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UK swine flu genetics unravelled
The first genetic code of swine flu from European samples has been unravelled by UK researchers.
Four-in-one
Diagnosis and treatment in one go: Korean researchers led by Tae Gwan Park and Jinwoo Cheon have developed the basis for a four-in-one agent that can detect, target, and disable...
UNDERWATER PHOTOS: Best Aquatic Views From 2009 Contest
See boxer crabs, "flying" squid, a fish with a mouthful of babies, and other stars of a marine science school's annual amateur underwater-photo contest.
NOAA, USFWS study finds potential disease threats to Washington sea otters
Many of Washington State's sea otters are exposed to the same pathogens responsible for causing disease in marine mammal populations in other parts of the country, according to a study...
National Briefing | Environment: Tiny Mammal May Need Protection
The Fish and Wildlife Service is beginning a yearlong review to determine whether the pika, an 8-inch-long mountain animal that looks like a rabbit with round ears, should be protected...
Scientists Name 'Diving Beetle' for Comedy Central's Colbert
Agaporomorphus colberti, a diving beetle from Venezuela, was named by entomologists Quentin Wheeler of Arizona State University and Kelly Miller of the University of New Mexico to honor Stephen Colbert,...
Scientists Shed Light On Inner Workings Of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Scientists have made a significant discovery in understanding the way human embryonic stem cells function. They explain nature's way of controlling whether these cells will renew, or will transform to...
New tag could enable more detailed structural studies of mammalian proteins
By effectively expanding the genetic code, new research reveals a method that could theoretically be adapted to place a fluorescent probe at any position in any protein in a mammalian...
Gold nanorods can detect and treat cancer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have developed gold nanorods that can attach to tumors and then absorb near infrared light energy to...
Intel, Microsoft, Dell band together for WiGig
(AP) -- Wi-Fi, WiMax, WirelessHD, WHDI and now ... WiGig?
Neuroscientists claim growing pains
Manufacturer denies that common lab feed can cause some neuron cultures to fail.
Methylmercury contamination increasing
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Geological Survey scientists say they've determined Pacific methylmercury contamination will increase 50 percent by 2050 if current rates continue.
Device targets mosquitoes with deadly nectar
(AP) -- The ProVector Bt may not look too much like a real flower, but the artificial device sports bright, finely tuned colors and sweet nectar that can lure...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 23 April–6 May 2009
Mali fights malaria with satellites, Zanzibar investigates rapid diagnostics, decoding cattle DNA can illuminate health research, and more.
Tomato Project Offers Potential for Crop Drought, Disease Resistance
Scientific search in Arkansas to find ways to grow food in space produces patent-ready process for increase drought tolerance of crops while increasing nutritional values.
Farm clusters kill wild fish
Salmon farms clustered on the migratory route of wild salmon could be killing large numbers of fish in the wild, according to scientists writing today in the journal Proceedings of...
Chemical Vital Signs
Living ants mask ever-present death cues with molecular indicators of vitality
Decrease In Sense Of Smell Seen In Lupus Patients
The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous...
Cooperative forces boost collective mobility of cells
An article by Dr. Xavier Trepat, senior researcher of the Cellular and respiratory biomechanics group at the University of Barcelona, Spain, contributes for the first time an experimental answer to...
The communal stomach of an ant colony
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do ant colonies manage the nutrients in their food? Audrey Dussutour from the Centre de recherche sur la cognition animale (CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier) and Steve Simpson from...
Songs Raise Awareness About Aquatic Invasive Species
A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.
Satellite used to study rare birds
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- The first U.S. satellite study of the Spectacled Petrel has revealed new information about the rare bird's ecology, with major conservation implications.
Palm Pre coming to Canada this year
A new Palm smart phone with both a touch screen and full slide-out keyboard will be available in Canada later this year.
Fight against parasites ongoing
Ten years after a deadly parasite was controlled in Africa, the disease is back and just as prevalent as before, research has found.
FOR KIDS: Silk’s superpowers
Scientists are studying the strong and stretchy material in spiders, insects and even goats
FOR KIDS: A bird that keeps the beat
A dancing cockatoo proves that humans aren’t the only animals with rhythm
Nanosponges: South Africa's high hopes for clean water
Can nanosponges solve a continent's water contamination problems? Munyaradzi Makoni investigates.
Scientists pinpoint fats danger
Scientists find a genetic mechanism which appears to show which fatty deposits in the arteries have the potential to kill.