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Deer DNA helps husbandry
Researchers are working to identify variants in deer DNA, and make it easy for farmers to identify them when breeding better animals.
Slowing evolution to stop drug resistance
Infectious organisms that become resistant to antibiotics are a serious threat to human society. They are also a natural part of evolution. In a new project, researchers at the University...
Cautious conservation: How to ensure that slowing global warming will protect biodiversity
While it is clear that massive destruction of tropical rainforests poses a serious threat to the incredibly rich biodiversity found on Earth, other hazards are not so explicit. An international...
How cells tolerate DNA damage - start signal for cell survival program identified
Cancer researchers of the Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into how cells react to DNA damage. Dr Michael Stilmann, Dr Michael Hinz and...
Investigating muscle repair, scientists follow their noses
When muscle cells need repair, they use odour-detecting tools found in the nose to start the process, researchers have discovered...
The indefinite self-renewal of specialized cells without the need for stem cell intermediates
(PhysOrg.com) -- Is the indefinite expansion of adult cells possible without recourse to stem cell intermediates? The team led by Michael Sieweke at the Centre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy, France...
Finding a protective mechanism for retinal cells could save sight
Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, researchers report.
Skin color gives clues to health
Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and...
Genome Engineering Could Provide New Method of Creating Biodiesel
When we think of genetic engineering, our minds often jump to giant tomatoes and animal cloning. However, this is not always the case.
Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name
(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.
Stabilized Helix Cracks Cancer Target
Chemical Biology: Stapled peptide thwarts notch, a master cell regulator.
GFP In Motion
Photochemistry: Ultrafast method reveals how green fluorescent protein changes during proton transfer.
Amir Pnueli, computer pioneer, dead at 68
NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Amir Pnueli, who developed techniques for verifying the reliability of computers, has died of a brain hemorrhage in New York, associates said.
Disease-proof chickpea created
Australia has developed a new variety of chickpea that is resistant to common crop diseases and produces high yields.
Bacteria change tactic revealed
New research has provided insight into the way bacteria cope with changing environments by 'hedging their bets'.
Greenpeace 'to put humans first'
The new head of Greenpeace, South African Kumi Naidoo, tells BBC he will make human life more of a priority for the environmental group.
Stargazing treat - forest park given Dark Sky honour
Galloway Forest Park is officially unveiled as the first Dark Sky Park for stargazers in the UK.
At CUNY, Mission to Elevate Science Begins to Bear Fruit
The City University of New York has attracted nationally recognized scientists to its campuses, where construction and renovation projects are under way or in the planning stages.
Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes
In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway...
Birds lose color vision in twilight
The color vision of birds stops working considerably earlier in the course of the day than was previously believed, in fact, in the twilight. Birds need between 5 and 20...
Tracking pathogens difficult: federal laboratory audit
Government labs, including the one in Winnipeg handling samples of swine flu, struggle to keep track of viruses and bacteria, a recent audit found.
Dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water is from human alteration of landscape
Researchers believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists, world health agencies and the Bangladeshi...
Mutant genes 'key to long life'
US scientists link long life with those people who have inherited a particular enzyme which prevents cells from ageing.
Anthony du Gard Pasley obituary
Garden designer, writer, teacher and lecturerThe landscape architect Anthony du Gard Pasley, who has died aged 80, was a skilled and highly respected, yet largely unnoted, designer responsible for the creation of many...
Car-Sized Creature Whacked with Tail's Sweet Spot
Ancient mammals whacked away—with just the right part of their tails.
Joint forces to prevent extinction of smallest rhino in the world
International scientists and zoo experts started together with Malaysian governmental and conservation organisations an extensive programme to protect the Sabah rhino...
Salmon migration mystery explored on Idaho's Clearwater River
(PhysOrg.com) -- Temperature differences and slow-moving water at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in Idaho might delay the migration of threatened juvenile salmon and allow them to...
Self-cleaning silicone gel insect wings
Researchers are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials.