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for the Week of September 5 to September 12, 2010
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Posted 2010-09-11:
- Flying fish glide as well as birds, researchers find
- E. coli engineered to produce biodiesel
- Energy drinks may give young sports teams an edge, study says
- Moonstruck primates: Owl monkeys need moonlight as much as a biological clock for nocturnal activity
- Research shows continued decline of Oregon's largest glacier
- Hip dysplasia susceptibility in dogs may be underreported
Posted 2010-09-11:
- Graphene may hold key to speeding up DNA sequencing
- In attracting mates, male bowerbirds appear to rely on special optical effect
- Researchers analyze impact of chemical BPA in dental sealants used in children
- New report seeks to improve climate forecasts
- Frog skin may provide antimicrobial peptides effective against multidrug-resistant infections
- Researchers expand yeast's sugary diet to include plant fiber
- Keeping stem cells from changing fates
- Gene discovery holds key to growing crops in cold climates
- Limiting harmful acrylamide: Lactic acid bacteria to lower risk of cancer
- Oldest Roman baths in Asia Minor discovered in Sagalassos
- Main climate threat from carbon dioxide sources yet to be built
- The making of a queen: Road to royalty begins early in paper wasps
- Chopping and changing in the microbial world: How mycoplasmas – the simplest bacterial pathogens – stay alive
Posted 2010-09-10:
- In order to save biodiversity, society's behavior must change, leading conservationists warn
- How mycobacteria avoid destruction inside human cells
- Phoenix Mars Lander finds surprises about red planet's watery past
- Chemical engineer's work could lead to improved DNA analysis
- Energy technologies not enough to sufficiently reduce carbon emissions, expert concludes
- When species are about to become extinct: New research may help predict tipping point
- NASA satellites reveal surprising connection between beetle attacks, wildfire
- Corn bred to contain beta-carotene is a good source of vitamin A, study finds
- Tectonic zip: Predictable events of the February 2010 earthquake in Chile
- Self-administered vaccine patch may protect against potentially pandemic flu viruses
- Why the biological clock? Aging reduces centromere cohesion, disrupts reproduction, biologists discover
- These dendritic cells are fishy, but that's a good thing
- Portable laser backpack revolutionizes 3-D mapping
- It takes less than you think to create a starling spectacular
- Deepwater Horizon oil remains below surface, will come ashore in pulses, expert says
- Most penguin populations continue to decline, biologists warn
- Is organic farming good for wildlife? It depends on the alternative
- Microbial breakthrough impacts health, agriculture, biofuels
- Cloud computing method greatly increases gene analysis
- Woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros and reindeer lived on Iberian Peninsula 150,000 years ago, findings show
- New class of peptides may protect against septic shock
- Satellite data reveal seasonal pollution changes over India
- Experts question claim that Alexander the Great's half-brother is buried at Vergina
- Shortage of FSC wood could lead to price premium for green construction
- Joint replacement: New clinical guidelines for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee
Posted 2010-09-09:
- Previously known as animal-only pigment, bilirubin now confirmed in Bird of Paradise flower
- Insulin may reduce several inflammatory factors induced by bacterial infection
- Structure for three intrinsically disordered proteins determined
- Novel sensing mechanism discovered in dendritic cells to increase immune response to HIV
- New clue to how last ice age ended
- New gene for memory identified in fruit fly; May shed light on human neurological disorders
- Twins are intriguing research subjects for biometircs researchers
- Why chromosomes never tie their shoelaces
- Eastern North Pacific basking shark a 'species of concern'
- Questioning the safety of certain 'healthful' plant-based antioxidants
- Unusual feed supplement could ease gassy cows, reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
- A new role for insulin in cell survival, cell metabolism and stress response
- Scientists create new process to 'program' cancer cell death
- Termites foretell climate change in Africa's savannas
- Fungal threat to archived film
- Turkey genome sequenced more than 90 percent, including sex chromosomes 'Z' and 'W'
- Is hand washing enough to stop the spread of disease?
- GOCE gravity mission back in action
- Irrigation's cooling effects may mask warming in some regions -- for now
- Satellite navigation steers unmanned micro-planes
- Potomac River: 10-fold increase in native submerged vegetation reflects improved water quality
Posted 2010-09-08:
- What can a New Zealand reptile tell us about false teeth?
- Imaging reveals key metabolic factors of cannibalistic bacteria
- Critically endangered whales may be fleeing Russian oil and gas boom, observers fear
- Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics
- Discovery of mixer cells: Mixer cells relax tissue tension during embryogenesis
- Six times more insect species in tropical mountains than predicted
- Extreme survival: 'Conan the Bacterium' reveals its recipe for success
- Melting rate of icecaps in Greenland and Western Antarctica lower than expected
- Cells can eat parts of themselves, with help from one protein
- Fears of a decline in bee pollination confirmed
- Blue breed: Rare hibiscus color is achieved thanks to flower breeding project
- Chronic Lyme disease: How often is it diagnosed and treated?
- Fashion student designs edible clothes
Posted 2010-09-07:
- Role of key genetic catalyst for human diversity discovered
- Talented bacteria make food poisoning unpredictable
- Increase in Cambodia's vultures gives hope to imperiled scavengers
- Satellite data reveals why migrating birds have a small window to spread bird flu
- New self-assembling photovoltaic technology repairs itself
- Backstabbing bacteria: A new treatment for infection?
- Lake Michigan ecosystem may crash: 'Doughnut' of phytoplankton disappearing
- Induced pluripotent stem cell retain an inactivated X chromosome, study finds
- Listening to ancient colors: New technique may help restorers identify decades-old pigments
- Transition metal catalysts could be key to origin of life, scientists report
- 'Jailbreak' bacteria can trigger heart disease
- In a changing climate, erratic rainfall poses growing threat to rural poor, new report says
- Acting selfish? Blame your mother!
Posted 2010-09-06:
- Mothers matter! High social status and maternal support play an important role in mating success of male bonobos
- Did Viking Mars landers find life's building blocks? Missing piece inspires new look at puzzle
- New bee species discovered in downtown Toronto
- Mosquitoes: Genetic structure of first animal to show evolutionary response to climate change determined
- Starvation keeps sleep-deprived fly brain sharp
- Global warming's silver lining? Northern countries will thrive and grow, researcher predicts
Posted 2010-09-05:
- Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
- Helping corn-based plastics take more heat
- Next step in evolution? A technical life form that passes on knowledge and experience
- Most new farmland in tropics comes from slashing forests, research shows
- Why fish oils work swimmingly against inflammation and diabetes
- Many urban streams harmful to aquatic life following winter pavement deicing
Posted 2010-09-04:
- Ants take on Goliath role in protecting trees in the savanna from elephants
- Mechanisms and function of a type of mysterious immune cell discovered
- Giant Greenland iceberg -- largest in the northern hemisphere -- enters Nares Strait
- Brainy worms: Scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms
- Capsaicin can act as co-carcinogen, study finds; Chili pepper component linked to skin cancer
- Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
- Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large, study finds
- Miniature auto differential helps tiny aerial robots stay aloft
- Chemists develop simple technique to visualize atomic-scale structures
- Cigarette smoke may contribute to lung inflammation through a new chemical pathway
- Scientists listen to faint sounds inside insects using atomic force microscopy
- Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings
- Molecules involved in 'touch' identified: Could lead to new treatments for pain, deafness and cardiac function
- How do organisms make dietary choices?
- Model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis unveiled
- New type of anti-malarial compound discovered
- Cuckoo chicks in Zebra finches: Eggs from other females can be found in every fifth nest
- Scientists develop new method to identify glycosylated proteins
- Edible nanostructures: Compounds made from renewable materials could be used for gas storage, food technologies
- How the male common snipe 'flies the flag' to get the girl
- ‘Green wall’ technology could double the plant diversity of the River Thames through London
- Natural disasters do not necessarily create peace, research finds
- Britain leads world for environmentally friendly burials
- Borderland Russians
- Cows prefer red clover, boost milk production
Posted 2010-09-03:
- Water in Earth's mantle key to survival of oldest continents
- Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections
- New app shows 2-D structure of thousands of RNA molecules
- Ozone depletion: Paving the way for identification of rogue CFC release
- Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
- Deepwater Horizon spill: New method successfully predicted how oil would spread
- Ancient brew masters tapped antibiotic secrets
- Mineral physicists find new scenery at Earth's core-mantle boundary
- Getting a tail up on conservation? New method for measuring lizard weight from size
- Too much aluminum in infant formulas, UK researchers find
- Decrease in global carbon dioxide emissions; CO<sub>2</sub> from China, India on the rise
- Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study finds
- Probing for principles underlying animal flock patterns: A model system for group behavior of nanomachines
- Metal-mining bacteria are green chemists
- Live imaging puts new light on stem cell division
- New solar prediction system gives time to prepare for the storms ahead
- Economic theory suggests symbiosis is driven by simple self-interest, not rewards or punishment
- NASA and NOAA's newest GOES satellite ready for action
- Less waste with shelf-life indicator for food
- Connection between light at night and cancer suggested by new study
Posted 2010-09-02:
- 'Charitable' behavior found in bacteria
- Navigation satellites contend with stormy Sun
- Capacity for exercise can be inherited: Finding suggests pharmaceutical drugs can be used to alter activity levels in humans
- Are wolves saving Yellowstone's aspen trees from elk?
- Study shows increased risk of heart attack from physical exertion at altitude and low temperatures during winter sports vacations
- Nanobiotechnology advances point to medical applications
- Climate change implicated in decline of horseshoe crabs
- Researchers exploring 'fusion strategy' against E. coli
- Evolution rewritten, again and again
- Girls' early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy
- Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
- Researchers develop simulation to better understand the effects of sound on marine life
- Off-the-shelf dyes improve solar cells
- Lima beans domesticated twice
- Diverse diet of veggies may decrease lung cancer risk
- Moderate coffee consumption improves aortic distensibility in hypertensive elderly individuals, study finds
- In drought-prone Sahel, scientists roll out innovative system for producing vegetables
- Virus related to smallpox rising sharply in Africa
- A decade of studying the Earth's magnetic shield, in 3-D
- Seafood stewardship questionable, experts argue
- Snail mail beats phones to help feds sustain ample fish stocks in US coastal waters
Posted 2010-09-01:
- Marine animals suggest evidence for a trans-Antarctic seaway
- Treatment for S. aureus skin infection works in mouse model
- Extensive relict coral reef found in southern Pacific
- Human activity may have boosted shellfish size, archaeological study shows
- Shifting ozone hole exposed South America to more ultraviolet light in 2009
- Whale sharks may produce many litters from one mating, paternity test shows
- Multiple sclerosis activity changes with the seasons, research finds
- Networks -- not size -- give cities competitive advantage
- Carnivore species shrank during global warming event
- Adult mammary stem cells in mice identified and isolated for first time
- Hybrid protein tools developed for gene cutting and editing
- Step toward a new sunscreen? Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer
- Acidifying oceans spell bleak marine biological future 'by end of century', Mediterranean research finds
- Vulnerability in commercial quantum cryptography
- Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle: Shock-synthesized diamonds said to prove catastrophic impact killed off N. American megafauna can't be found
- Shallow water habitats important for young salmon and trout
- Tracking marine animal travel
Posted 2010-08-31:
- First clear evidence of organized feasting by early humans
- Research produces tools to study stallions' subfertility
- 'Stocky dragon' dinosaur, relative of Velociraptor, terrorized Late Cretaceous Europe
- Scientists bring new species of turtle out of its shell
- Batteries for battery powered cars are more environmentally friendly than expected
- Octopus mimics flatfish and flaunts it
- Forest fire smoke in the stratosphere: New insights into pyrocumulonimbus clouds
- New view of tectonic plates: Computer modeling of Earth's mantle flow, plate motions, and fault zones
- 'Biosensors' on four feet detect animals infected with bird flu
- Wonder of the natural world: Key to Christmas Island's red crab migration discovered
- Cinnamon extracts may reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease, study suggests
- Hyperspectral imaging speeds detection of Campylobacter
- Progress on vaccine for 'Ich,' bane of fish farms and home aquarium hobbyists
- Core knowledge of tree fruit expands with apple genome sequencing
- Making an explosive double date with Russian volcanoes
Posted 2010-08-30:
- Tiny gulf sea creature could shed light on oil spill’s impact
- Exposure to low doses of BPA alters gene expression in the fetal mouse ovary
- Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb
- Bacteria make thrift a habit, researchers find
- Fertilizer chemicals linked to animal developmental woes
- Ugly Betty forced to aim for Average Joe, house sparrow study finds
- Scientists unveil structure of adenovirus, the largest high-resolution complex ever found
- Ant colonies shed light on metabolism
- Genetic test finds healthiest fish for breeding
Posted 2010-08-28:
- Black rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants
- Shrinking atmospheric layer linked to low levels of solar radiation
- Lethal backfire: Green odor with fatal consequences for voracious caterpillars
- Wheat's genetic code cracked: Draft sequence coverage of genome to aid global food shortage
- Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs
- Mayan water reservoir in Mexican rainforest: Archaeologists find huge artificial lake with ceramic-lined floor
- Neuron-damaging mechanism discovered in mouse model of inherited ALS
- On organic coffee farm, complex interactions keep pests under control
- Artificial enzyme removes natural poison
- Genomes of two ant species sequenced: Clues to their extraordinary social behavior
- Light, circadian rhythms affect vast range of physiological, behavioral functions
- Vitamin A increases the presence of HIV in breast milk, studies suggest
- Scientists concerned about environmental impact of recycling of e-waste
- El Niños are growing stronger, NASA/NOAA study finds
- Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish genomes reveals diversity, history
- Novel mechanism protects plants against freezing; Insights could add to understanding of drought tolerance also
- Macrophages: The 'defense' cells that help throughout the body
- Genetic rarity found: A mutation that restores health
- First 3-D atomic view of key genetic processes
- Acidity regulates cell membrane synthesis
- 'Greening' your flat screen TV: Engineers develop an organic LED light source for home electronics, medicine and clean energy
- Adulteration of milk products and pet food with melamine underscores weaknesses of traditional methods, experts say
- Metop-A completes 20,000th orbit
Posted 2010-08-27:
- North American continent is a layer cake, scientists discover
- Healthy ears hear the first sound, ignoring the echoes, barn owl study finds
- Coral off Puerto Rico's coast 'ideal case study' for Gulf oil spill's impact
- Toward safer foods for human consumption with anthrax protection
- Ants use multiple antibiotics as weed killers
- 'Soyscreen': Sunscreen for fungus to expand biological control of crop pests
- 'Legacy of Katrina' report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of children
- Use the common cold virus to target and disrupt cancer cells?
- Supplement produces a 'striking' endurance boost
- Tofu ingredient yields formaldehyde-free glue for plywood and other wood products
- Federal school lunches -- but not breakfasts -- linked to childhood obesity, research finds
- 'Dry water' could make a big splash commercially, help fight global warming
- Cement, the glue that holds oyster families together
- Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source
- Thar she blows! Novel method for collecting dolphin DNA
- Banana plantain fibers could treat Crohn's disease, research suggests
- Students help harness fog to quench Moroccans' thirst
- Natural selection alone can explain eusociality, scientists say
- Buzz off: Popular insect repellents pack a powerful 'one-two' punch
- Why fish don't freeze in the Arctic Ocean: Chemists unmask natural antifreeze
- BPA and testosterone levels: First evidence for small changes in men
- Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
- Deadly bat fungus found in several European countries
- A 'great fizz' of carbon dioxide was produced at the end of the last ice age
- Wild Southeast Asian porcupines under threat due to illegal hunting, researchers find
- Supercomputers help track species affected by Gulf oil spill
- Genome comparison of ants establishes new model species for molecular research
Posted 2010-08-26:
- Freeze or run? Not that simple: Scientists discover neural switch that controls fear
- Serengeti highway would disrupt world's greatest migration, conservationists warn
- A dog's life: Physiotherapy for arthritic pets
- Growing drought-tolerant crops inching forward
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