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Tiger parts found in Vietnam taxi
Hanoi's Environmental Police on Thursday found a frozen tiger and more than 11 kg of tiger bones smuggled by taxi from the country's interior to Hanoi - the third seizure...
3-D mapping helps in brain tumor's removal
CINCINNATI, July 16 (UPI) -- University of Cincinnati neurosurgeons say they used a new technology involving the creation of a 3-D map to remove a large tumor from a...
First remote detection of algal reported
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have conducted the first remote detection below the ocean's surface of a harmful algal species and its toxin.
DNA Not The Same In Every Cell Of Body: Major Genetic Differences Between Blood And Tissue Cells Revealed
New research calls into question one of the most basic assumptions of human genetics: that when it comes to DNA, every cell in the body is essentially identical to every...
Researchers discover brain-protecting protein
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a novel protein that can protect brain cells by interrupting a naturally occurring 'stress cascade' resulting in cell death...
Mosquitoes plaguing South Florida
MIAMI, July 15 (UPI) -- Heavy rains in South Florida have resulted in one of the worst mosquito seasons in recent years, an insect expert says.
The Wild Side: Coping With Excess
Given time, can humans evolve to the point where rich diets won’t make them obese?
Negligible impact on public safety from shark cage diving operations
A study by five university researchers -- including four from the University of Hawaii at Manoa -- concludes that existing shark cage diving enterprises in Hawai'i have a negligible effect...
Air full of fungi, study reveals
The amount and diversity of fungi floating in the air are both much higher than previously thought, according to new German research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...
Environmental factors instruct lineage choice of blood progenitor cells
The research team led by Dr. Timm Schroeder, stem cell researcher at Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany, has developed a new bioimaging method for observing the differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells...
Pathway Genomics launches public DNA testing
A young US start-up brimming with medical research veterans brings genetic testing to the masses on Wednesday with an affordable, comprehensive DNA service for the public.
Montenegro dams to harm crucial bird, fish habitats
Dam projects planned in Montenegro will likely harm Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans and a protected wetland site that is home to crucial bird and fish habitats,...
Not Only Dogs, But Deer, Monkeys And Birds Bark To Deal With Conflict
Biologically speaking, many animals besides dogs bark, according to evolutionary biologists, but domestic dogs vocalize in this way much more than birds, deer, monkeys and other wild animals that use...
United we stand; divided we fall
In the July 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Roberto Kolter (Harvard Medical School) and colleagues make the unprecedented observation of paracrine signaling during Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation.
The ultimate brow lift: HDAC8 in the epigenetic control of skull morhpgenesis
In the July 15th cover story of G&D, a research team led by Dr. Eric Olson at the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas reports that the class I histone...
MIT: Adult brain changes with unsuspected speed
The human brain can adapt to changing demands even in adulthood, but MIT neuroscientists have now found evidence of it changing with unsuspected speed. Their findings suggest that the brain...
Gibbon sings 'door-slamming' tune
A female gibbon is seen enhancing her territorial song with a percussive door-slamming routine.
Cicadas causing Texas-sized racket
SAN ANTONIO, July 15 (UPI) -- Bug experts in central Texas say giant cicadas have been churning out their distinctive and annoying noise around the clock.
Swine Flu Is Confirmed in 67 Cadets at the Air Force Academy
One hundred cadets are in isolation, and test results are still pending for dozens.
Researchers image crucial anthrax protein
Anthrax, long feared for its potential as a biological weapon, has lost some of its mystery. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with...
Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology
Ten articles describing how a universal language to describe genes is bringing benefits to the study of the microbial world have been published in a special issue of Trends in...
Pine beetles continue to infest Alberta trees
Last winter's cold temperatures did kill some mountain pine beetles in Alberta, but it wasn't enough to reduce the threat of additional infestations, according to recent field surveys.
New monkey subspecies found in Brazil
NEW YORK, July 14 (UPI) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society says a new subspecies of monkey has been discovered in a remote region of the Amazon in Brazil.
Plan to eradicate moth in California causing controversy
An effort to eradicate the light brown apple moth by introducing sterile males into the population is doomed to failure and will waste millions of taxpayer dollars.
Monell Center Recruits Pioneering Molecular Biologist Robert Margolskee
Robert F. Margolskee, M.D., Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on the molecular mechanisms of taste, has joined the faculty of the Monell Center. "The addition of Dr. Margolskee to our scientific...
Researchers identify how stressed fat tissue malfunctions
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, in a collaboration with colleagues from the University of Leipzig, Germany, have identified a signaling pathway that is operational in intra-abdominal fat, the...
Sustainable palm oil gets boost in China
Major China-based producers and users of palm oil have announced they intend to provide more support for sustainable palm oil, an important boost for efforts to halt tropical deforestation...
New Tools For Discovering DNA Variations In Crop Genomes
With the advent of high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies, it is now possible to cheaply and rapidly sequence hundreds of millions of bases in a matter of hours. A team...