Archive of articles published on the 3rd of February 2011

Oysters at risk: Gastronomes' delight disappearing globally
Could the humble sea cucumber save our seas?
Death in the bat caves: Disease wiping out hibernating bats
Northern hunters slowed down advance of Neolithic farmers
Blood-clotting agent can diagnose fatal genetic diseases, finds study
Using a generic blood pressure and heart drug could save the UK $324 million in 2011
Drug-abusers have difficulty to recognize negative emotions as wrath, fear and sadness
Current use of biodiesel no more harmful than regular diesel
Lund adopts chromosome 19
Younger immigrants adjust to a new culture faster than do older immigrants
Advancing biocrop alternatives in the Pacific Northwest
Adapting technology to elderly people
BU School of Public Health finds simple interventions reduce newborn deaths in Africa
New national study finds mountain bike-related injuries down 56 percent
Microbiologists at TU Muenchen aim to optimize bio-ethanol production
Same rules apply to some experimental systems regardless of scale
University of Leicester releases stunning satellite imagery of cyclone Yasi from space
Rare insect fossil reveals 100 million years of evolutionary stasis
Research suggests V8 100% vegetable juice can help people meet key dietary guidelines
Rheumatoid arthritis researchers redefine remission
Discovery may lead to turning back the clock on ovarian cancer
New discoveries improve climate models
Helping feed the world without polluting its waters
New drought record from long-lived Mexican trees may illuminate fates of past civilizations
Analyzing long-term impacts of biofuel on the land
Princeton scientists discover mechanism involved in breast cancer's spread to bone
Destined for disease: Breast cancer mutation regulates cell fate
New model by University of Nevada for how Nevada gold deposits formed may help in gold exploration
Genetic study uncovers new path to Polynesia
Scientists unlock 1 mystery of tissue regeneration
Ongoing policy uncertainty is detrimental for stem cell scientists
Cross-species strategy might be a powerful tool for studying human disease
Early infusion of donor T cells prevents graft versus host disease in blood cancer patients
Homeless people without enough to eat are more likely to be hospitalized
Scientists find part of New Zealand's submerged 'Pink Terraces'
Coffee, energy drinkers beware: Many mega-sized drinks loaded with sugar, MU nutrition expert says
Boosting body's immune response may hold key to HIV cure
CSHL study unmasks a stem cell origin of skin cancer and the genetic roots of malignancy
Wolverine population threatened by climate change
Plant's immune defense revs up for the morning attack
For stem cells, a way to keep score
GSA supports new US call for improved nutrition and physical activity
States should extend benefits for youth in foster care, MU expert says
Learning causes structural changes in affected neurons
First crustacean genome is sequenced
Scripps Research scientists develop powerful new methodology for stabilizing proteins
Sentinel of change: Waterflea genome to improve environmental monitoring capabilities
2 severe Amazon droughts in 5 years alarms scientists
New nanomaterials unlock new electronic and energy technologies
Yale scientists identify a deadly tool in Salmonella's bag of tricks
Quantum quirk: JILA scientists pack atoms together to prevent collisions in atomic clock
Animal with the most genes? A tiny crustacean
Northern Mars landscape actively changing
'Tall order' sunlight-to-hydrogen system works, neutron analysis confirms
Morning-after spike in ozone air pollution from Super Bowl XLV?
Future surgeons may use robotic nurse, 'gesture recognition'
Loss of oyster reefs a global problem, but one with solutions
Oil in Gulf of Mexico: Biologists cite need for critical data to determine ecological consequences
Scientists urge new research policies in wake of Gulf disaster
New clue to lupus: Failed autoimmune suppression mechanism
NASA measuring Tropical Storm Yasi's inland rainfall from space
OHSU fixes complex heart problems without open-heart surgery
Cornell researchers find a strong community protects adolescents from risky health behavior
Surprise hidden in Titan's smog: Cirrus-like clouds
Obesity has doubled since 1980, major global analysis of risk factors reveals