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Loss of epigenetic regulators causes mental retardation (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Developing neurons don`t just need the right genes to guide them as they grow, they need access to the right genes at the right times. The improper functioning...
Cold War offered odd benefit - it limited species invasions
A recent study about movement of bird species during the Cold War outlines one of the perils facing an expanding global economy - along with international trade comes the potential...
Sleeping Beauty hooks up with herpes to fight brain disease
Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system...
What came first in the origin of life? A study contradicts the 'metabolism first' hypothesis
A research published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences rejects the theory that the origin of life stems from a system of self-catalytic molecules capable of experiencing Darwinian evolution...
A role for calcium in taste perception
Calcium may not come to mind when you think of tasty foods, but in a study appearing in the January 8 issue of JBC, Japanese researchers have provided the first...
New system helps explain salmon migration
A new acoustic telemetry system tracks the migration of juvenile salmon using one-tenth as many fish as comparable methods, suggests a paper published in the January edition of the American...
Loosely coiled DNA helps trypanosomes make their escape
(PhysOrg.com) -- To escape the grip of the human immune system, Trypanosoma brucei, which causes African sleeping sickness, performs its acclaimed disappearing act. Every time the host`s immune cells get...
New test may help address costly parasite in sheep industry
Researchers have developed an improved, more efficient method to test for the most serious of the parasitic worms in sheep, a problem that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Ant Has Given Up Sex Completely, Researchers Confirm
The complete asexuality of a widespread fungus-gardening ant, the only ant species in the world known to have dispensed with males entirely, has recently been confirmed.
Bra Color Meme Sweeps Facebook
The Origins Remain Unclear But It's Taking Over Status Messages Like Few Things Ever Have
Fruit flies take hooking up literally
Scientists now find that spikes on the genitals of male fruit flies literally help them hold onto females. Fruit - Sex organ - Biology - Shopping...
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Everglades restoration project underway ... Bird decline not caused by gray squirrels ... Snowdrifts built for endangered seal ... Basking sharks thrive off Scotland ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Abundance of a Look-alike Species Clouds Population Status of a Million Dollar Fish
New findings cast uncertainty on previous population size assessments for the severely overfished white marlin and call for reassessment of international recovery efforts.
Using Nanotechnology to Boost the Lifespan of Medical Implants
(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn engineering researchers are developing a new family of implant materials.
Bird count in Algonquin Park lowest ever
Fewer birds than ever before were seen and heard in Algonquin Park during an annual winter count by volunteers.
Organic Feed Shown to Affect Genes in Chickens
Genetic expression differed based solely on whether the same feed ingredients were cultivated organically or not According to a new study, organic feed produces measurably different gene expression in chickens compared to normal...
Where do puffins go in the winter?
A recent increase in winter mortality in Atlantic puffins could be due to worsening conditions within the North Sea, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Marine Biology....
Snowdrifts built for endangered seal
SAVONLINNA, Finland, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Finnish researchers are trying to lure the endangered Saimaa ringed seal by heaping mounds of snow on lake ice in the Saimaa Waterway.
Hefce takes more hits over impact
Independent report calls for flexibility in new research impact assessment as academics threaten to leave the UK if the measures are introduced
Coral reefs quickly create new species
BERLIN, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- New species originated 50 percent more quickly in coral reefs than other tropical marine habitats during the last 540 million years, German scientists said.
Grey squirrels do not harm birds
Grey squirrels have little impact on woodland bird species in England, a study by the British Trust for Ornithology shows.
Turner bid for Yellowstone bison draws protest
(AP) -- Ted Turner's bid to get 74 wild bison from Yellowstone National Park is drawing stiff opposition from those who say the animals are being given up for...
Fruit fly bodies bank stem cells
Protective pockets hold reserves until it's time for stem cells to become intestinal cells
Lean Bacon And A Domesticated DNA Parasite
Here is a molecular biology discovery that we can chalk up to our increasing love of lean bacon: "ZBED6, a Novel Transcription Factor Derived from a Domesticated DNA Transposon Regulates IGF2...
Could Extinct Species Make A Comeback?
Lesley Stahl Reports on Research That Could One Day Resurrect Extinct Species And Save Endangered Ones
Did We Mate Or Murder Neanderthals?
Scientists Say Modern Humans' More Varied Lifestyle May Have Been Key To Survival
Cleopatra's stunner make-up cured eye disease as well
Ancient Egypt's stunning eye make-up not only shielded wearers from the dark deeds of the evil eye but also protected them against eye disease, French scientists said Thursday.
Righting the Body’s Clock Through Chemicals
Science is hard at work looking for ways to get circadian rhythms to snap back into place.