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Apollo 11 Video Restored
Apollo 11 has never looked better: See NASA's newly restored video of the first ever moonwalks in 1969—and find out what it took to capture it. Apollo 11 video.
Reintroduced Chinese Alligators Now Multiplying In The Wild In China
The Wildlife Conservation Society has announced that critically endangered alligators in China have a new chance for survival. The reintroduced alligators are now multiplying on their own.
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.
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...
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...
LincRNAs serve as genetic air-traffic controllers
Earlier this year, a scientific team from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Broad Institute identified a class of RNA genes known as large intervening non-coding RNAs or...
New theory on why male, female lemurs same size
When it comes to investigating mysteries, Sherlock Holmes has nothing on Rice University biologist Amy Dunham. In a newly published paper, Dunham offers a new theory for one of primatology's...
Study catches 2 bird populations as they split into seperate species
A new study finds that a change in a single gene has sent two closely related bird populations on their way to becoming two distinct species. The study, published in...
Smaller plants punch above their weight in the forest
New findings from Queen's University biologists show that in the plant world, bigger isn't necessarily better...
Mathematics taking guesswork out of plastic surgery tissue transfer
Plastic surgeons are turning to mathematics to take the guesswork out of efforts to ensure that live tissue segments that are selected to restore damaged body parts will have enough...
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.
Safely on the move
How can rescue units be better protected during disaster operations or avalanche victims be found quicker? A new localisation system connects satellite-based positioning systems with terrestrial locating aids and situation-dependent...
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.
Flexible neck in cell-receptor DC-SIGN targets more pathogens
Pathogen recognition is the foundation of the body's immune response and survival against infection. A small cell-receptor protein called DC-SIGN is part of the immune system, and recognises certain pathogens,...
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...
Big "Transsexual" Fish in Peril
A favorite of divers in Australia, the blue groper grows to about three feet (one meter) long and can change its own sex. But its numbers are diving, and researchers are trying...
Eat up! Calorie restriction may weaken the immune system
Going hungry helps lab animals live longer, but for people like you and me living in the real world it could have the opposite effect, warns Jacob Aron
Study provides important insight into apoptosis or programmed cell death
A study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU)'s Assistant Professor Li Hoi Yeung, Assistant Professor Koh Cheng Gee and their team have made an important contribution to the understanding of the...
New technology offers virtual visualisation of the human body
From a command centre resembling the bridge of the Starship Enterprise, doctors at The Methodist Hospital have developed 3-D technology that enables them to view the human body like never...
Instant insight: True blue flowers
What makes a purple pigment blue? The answer could lead to the elusive blue rose says Kumi Yoshida
Water Snake Startles Fish So They Flee Into Its Jaws
Forget the old folk tales about snakes hypnotizing their prey. The tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a more effective technique. The small water snake has found a...