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Unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna

13 years ago from

While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from...

Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane

13 years ago from Biology News Net

Meiosis – the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell – is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet,...

Video: Keeping Up With The Apps

13 years ago from CBSNews - Science

So many apps, so little time. Daniel Sieberg reports on the hundreds of apps taking up space on our cell phones.

Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce rates

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Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study...

Worms turned into hermaphrodites

13 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

With a surprisingly simple genetic tweak, researchers change female nematode worms into hermaphrodites

dark eyed/skinned child - 2 blue eyed light skin/hair parents???

13 years ago from Science Blog

My husband Tom has black hair, dark brown eyes, and olive skin - he can get blackish brown when he gets tanned. His parents (or supposed parents) both have blue...

Judge says seals can stay in California cove

13 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.

Earliest Vertebrates To Evolve Powered Flight

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Co-ordination of flight requires tremendous brainpower, and co-ordination of active flight, with the constant shift in the shape and location of massive wings, even more so. Nature is extremely parsimonious,...

Gene Knockout May Cheer Up Mice

13 years ago from Science Daily

A gene in the brain that was not previously linked to mood disorders could have a role in biopolar, depression, and schizophrenic conditions.

Can topical use of milk of magnesia reduce blemishes?

13 years ago from LA Times - Health

Milk of magnesia is great for blemishes. I started using it six months ago, and it really helped clear up my skin. It was better than the things ...

Boy Killed by Pesticide Used to Slay Lions, Father Says

13 years ago from National Geographic

A three-year-old boy died after allegedly eating the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran, outlawed in 2008 in Kenya after farmers used it to poison lions and other wildlife.

Selective sequencing solves a genetic mystery

13 years ago from News @ Nature

Examining only protein-coding genes finds cause of Miller syndrome.

Some Pests Prefer Organic

13 years ago from Science NOW

Although better for the environment, natural fertilizers are mixed at keeping bugs away [Read more]

For Hadza, build and brawn don't matter for choosing mates

13 years ago from Sciencenews.org

Study of hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania shows that, across human groups, mating criteria vary

Humans still evolving as our brains shrink

13 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Evolution in humans is commonly thought to have essentially stopped in recent times. But there are plenty of examples that the human race is still evolving, including our brains, and...

Australian agency moves to calm climate row

13 years ago from News @ Nature

Researcher will be allowed to publish his paper after making 'tiny' changes.

Computers And A Philosophy Of Biology

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Biology consists of much detailed information regarding genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and a variety of other components.  This has provided a great deal of insight into how life functions, evolves,...

Rapacious Rasberry ants march north

13 years ago from Physorg

Poor Texas. First it was killer bees, then fire ants. Now, it's the Rasberry ants.

New Orchid Deception Found: Wearing The Scent Of Hornet's Prey

13 years ago from Science Daily

Orchids are famous for their deceptions. Most of those with nothing of value to offer their pollinators lure them instead with the scents of more rewarding flowers or potential mates....

'Language gene' effects explored

13 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

The FOXP2 "language gene" in humans is barely different from the one in chimpanzees, but has massively different effects.

Neglected UK seas catch break with new legislation

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The UK Government has today introduced new legislation that will make the region's neglected seas much healthier, reversing years of overfishing and habitat loss...

Two proteins act as molecular tailors in DNA repair

13 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- On average, our cells encounter a very lethal form of DNA damage 10 times a day. Lucky for us, we have the capacity to repair each and every...

Crikey steveirwini! Snail honour for late Aussie star

13 years ago from Physorg

An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late conservation star Steve Irwin by naming a rare species of snail "crikey steveirwini".

Lack Of VEGF Can Cause Defects Similar To Dry Macular Degeneration

13 years ago from Science Daily

Scientists have found that when the eye is missing a diffusible form of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. one that when secreted can reach other cells at a distance,...

Feature: Low success from rainforest revegetation investment

13 years ago from Science Alert

To achieve succesful outcomes, the project of rainforest revegetation in Australia requires a wholistic solution and long term monitoring.

Mouse Brain Surgery And Mouse Welfare

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As a mouse vet, my job is to suggest refinements to make cancer studies as easy as possible on the mice.  read more

Chemical Reactions Guide Birds Home

13 years ago from Science NOW

Two new studies help reveal nature of internal compass [Read more]

A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?

13 years ago from Physorg

Tom Parker has made an unusual find. In California forests and shrubland that burned in 2008, he has spotted Manzanita seedlings sprouting in tight clusters, suggesting that the young shrubs...