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Participation important for healthy marine parks
The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks. The largest-scale study to date of how coastal communities...
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New dinosaur-like species is discovered … Drug cuts bone marrow nausea, vomiting … Thick masses of buried ice found on Mars … Sea squirt may be good Alzheimer's model ......
Plants' root-shoot mechanism studied
LA JOLLA, Calif., March 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified the genetic interactions plant embryos use to determine which end grows the shoot and which end puts...
Genetics may help spinal muscular atrophy
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say gene therapy can correct motor function, restore nerve signals and improve survival in mice with childhood spinal muscular atrophy.
Some Marzetti-brand dips are recalled
WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- The Marzetti Co. of Columbus, Ohio, has announced the U.S. and Canadian recall of various varieties of its chip dips due to possible contamination.
Glue, fly, glue: Caddisflies' underwater silk adhesive might suture wounds
Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, researchers have discovered why the fly's silk is sticky when...
New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity
(PhysOrg.com) -- For neuroscientists, one of the best ways to study brain activity is with a scanning technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which reveals blood flow in the...
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Predicting the fate of stem cells: New method decodes cell movements, accurately predicts how cells will divide
Researchers have discovered a new method for predicting -- with up to 99 percent accuracy -- the fate of stem cells. Using advanced computer vision technology to detect subtle cell...
'Biological clock' could be a key to better health, longer life
If you aren't getting a good, consistent and regular night's sleep, a new study suggests it could reduce your ability to handle oxidative stress, cause impacts to your health, increase...
If bonobo Kanzi can point as humans do, what other similarities can rearing reveal?
You may have more in common with Kanzi, Panbanisha and Nyota, three language-competent bonobos living at Great Ape Trust, than you thought. And those similarities, right at your fingertip, might...
Genetically Engineered Tobacco Keeps Water Clean
Scientists writing in the FASEB Journal say a genetically modified strain of tobacco can help temper the damaging effects of toxic pond scum, known as microcystin-LR (MC-LR), which makes water...
Molecular imaging technique uses ultrasound and microscopic bubbles to target cancer cells
An imaging technique combining ultrasound and specially modified contrast agents may allow researchers to noninvasively detect cancer and show its progression. The technique enables researchers to visualize tumor activity at...
Giant panda found eating like a pig
Hunger drove a wild panda to break into a Chinese farmer's pig pen and eat their food, which was meat and bone, rather than bamboo. Giant...
Cold-stunned turtles recuperate at aquarium
Treme and Margeaux, a pair of endangered green sea turtles, are spending an unplanned winter vacation in New Orleans after being rescued in December. Green turtle...
How ATP, molecule bearing 'the fuel of life,' is broken down in cells
Researchers have figured out how ATP is broken down in cells, providing for the first time a clear picture of the key reaction that allows cells in all living things...
Bacterial mix sweetens biodrug synthesis
Putting modified bacterial genes into E. coli enables uniform glycoprotein production
Researchers fishing for cancer cure discover active DHA derivatives
The next treatment for cancer might come from fish says a new research report published in the March 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org).
Team cracks aphid genome
A group of researchers have published the aphid genome, which will allow the design of insecticides specifically for this pest.
G-Speak will make the keyboard and mouse obsolete (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mouse may soon become obsolete, with interfaces that interpret gestures rapidly approaching a stage at which they can be released for general consumers.
Ants navigate with 'stereo smell'
Desert ants in Tunisia are the first animals known to navigate with stereo smell, using it to create an odour map of their surroundings.
McGill Male Body Image Study
Thus far, the study of men's body image has been largely restricted to the dimensions of adiposity and muscularity. Recent research has found that features such as head hair, body...
New technique allows study of protein folding, dynamics in living cells
A new technique to study protein dynamics in living cells has been created by a team of scientists, and evidence yielded from the new method indicates that an in vivo...
Lights, Camera, Action: Cue the Goldfish
Biologist Scott McRobert, Ph.D., professor of biology at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pa., developed "Fish Cam," an online site for students of all ages to research shoaling (grouping) behavior...
From Evolution to Global Warming?
Science deniers, creationists, and their fellow travelers aren't just targeting evolution. Now they're turning their sights on global warming.
The Truth Is Out There . . . for 30 Days
Rather Than Preserve Records of UFO Sightings, U.K. Ministry of Defense Says It Will Shred Them After a Month
Why the body isn't thirsty at night
Body clock is a hormonal dimmer switch that controls water loss.
Palm comeback falling short
A year ago, handheld devices pioneer Palm seemed poised for a comeback.