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Step Toward Better Brain Implants Using Conducting Polymer Nanotubes
Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as...
Study: Komodo dragon native of Australia
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Australian, Malaysian and Indonesian scientists say they've determined the world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo Dragon, is an Australian native.
Why Do Our Muscles Age? Muscle Regeneration Gets A Boost
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley say they have identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle and, by manipulating these pathways, they were able to...
New Chemical Method For Distinguishing Between Farmed And Wild Salmon
Wild salmon and farmed salmon can now be distinguished from each other by a technique that examines the chemistry of their scales.
Getting plants to rid themselves of pesticide residues
Scientists in China have discovered that a natural plant hormone, applied to crops, can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides. The study is in the current issue of ACS'...
X-rays reveal the mechanism of insects' sense of smell
X-rays reveal the structure of a protein that shows the mechanism of insects' sense of smell, say scientists.
Mystery Solved: Marine Microbe Is Source Of Rare Nutrient
A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, has solved a 10-year-old mystery about the source of an essential nutrient in the ocean.
Monkeys' grooming habits provide clues to how we socialise
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of female monkeys' grooming habits provides new clues about the way humans socialise. New research reveals a link between the size of the neocortex in the...
Protein inhibitor helps rid brain of toxic tau protein
Inhibiting the protein Hsp70 rapidly reduces brain levels of tau, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease when it builds up abnormally inside nerve cells affecting memory, neuroscientists at the University...
Small mammals have Celtic Fringe
Small mammals have a genetically distinct "Celtic fringe" say scientists from University of York
Cause of Florida shark deaths unknown
MARCO ISLAND, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The official cause of death of nine bonnethead sharks and two black tip sharks found dead in Marco Island, Fla., remains unknown,...
Fruit fly sperm makes females do housework after sex
The sperm of male fruit flies are coated with a chemical 'sex peptide' which inhibits the female's usual afternoon siesta and compels her into an intense period of foraging activity...
Thirsty eucalyptus trees get the chop in Kenya
Farmers in drought-stricken Kenya are uprooting imported eucalyptus species that were planted near water sources.
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Weightless cells waste away
To find out why low gravity causes muscle wasting, researchers have grown stem cells in weightless conditions.
'Vegetarian' monkeys develop a taste for eggs
Howlers monkeys are caught on film eating bird's eggs, the first time they have been observed rejecting a vegetarian diet.
Social isolation 'worsens cancer'
Social isolation may trigger biological changes that make cancer more deadly, US research on mice suggests.
This could be an awesome year for fall foliage, expert says
(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 20 years, Marc Abrams has studied how precipitation and temperature influence the timing and intensity of fall foliage colors in Pennsylvania. Every year during that...
Survey - Which Countries Come Down In Favor Of GMO For Pharmaceuticals?
Like Spain, Israel, the USA and some other countries, a survey of Danish citizens support using GM plants for production of pharmaceuticals - science Austria, Germany and Japan and some others...
Study finds weed killer hurts fish, frogs
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Two University of South Florida biologists say the popular weed killer atrazine interferes with the growth of fish and amphibians.
New Chemically-activated Antigen Could Expedite Development Of HIV Vaccine
Scientists working to develop a vaccine for the human immunodeficiency virus report they have created the first antigen that induces protective antibodies capable of blocking infection of human cells by...
Nanoresearchers Challenge Dogma In Protein Transportation In Cells
New data on signaling proteins, called G proteins, may prove important in fighting diseases such as cardiovascular, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. For many decades scientists have wondered how signaling proteins...
Using Lasers to Map Bird Habitat
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lasers are providing scientists with new tools for mapping, protecting, and restoring bird habitat along rivers. In a paper published in the October issue of Ecological Applications, scientists...
Fungus hitting frogs hard
Like neighborhood coffee shops and independent movie theaters around the United States, unusual varieties of frogs are rapidly disappearing from rainforests in Central America.
Stress disease kills Australia's koalas
Pressured by encroaching humanity, Australia's star symbol is dying from chlamydiosis, a virus sparked by stress.
Responding To Faux Dopamine
Neurochemistry: Mutating one amino acid makes a new tool for dissecting brain signals.
Dragonflies go thirsty in the Mediterranean
One fifth of Mediterranean dragonflies and damselflies are threatened with extinction at the regional level as a result of increasing freshwater scarcity, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened...
Home Computers to Hunt for Artificial Life
EvoGrid would model the pre-biotic chemical environment which was the precursor stage to evolution and life arising on Earth.