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Animals On Runways Can Cause Serious Problems At Small Airports
A study of 10 small Indiana airports found that animals can gain easy access to runways and infield area, increasing the likelihood of planes striking those animals. "Just about every...
Study IDs how ants know a nestmate is dead
RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. entomologists say they have discovered how ants know when a nestmate has died and its time to remove the body from...
Jaguar makes surprise visit to Panama island
A jaguar has been photographed on a research island in a man-made lake that links up the locks of the Panama Canal, surprising biologists there.
Scientists build novel neurotrauma monitor
CINCINNATI, May 6 (UPI) -- University of Cincinnati engineers say they have built a preliminary working model of a multi-modal tube, or smart sensor, to monitor neurotrauma patients.
Scientists find 200 new frog species in Madagascar
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Scientists have found more than 200 new species of frogs in Madagascar but a political crisis is hurting conservation of the Indian Ocean island's unique wildlife,...
Investigating a sometimes-faulty protein's role in brain links
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shed light on how a protein implicated in cognitive disorders maintains and regulates brain cell structures that are...
Calorie restriction causes temporal changes in liver metabolism
Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of...
Feature: Stem cells regrow muscle
Australian researchers have successfully grown muscle using adult stem cells, signalling a possible future for medicine.
Separated dads need to play
For fathers who no longer live with their kids, leisure time spent with the childen is crucial, according to a recent study.
Underwater Robot With A Sense Of Touch
Maintenance of offshore drilling rigs or underwater cables, taking samples of sediment – underwater robots perform a variety of deep-sea tasks. Research scientists now aim to equip robots with tactile...
Scientists Measure Differences Between Normal and Cancer Cell Surfaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists know that cancerous cells and normal cells have different physical features, but the details of these differences, and why they occur, are not well understood. In a...
Oral Delivery System For RNAi Therapeutics
Researchers have developed a novel approach to the delivery of small bits of genetic material in order to silence genes using "RNA interference" -- and in the process, discovered a...
Tigers vs. Humans
In India's Sundarbans region, tiger-human conflicts are on the rise as tiger habitat and prey disappear and as rising seas push humans into tiger territory. Video.
New, Fast-Evolving Rabies Virus Found -- And Spreading
Evolving faster than any other new rabies virus on record, the bat-centered strain has mutated to become contagious among skunks and now foxes, experts believe--prompting fears that the virus may...
NEW SPECIES PHOTOS: Meet the Tiny Toadlet (and Froglet)
Two tiny new species of frogs, including the "extremely shy" tiny toadlet, have been discovered in a species-rich region of Australia.
10 Genes, Furiously Evolving
Potent and complex despite its tiny size, a virus is life reduced to its essentials.
Observatory: Absence of Chemicals Signals an Ant’s Death
Corpse-ridding behavior, or necrophoresis, is common to many ants and other social insects, and helps maintain good sanitation in the colony.
Is Sperm Like Any Other Commodity?
Our sperm and eggs give us one of the greatest responsibilities on the planet: the potential to generate new life, to put forth onto the Earth another living, breathing, thinking,...
Green bacteria can harvest light energy
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 4 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international team of scientists says it has determined the structure of chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that harvest light...
Grey wolf withdrawn from US endangered list
The grey wolf was Monday taken off the US list of endangered species, making a comeback 35 years after it virtually disappeared and can now be hunted in most US...
UGA biomedical engineer publishes on 'super-resolution' video imaging
Athens, Ga. - A crucial tool in the evolution of scientific capability in bioscience, the fluorescence microscope has allowed a generation of scientists to study the properties of proteins inside...
Non-wovens as scaffolds for artificial tissue
(PhysOrg.com) -- In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software...
Gene therapy computer simulation created
BERKELEY, Calif., May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created the first large scale, comprehensive, molecular-level numerical study of gene therapy.
After cancer diagnosis: Love is all around
It's the little things that add up to a deep well of support. ...
New and improved tomato analyser
Tomatoes come in a variety of sizes and shapes, making them the perfect subject to test shape-analysing software. The Tomato Analyzer is 'rapidly becoming the standard for fruit morphological characterisations,'...
Protein analysis methods, viral vectors featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Many proteins do not function by themselves as stand-alone units. Instead, multiple proteins associate to form larger structures called protein complexes. The May issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features...
Photoselective film proves effective for controlling height in potted gardenia plants
To grow the high-quality potted plants preferred by consumers, many growers use chemical 'regulators' designed to affect plant growth and development. The use of chemical growth retardants is standard practice...
Drug Prevents Seizure Progression In Model Of Epilepsy
Researchers have identified a new anticonvulsant compound that has the potential to stop the development of epilepsy. The research discovery builds on previous work identifying a specific molecular target whose...