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for the Week of September 11 to September 18, 2011
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Posted 2011-09-17:
- Mother tongue comes from your prehistoric father
- Invasive amphibians, reptiles in Florida outnumber world, study finds
- Are genes our destiny? Scientists discover 'hidden' code in DNA evolves more rapidly than genetic code
- New threat closes in on iconic Galápagos wildlife
Posted 2011-09-17:
- Switch that controls stem cell pluripotency discovered
- It’s all in the head: Songbirds with bigger brains have benefited from the end of communism
- Biochemical cell signals quantified: Data capacity much lower than expected, scientists find
- Resistance to antibiotics is ancient
- Cities to grab lands equaling size of Mongolia In next 20 years, study predicts
- Tree resin captures evolution of feathers on dinosaurs and birds
- Carbon nanoparticles break barriers -- and that may not be good
- Ancient crocodile competed with Titanoboa, world's largest snake, for food, paleontologists discover
- An apple or pear a day may keep strokes away
- New method for detecting lung cancer unveiled
- New rapid test tells difference between bacterial and viral infections
- A wild and woolly discovery: Tibetan expedition ends with prehistoric find
- International innovation needed for efficient nitrogen management
- Producer responsibility solution to electronic waste in developing countries
Posted 2011-09-16:
- NASA Mars research helps find buried water on Earth
- Meteor likely cause of Southwest U.S. light show
- When ticks transmit dangerous pathogens: Local antibiotic therapy stops Lyme disease
- Carbon cycle reaches Earth's lower mantle: Evidence of carbon cycle found in 'superdeep' diamonds From Brazil
- New model for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Mouse model that replicates human OCD can point to more effective treatments
- Team discovers treatable mechanism responsible for often deadly response to flu
- Salmon and other fish predators rely on 'no guts, no glory' survival tactic
- Inner workings of virus responsible for rare skin cancer
- Human-chimp evolutionary divergence: Methylation and gene sequence co-evolved, study suggests
- Arctic ground squirrels muscle up to hunker down
- Scientists take first step towards creating 'inorganic life'
- Woolly mammoth's secrets for shrugging off cold points toward new artificial blood for humans
- Researchers analyze the evolving human relationship with fire
- 'Super-spaghetti' with heart-healthy label now possible
- New technology for recovering valuable minerals from waste rock
- 'Synthetic' chromosome permits rapid, on-demand 'evolution' of yeast; Artificial system has built-in diversity generator
- Researchers map the global spread of drug-resistant influenza
- Hitchhiking snails fly from ocean to ocean
- Researchers develop mouse genetic blueprint; Mouse study drives forward understanding of human biology
- Water evaporated from trees cools global climate, researchers find
- Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent, making it second lowest in satellite record
- Mouse genome sequences reveal variability, complex evolutionary history
- Journey to the lower mantle and back: Minerals from ocean-floor rocks are found in ultra-deep diamonds
- Diamonds show depth extent of Earth's carbon cycle
- Avoiding fatal responses to flu infection
- In rapidly warming seas, some fish lose while others gain
- A call to arms for synthetic biology
- Scorched Earth: The past, present and future of human influences on wildfires
Posted 2011-09-15:
- Strange vent-fellows: Chemosynthetic shrimp, tubeworms together for first time at hydrothermal vent
- Accidental sea turtle deaths drop 90 percent in U.S. fisheries; Improvements in fishing equipment seem to be preventing lethal 'bycatch'
- Air pollution caused by ships plummets when vessels shift to cleaner, low-sulfur fuels, study finds
- Breakthrough opens new avenues for hep C vaccine
- 'Synthetic biology' could replace oil for chemical industry
- New invention unravels mystery of protein folding
- Arctic sea ice nears minimum extent
- Novel software used in first global camera trap mammal study
- Study of metabolites reveals health implications from small molecules
- Messy better than neat: Tangled coat of nanowires increases solar cell efficiency by absorbing more light
- Crashes common among helicopters used in oil and gas operations, study finds
- Double jeopardy: Building codes may underestimate risks due to multiple hazards
- High-fat diet and lack of enzyme can lead to heart disease in mice
- Primary component in curry spice kicks off cancer-killing mechanisms in human saliva
- In immune cells, super-resolution imaging reveals natural killers' M.O.
- Team finds stable RNA nano-scaffold within virus core
- Our future will be shaped by fire
Posted 2011-09-14:
- In the early life of an embryo, a monster lurks: Newly fertilized cells only narrowly avoid degenerating into fatal chaos
- More evidence that spicing up broccoli boosts its cancer-fighting power
- Bats adjust their 'field-of-view': Use of biosonar is more advanced than thought
- Using lasers to vaporize tissue at multiple points simultaneously
- Observations of climate change from indigenous Alaskans
- Major threats foreseen due to Europe's changing marine environments
- Sea level rise may take economic toll on California coast, study predicts
- Can scientists look at next year's climate?
- 'White-coat effect' elevates greyhounds' blood pressure
- The breathtaking dance of plants: How plants space out the pores through which they breathe
- Recycling fat might help worms live longer
- Newly hatched chicks of African honeyguide birds bite to death their foster siblings to eliminate competition
- Blood vessels from your printer?
- Methodology applied to historical walls may explain why moss gathers and how paint blackens
Posted 2011-09-13:
- Endangered horse has ancient origins and high genetic diversity, new study finds
- Sustainability scientists suggest how countries can cooperate on climate
- New species of ancient predatory fish discovered
- Health fears over CO<sub>2</sub> storage are unfounded, study shows
- 'Trojan Horse' particle sneaks chemotherapy in to kill ovarian cancer cells
- Physicist detects movement of macromolecules engineered into our food
- Exposure to 'white' light LEDs appears to suppress body's production of melatonin more than certain other lights, research suggests
- Breath and sweat used to detect trapped humans
- Mitosis: New techniques expose surprises in cell division
- Gypsy moth caterpillars hormonal slaves to virus gene
- Scientists offer way to address 'age-old' questions
- Sea urchins see with their whole body
- Genetic link to cattle diseases uncovered
- Appalachian tiger swallowtail butterfly is a hybrid of two other swallowtails, scientists find
- A tale of (more than) 2 butterflies: Appalachian tiger swallowtail butterfly is hybrid of other swallowtails
Posted 2011-09-12:
- Sea levels much less stable than earlier believed, new coral dating method suggests
- Researchers team with glowing cats against AIDS, other diseases; New technique gives cats protection genes
- Improvements are needed for accuracy in gene-by-environment interaction studies, experts say
- Microbes travel through the air: But how, and where?
- Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection
- Tiny teeth indicate ancient shark nurseries
- Researcher sees spring-like protein as key to muscle behavior
- Gray blobs floating after Hurricane Irene identified as potato sponges
Posted 2011-09-11:
- Groundbreaking DNA tests could trap deer poachers
- Snakebites a public health problem in Africa
- U.S. experiences second warmest summer on record: Texas has warmest summer on record of any state
- Invasive forest insects cost homeowners, taxpayers billions
- Hummingbirds all a-flutter during courtship: How fluttering feathers can generate courtship sounds
- MRSA may increase mortality rate by 50 percent, study finds
- 2,000-year-old burial box could reveal location of the family of Caiaphas
Posted 2011-09-10:
- Using 61 years of tropical storm data, scientists uncover landfall threat probabilities
- Captivated by critters: Humans are wired to respond to animals
- Deep-sea fish in deep trouble: Scientists find nearly all deep-sea fisheries unsustainable
- How an 'evolutionary playground' brings plant genes together
- Mantis shrimp: Ocean floor critters communicate in synchronized rumbles
- Mother's diet influences baby's allergies, research suggests
- Where does all Earth's gold come from? Precious metals the result of meteorite bombardment, rock analysis finds
- New cooling system raises efficiency of oil and gas processing
- National forests can provide public health benefits, U.S. study finds
- Powered by seaweed: Polymer from algae may improve battery performance
- Genomic analysis of superbug provides clues to antibiotic resistance
- Handier than Homo habilis? Versatile hand of Australopithecus sediba makes a better candidate for an early tool-making hominin
- New method to grow synthetic collagen unveiled: New material may find use in reconstructive surgery, cosmetics, tissue engineering
- Human brain evolution, new insight through X-rays: Experiment reveals brain shape of an early human ancestor
- Homeowners, taxpayers pay billions to fight invasive pests
- Local government, homeowners paying price for non-native forest insects, U.S. study finds
- Biology, crop injury, and management of thrips in cotton seedlings
- Cotton's potential for padding nonwovens
- Whole-parasite malaria vaccine shows promise in clinical trial; Vaccine is first of its kind to earn FDA approval to test in humans
Posted 2011-09-09:
- 800,000 years of abrupt climate variability: Earth's climate is capable of very rapid transitions
- Combination therapy rids common infection from implanted medical devices, researchers report
- Tree rings reveal forest fires from hundreds of years ago
- Weakened malaria parasites form basis of new vaccine strategy
- Scientists overcome major obstacle for stem cell therapies and research
- Switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate, study indicates
- Australopithecus sediba paved the way for Homo species, new studies suggest
- New substances accelerate drug transport into cells
- King crabs threaten seafloor life near Antarctica
- Neutron scattering confirms DNA is as stretchy as nylon
- Space instrument observes new characteristics of solar flares; Findings may lead to improved space weather forecasting
- New drugs hope for dangerous yeast infections
- Potatoes reduce blood pressure in people with obesity and high blood pressure
- 'Dirty' wild mice may be more relevant immunology model
- New material shows promise for trapping pollutants
- Researchers eye newer, safer birth control method
- Biological agents for rheumatoid arthritis associated with increased skin cancer risk, review finds
- Jumping gene's preferred targets may influence genome evolution
- Flaxseed no help for hot flashes during breast cancer or menopause, study finds
- Clouds don't cause climate change, study shows
- Smartphones as helpers during disasters: Software for autonomous smartphone network developed
- Evolving role of clinical microbiology laboratories
- Scientists identify viral gene driving sick gypsy moth caterpillars to climb high and die
- Sediba hominid skull hints at later brain evolution
- Fossil discovery could be our oldest human ancestor
- Fossil discovery supports evolutionary link between Australopiths and Homo
- New evidence suggests that Au. sediba is the best candidate for the genus Homo
- Mathematics will increase aluminium recycling
Posted 2011-09-08:
- New cellular surprise may help scientists better understand human mitochondrial diseases
- How the mole got its twelve fingers
- The geophysicist's guide to striking it rich
- First global portrait of greenhouse gases emerges from pole-to-pole flights
- Evidence for a persistently iron-rich ocean changes views on Earth's early history
- Baker’s yeast substance can aid healing, Norwegian researchers show
- New type of solar cell retains high efficiency for long periods
- Scientists create mammalian cells with single chromosome set
- Evidence suggests La Niña will return this winter
- Expert calls for change in trans fat labelling
- Growing meat in the lab: Scientists initiate action plan to advance cultured meat
- Prenatal exposure to phthalates linked to decreased mental and motor development
- Scientists pinpoint shape-shifting mechanism critical to protein signaling
- Scientists develop new technologies for understanding bacterial infections
- Hospitalized children who carry MRSA at risk for full-blown infections
- 'Proton flux hypothesis' offers new explanation for effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs
- When it comes to speaking out, cells wait their turn: Revealing how cells communicate, research could lead to new cancer drugs and more
- Pretreatment, proper harvest time boost ethanol from switchgrass
- Direct ancestor of Homo genus? Fossils show human-like hand, brain and pelvis in early hominin
- Something new on the sun: SDO spots a late phase in solar flares
- Evolution's past is modern human's present: DNA evidence of ancient interbreeding inside Africa
- 'TF beacons' may light path to new cancer tests and drugs
Posted 2011-09-07:
- Microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste
- Circadian clocks in a blind fish
- Study sharpens picture of how much oil and gas flowed in Deepwater Horizon spill
- In more socially engaging environment, white fat turns to brown, mouse study suggests
- Adaptation secrets of the 'desert bacterium'
- A step toward a saliva test for cancer
- Crowd-sourcing the E. coli O104:H4 outbreak
- Ancient humans were mixing it up: Anatomically modern humans interbred with more archaic hominin forms while in Africa
- Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change, study finds
- Stomach bacterium damages human DNA; Risk factor for gastric cancer
- Scientists discover secret life of chromatin: DNA/histone combination, a destination for cell signals, also talks to other proteins
- All for the grandkids: Promiscuity in female birds results in genetic 'trade-up,' more offspring, research finds
- Breast cancer risk drops when diet includes walnuts, researchers find
- Scientists discover switch that turns white fat brown
Posted 2011-09-06:
- New map shows where tastes are coded in the brain
- Sparing or sharing? Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land
- Mystery of disappearing bird digit solved?
- Potential vaccine readies immune system to kill tuberculosis in mice
- Harmless soil-dwelling bacteria successfully kill cancer
- Growth hormone helps repair the zebrafish ear
- Tree-killing pathogen traced back to California
- First stem cells from endangered species
- U.S. high school science standards in genetics are 'inadequate,' according to experts
Posted 2011-09-05:
- Rock rafts could be 'cradle of life'
- Sporulation may have given rise to the bacterial outer membrane
- Climate in the past million years determined greatly by dust in the Southern Ocean
Posted 2011-09-04:
- Manipulating plants' circadian clock may make all-season crops possible
- Researchers investigate new mechanism for predicting how diseases spread
- Elusive prey: Selection pressures imposed by predator fungi have shaped escape behavior in microscopic worms
- Attractive dads have more grandchildren, zebra finch study shows
- Aquarius makes first ocean salt measurements
- Climatic benefits from carbon sequestration are largely offset by increased nitrous oxide emissions, study finds
Posted 2011-09-03:
- Powerful antioxidant resveratrol prevents metabolic syndrome in lab tests, study finds
- New insight in how cells' powerhouse divides
- Up from the depths: How bacteria capture carbon in the 'twilight zone'
- Woolly rhino fossil discovery in Tibet provides important clues to evolution of Ice Age giants
- Cryptococcus infections misdiagnosed in many AIDS patients, study suggests
- New microscope might see beneath skin in 4-D
- Biological 'computer' destroys cancer cells: Diagnostic network incorporated into human cells
- First long-term study of WTC workers shows widespread health problems 10 years after Sept. 11
- To clear digital waste in computers, 'think green,' researchers say
- World Trade Center-exposed NYC firefighters face increased cancer risk, study finds
- Feeding cows natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed costs
- Glowing, blinking bacteria reveal how cells synchronize biological clocks
Posted 2011-09-02:
- Warming streams could be the end for spring-run Chinook salmon in California
- Insect gut microbe with a molecular iron reservoir: Researchers analyze the structure of an iron storage protein
- 'Plastic bottle' solution for arsenic-contaminated water threatening 100 million people
- A 'nano,' environmentally friendly, and low toxicity flame retardant protects fabric
- Humans shaped stone axes 1.8 million years ago: Advanced tool-making methods pushed back in time
- Medicinal chemists modify sea bacteria byproduct for use as potential cancer drug
- Extreme 2010 Russian fires and Pakistan floods linked meteorologically, study suggests
- Cutting soot emissions: Fastest, most economical way to slow global warming?
- Down to the wire: Inexpensive technique for making high quality nanowire solar cells
- Tasmanian tiger's jaw was too small to attack sheep, study shows
- Rare Siamese crocodiles hatched in Lao PDR
- NASA Earth-observing satellite arrives in California for launch
Posted 2011-09-01:
- NASA satellite observes unusually hot July in the U.S. Great Plains
- New bacterium found causing tick-borne illness ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin and Minnesota
- Some desert birds less affected by wildfires and climate change
- First lizard genome sequenced: Green anole lizard's genome sheds light on vertebrate evolution
- Cracking cellulose: A step into the biofuels future
- Solar industry responsible for lead emissions in developing countries, research finds
- Great tits sing low to be loved or high to be heard
- Sandfly saliva provides important clues for new Leishmaniasis treatments
- 'Landlubber' fish leap for love when tide is right: Research sheds light on how animal life first evolved to colonize land
- Putting the squeeze on fruit with 'pascalization' boosts healthful antioxidant levels
- Panda poop may be a treasure trove of microbes for making biofuels
- New way to disarm malaria parasite
- Viruses in the human gut show dynamic response to diet
- Vitamin C may be beneficial for asthmatic children, study suggests
- Are New England's iconic maples at risk?
- Taking a fresh look at the weather: Traditional model for how low pressure systems evolve is deeply flawed, researcher argues
- Tropical coral could be used to create novel sunscreens for human use, say scientists
- What's really in that luscious chocolate aroma?
- Understanding the Swiss lakes
- Argentina's Santa Fe government reducing lead ammunition for sports hunters
- Malaria discovery gives hope for new drugs and vaccines
- MIABE standard opens up new opportunities in drug discovery
- Farming Commercial Miscanthus
Posted 2011-08-31:
- Decade-long study reveals recurring patterns of viruses in the open ocean
- Monitoring ground-level ozone from space
- Hurricane Irene: Scientists collect water quality and climate change data from huge storm
- From mild-mannered to killer: Study explains plague's rapid evolution and sheds light on fighting deadly diseases
- Community ecology: For marine microbes, it's not who you are, but what you do
- Green tea is effective in treating genetic disorder and types of tumors, study suggests
- Natural anti-oxidant deserts aging body: Cell’s reserve fighting force shrinks with age, new study finds
- Wolves may aid recovery of Canada lynx, a threatened species
- Future climate change may increase asthma attacks in children
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