'lifeboat'
Posted 2010-08-13:
- An ancient Earth like ours: Geologists reconstruct Earth's climate belts between 460 and 445 million years ago
- Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits
- Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy
- One type of stem cell creates a niche for another type in bone marrow
- How algae 'enslavement' threatens freshwater bodies
- Charcoal takes some heat off global warming: Biochar can offset 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon emissions annually
- Key step in body's ability to make red blood cells discovered
- Clues to gut immunity evolution: Research reveals similarities between fish and humans
- Switchgrass lessens soil nitrate loss into waterways, researchers find
- Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say
- Popping cells surprise living circuits creators
- Arctic rocks offer new glimpse of primitive Earth
- 'Linc-ing' a noncoding RNA to a central cellular pathway
- Faster DNA analysis at room temperature
- Biodiversity hot spots more vulnerable to global warming than thought
- Texas petrochemical emissions down, but still underestimated, says study
- Key mechanisms of cell division in plants identified
- Constant overlap: Scientists identify molecular machinery that maintains important feature of cell's spindle
- Rate of health care associated MRSA infections decreasing, study finds
Posted 2010-08-12:
- Proteins linked with Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases found to clump in normal aging
- Best way to pour champagne? 'Down the side' wins first scientific test
- Rain contributes to cycling patterns of clouds: Researchers demonstrate how honeycomb clouds exhibit self-organization
- When chimpanzees attack humans: Loss of habitat may lead to increased conflict
- Oldest evidence of stone tool use and meat-eating among human ancestors discovered: Lucy's species butchered meat
- Deathstalker scorpion venom could improve gene therapy for brain cancer
- 'New' human adenovirus may not make for good vaccines, after all
- Send in the clouds: NASA's CloudSat sees clouds' effect on climate by studying them from space
- Dogs' physical traits controlled by small number of genetic regions, researcher finds
- Bacteria from hot springs reveal clues to evolution of early life and to unlock biofuels' potential
- Indonesian ice field may be gone in a few years, core may contain secrets of Pacific El Nino events
- Deep ocean floor research yields promising results for microbiologists
- Drugs to treat cocaine abuse? Effectiveness may depend on how one uses cocaine
- Gondwana supercontinent underwent massive shift during Cambrian explosion
- Dying of cold: More heart attacks in cooler weather
- Deployment of buoys to measure air and sea interactions in typhoons launched from Taiwan
- Evolutionary surprise: Freedom of neck played major role in human brain evolution, research suggests
Posted 2010-08-11:
- Common orchid gives scientists hope in face of climate change
- New insights into how antibodies are made suggests new approach for anti-cancer drug targets
- Vitamin B3 as a novel approach to treat fungal infections
- Mosasaur fossil: Life of 85-million-year-old 'sea monster' illuminated
- Polar bears, glaucous gulls most at risk from contaminants
- Human cells can copy not only DNA, but also RNA
- Stone Age remains are Britain's earliest house
- Millions of microorganisms reach Spain from the Sahara Desert and the Sahel region -- by flying
- Hitchhiking bacteria can go against the flow
- More actions needed to help western Steller sea lion recover, fisheries experts say
- The salp: Nature's near-perfect little engine just got better
- New study examines effects of drought in the Amazon
- Help from the dark side: Using 'dark channel' fluorescence, scientists can explain how biochemical substances carry out their function
- Higher temperatures to slow Asian rice production
- London Guildhall: Cradle of English literature
Posted 2010-08-10:
- Scientists map all mammalian gene interactions
- Insects sense danger on mammals' breath
- Fresh insight into the origins of Planet Earth
- New methods, new math speed detection of drug-resistant malaria
- Engineers use rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable
- Forest fires help power the nitrogen cycle
- Tiny fish evolved to tolerate colder temperature in three years, study finds
- NASA images show continuing Mexico quake deformation
- 'Delicious' invader: More fishing, higher consumption might help reverse lionfish invasion
- Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to meningitis revealed in major new study
- 'Fearless' aphids ignore warnings, get eaten by ladybugs
- As crops wither in Russia's severe drought, vital plant field bank faces demolition
- NASA's hurricane quest set to begin
- Butterflies shed light on how some species respond to global warming
- Scientists post lower speed limit for cell-signaling protein assembly
- Is biochar the answer for agriculture? Long-term study digs up new information on biochar’s ability to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from soils
Posted 2010-08-09:
- Protein that shuttles RNA into cell mitochondria discovered
- NOAA still expects active Atlantic hurricane season; La Niña develops
- Death dance reveals secrets of apoptosis in dissociated human embryonic stem cells
- First satellite measurement of water volume in Amazon floodplain
- NASA instrument tracks pollution from Russian fires
- Federal science report details fate of oil from BP spill
Posted 2010-08-08:
- Looking for the coolest forms of life on Earth
- Greenland glacier calves island four times the size of Manhattan
- Insular evolution: Large and big-footed voles in an outer archipelago
Posted 2010-08-07:
- Secret of life on Earth may be as simple as what happens between the sheets -- mica sheets, that is
- Image of new antibiotic in action opens up new opportunities to combat antibacterial resistance
- Worst impact of climate change may be how humanity reacts to it
- Newts' ability to regenerate tissue replicated in mouse cells
- Novel bee venom derivative forms a nanoparticle 'smart bomb' to target cancer cells
- Reading zip codes of 3,500-year-old letters: Non-destructive X-ray scanning of archaeological finds
- A 'crystal ball' for predicting the effects of global climate change
- Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons
- Bats facing regional extinction in Northeastern US from rapidly spreading white-nose syndrome
- First evidence of genetically modified plants in the wild, scientists report
- Global tropical forests threatened by 2100
- When flowers turn up the heat
- Artificial bee eye gives insight into insects’ visual world
- High levels of carbon dioxide threaten oyster survival
- Frogs evolution tracks rise of Himalayas and rearrangement of Southeast Asia
- H1N1 flu virus used new biochemical trick to cause pandemic
- Cutting Japanese carbon dioxide emissions
- How viruses jump from hosts: Secrets of rabies transmission in bats discovered
- Supply and demand: Scientists identify proteins that ensure iron balance
- NOAA divers capture invasive lionfish in the Virgin Islands National Park
Posted 2010-08-06:
- New way to boost vaccines
- Coastal creatures may have reduced ability to fight off infections in acidified oceans
- Ancient Hawaiian glaciers reveal clues to global climate impacts
- Research breakthrough on the question of life expectancy
- Human embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed cells virtually identical
- Stress hormones help lizards escape from fire ants
- Travelling by car increases global temperatures more than travelling by plane, but only in the long term
- A hop from South America: Tracking Australian marsupials
- 'Guardian of the genome': Protein helps prevent damaged DNA in yeast
- Homes of the poor and the affluent both have high levels of endocrine disruptors
- Taking the twinkle out of the night sky: Breakthrough in adaptive optics
- New light on speciation and biodiversity of marine microorganisms
- Genome of ancient sponge reveals origins of first animals, cancer
- Pancreatic cancers use fructose, common in the Western diet, to fuel their growth
- Gaming for a cure: Computer gamers tackle protein folding
- First nearshore survey of Antarctic krill reveals high density, stable population in shallow waters
- Habitat of elusive Northern squid documented
- Metabolic pathway found in malaria parasites; possible drug targets
- Biologists discover microRNAs that control function of blood stem cells
- Coccolithophore growth and calcification -- a possible role for iron
Posted 2010-08-05:
- MicroRNA molecule increases number of blood stem cells, may help improve cancer treatment
- Researchers drill through mile and a half of Greenland ice sheet in search of climate change insights
- Genes from sweet pepper arm banana against deadly wilt disease
- Ancient blob-like creature of the deep revealed by scientists
- Preserving sperm vital to saving 'snot otter' salamanders
- Cells use water in nano-rotors to power energy conversion
- Mammal-like crocodile fossil found in East Africa, scientists report
- Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study suggests
- Brain size determines whether fish are hunters or slackers
- Nemesis for oil spills: Bacterial technology may help clean up Gulf
- Generating energy from ocean waters off Hawaii
- Disrupted circadian rhythm may cause triglycerides to rise
- Chili peppers may come with blood pressure benefits
- Survey of coastal residents shows Gulf oil spill has significant impact on families
- Emotions help animals to make choices, research suggests
- New estimates of the global population at risk of Plasmodium vivax malaria
- Molecules delivering drugs as they walk
- 'Virtual mates' reveal role of romance in parrot calls
- New tagging technique enhances view of living cells
- Sponge shines light on life's origin: Genome connects the dots between Amphimedon, animal descendants
- Genomic sequencing of marine sponge published; revealed early genetic complexity and roots of cancer
Posted 2010-08-04:
- Carnivorous mice spread deadly plague in prairie dog towns, study finds
- Purified blood stem cells improve success of bone marrow transplants in mice, study shows
- World’s most endangered otter 'rediscovered' in Malaysia
- Top predators and biodiversity historically pressured in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- No such thing as a free lunch for Venus flytraps
- Deep, open ocean is vastly under-explored, study finds
- Discovering life-bearing planets: Scientists take a step closer
- Why are male spiders small while females are giant?
- Miami at high risk of hurricane winds; Tampa low risk, new hurricane risk tool shows
- Couch potatoes of the animal kingdom: Orangutans have extremely low rate of energy use
- Behind the secrets of silk lie high-tech opportunities
- Ice core drilling effort will help assess abrupt climate change risks
- New carbon dioxide emissions model
- What lives in the sea? Census of Marine Life publishes historic roll call of species in 25 key world areas
- Aurora alert: The Sun is waking up
- New catalyst of platinum nanoparticles could lead to conk-out free, stable fuel cells
- Ice-free Arctic Ocean may not be of much use in soaking up carbon dioxide
- Eruptive characteristics of Oregon's Mount Hood analyzed
- New state surveys affirm Americans' support for government action on climate change
- Select agents should be defined by DNA sequence in today's era of synthetic biology, report finds
Posted 2010-08-03:
- Blue whales align the pitch of their songs with extreme accuracy, study finds
- Cellular housekeeper, and potential target of obesity drugs, caught in action
- Hot town, summer in the city: Heat wave impact differs between countries
- Breeding is changing dog brains, scientists find
- Everest tragedy: Did extreme weather cause Mallory and Irvine disappearance?
- New solar energy conversion process could double solar efficiency of solar cells
- Synthetic bone graft recruits stem cells for faster bone healing
- Mining bacterial genomes reveals valuable 'hidden' drugs
- Oxygen fuels the fires of time
- Certain meat components may increase bladder cancer risk, study suggests
- Cancer-causing bacterium targets tumor-suppressor protein
- 'Ribbit Radio' shows frog population estimates are likely flawed
- Ancient reptiles 'make tracks': Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals when reptiles first conquered dry land
- New insights into how stem cells determine what tissue to become
- Do soy isoflavones boost bone health?
- Body of evidence: New fast, reliable method to detect gravesoil
- NOAA report reviews ecosystem management in national marine sanctuaries
Posted 2010-08-02:
- Regenerating damaged tissues: Bioscaffolds promote growth of joints in rabbits
- Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in US
- Tuberculosis advance: Existing drugs can potentially target the disease's ability to spread
- New theory of why midcontinent faults produce earthquakes
- Mechanism uncovered behind Salmonella virulence and drug susceptibility
- Most panda habitat is outside nature reserves, according to joint US-China research
Posted 2010-08-01:
- New cellular 'armor' developed to prevent infection by AIDS virus
- Research of cell movements in developing frogs reveals new twists in human genetic disease
- From the heart: How cells divide to form different but related muscle groups
- Diet and alcohol alter epigenetics of breast cancer, study suggests
- Reforestation projects capture more carbon than industrial plantations, new research reveals
Posted 2010-07-31:
- Unexpected viral 'fossils' found in vertebrate genomes
- Plant compound resveratrol shown to suppresses inflammation, free radicals in humans
- Snake venom studies yield insights for development of therapies for heart disease and cancer
- Rocks on Mars may provide link to evidence of living organisms roughly 4 billion years ago
- Audubon's first engraving of a bird discovered
- Black carbon implicated in global warming
- Chemicals are likely cause of feminization of fish present in two rivers in Alberta, Canada, researchers find
- Some trees 'farm' bacteria to help supply nutrients
- Best hope for saving Arctic sea ice is cutting soot emissions, say researchers
- Researchers study benefits of white button mushrooms
- Migrating birds can’t control themselves
- Polarstern expedition: Autonomous underwater vehicle dives under the Arctic ice
Posted 2010-07-30:
- Signs of reversal of Arctic cooling: Rapid temperature rise in the coldest region of mainland Europe
- Sensing wind speed with kites
- Accepted theory explaining frequent eruptions at Italy’s Stromboli volcano questioned
- Super-rare 'elkhorn' coral found in Pacific
- Aging and longevity tied to specific brain region in mice
- More frequent, more intense heat waves in store for New York, climate scientists predict
- RNA offers a safer way to reprogram cells
- Western diet link to ADHD, Australian study finds
- Swimmers at sub-tropical beaches show increased risk of illness, study suggests
- Brainstem, spinal cord images hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco
- NASA simulates space exploration at remote Arctic crater site
- Birth of a hurricane
- New tool for improving switchgrass
- Marine biodiversity strongly linked to ocean temperature
- A future with or without trees: Greenhouse gas emissions from Brazilian Amazon state
- Polymer passage takes time: New theory aids researchers studying DNA, protein transport
- Hormonal birth control alters scent communication in primates
- Genomes behave as social entities: Alien chromatin minorities evolve through specificities reduction
- Three-year investigation of military munitions sea disposal site in Hawaii completed
Posted 2010-07-29:
- Ancient DNA identifies donkey ancestors, people who domesticated them
- Middle school students co-author research on enzyme for activating promising disease-fighters
- Nanotechnology for water purification
- Marine phytoplankton declining: Striking global changes at the base of the marine food web linked to rising ocean temperatures
- Making eco-friendly diesel fuel from butter
- First step toward electronic DNA sequencing: Translocation through graphene nanopores
- Unexplained pattern of cosmic rays discovered
- Fly eye paves the way for manufacturing biomimetic surfaces
- Where do the drugs go?
- Scientists tap into Antarctic octopus venom
- Getting a step ahead of pathogens
- New drug delivery technique: Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cells
- Latest 'green' packing material? Mushrooms; Packing foam engineered from mushrooms and agricultural waste
- Urine: Waste product or future power source?
- Can you ask a pig if his glass is half full?
- Protein identified that can result in fragile bones
- Researchers' 'Posseidon' adventure could save shipping industry millions
- Multifunctional nanoparticle enables new type of biological imaging
- Researchers investigate effects of lightning strikes on aircraft
- GM crop produces massive gains for women's employment in India, study finds
Posted 2010-07-28:
- Key milestone towards the development of a new clinically useful antibiotic
- Calcium connections: Basic pathway for maintaining cell's fuel stores
- Native-like spider silk produced in metabolically engineered bacteria
- Engineered coral pigment helps scientists to observe protein movement
- Ötzi’s secrets about to be revealed
- Potentially hazardous asteroid might collide with the Earth in 2182
- Shade-coffee farms support native bees that maintain genetic diversity in tropical forests
- Carbon emissions threaten fish populations
- Segmentation is the secret behind the extraordinary diversification of animals
- Bird flu: Preening spreads viruses in nature
- Oceanographic linkages indicate an alternative route for eel larval drift to Europe
- NASA satellite improves pollution monitoring
- Indonesia's puzzling Banda arc: New findings explain mystery behind geological development
- Keeping trains on track: Early-warning hazard system for the world's railways
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